History

Throwback Thursday: Travelling back in time on board the Trillium

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Every Thursday, Spacing will bring you a snapshot of Toronto’s past, looking into what took place that day in the city’s... Read More

Bikes

Bike- and ped-friendly construction

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AMSTERDAM – If you regularly walk or bike around Toronto the scene in the photo above is probably familiar to you. Construction... Read More

Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

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CITY WORKER STRIKE • How a city worker walkout will affect you [Toronto Star] • After years of wild spending, how can Miller... Read More

Transit

World Wide Wednesday: Detroit’s (re)turn to light rail transit

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Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments.  We’ll be on the... Read More

Bikes

How to fan the flames of the fake War on the Car in Toronto

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On May 22nd I posted a piece here on Spacing about the fairy tale war on the car. It was at the height of the rhetorical volleys... Read More

Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines

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ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT • Plan envisions John St as ‘spine’ of cultural area [Toronto Star] • Vision for club... Read More

Architecture

Entertainment District’s Master Plan

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This morning, the Toronto Entertainment District BIA unveiled their “Master Plan” to redevelop much of the downtown core. From... Read More

Bikes

Reaching the Summit: Cycling Advocacy and Community Engagement

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Just three days into this year’s Bike Month, a damp May 28th was host to Bike Summit 2009, a day-long conference on cycling... Read More

Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines

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TRANSIT AND BICYCLING • Newcomers urged to get back in bike lane [Toronto Star] • ’70s were hardly a golden age for... Read More

Curiosities

Townsend: Ontario’s phantom town

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You have probably heard of ghost towns – once vibrant communities that slowly disappeared as local fortunes changed, or quickly... Read More

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