Welcome to Spacing Atlantic, a blog dedicated to engaging with the urban environments of Canada’s Atlantic provinces. From St. John’s to Charlottetown, Miramichi to Halifax, Fredericton to Sydney and Truro to Saint John, our eclectic group of contributors will connect you to the issues and urban spaces we care deeply about while providing a forum for discussion and debate.
Like our sister blogs in Toronto and Montreal, Spacing Atlantic will look at the state of public spaces, transit, cycling, city hall, community development, urban design, green spaces, infrastructure, public art and countless other themes that continue to play a role in shaping our cities.
In turn, we hope that by focusing on these issues, Spacing Atlantic will inspire increased community involvement in the improvement and preservation of our beloved urban spaces, acting as a hub that connects like-minded advocates working towards making our cities and towns better places for everyone.
Here’s a sneak peak of some upcoming posts:
• The Dartmouth Commons and its uncertain future
• The second anniversary of free Wi-Fi on Moncton public transit, a Canadian first
• In search of bike lanes: HRM cycling infrastructure
• Colonial street names and the historical baggage that goes along with them
• Re-zoning Long Warf, and what it means for Saint John
• How Bloomfield rallied Halifax’s North End
• Safe cycling in Charlottetown
• Set in stone: sidewalk street signs in Halifax
photo by Shawn Micallef