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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Jake Schabas

  • World Wide Wednesday: Architecture in Manhattan, L.A.’s new subways, and South Korea’s man-made city

    Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

  • Breaking News: Draft Dartmouth Common Master Plan released for further public input

    DARTMOUTH – Early last October, I attended the public consultation meeting for Dartmouth Common Master Plan proposals.  Yesterday, HRM released the...

  • Tuesday’s headlines

    CITY HALL MONCTON – Moncton adds miles to sidewalk plow plan [Times & Transcript] SAINT JOHN – City pledges to improve snow removal...

  • Thursday’s headlines

    CITY HALL CHARLOTTETOWN – Stop burning garbage in fireplace, councillor says [ Guardian ] HRM – Municipality wants more time to get plants up...

  • Tuesday’s headlines

    CITY HALL DIEPPE – Dieppe eyes sign law [ Times & Transcript ] ST. JOHN’S – $1.5M operating grant approved for SJSE [ Telegram ...

  • Another kind of crosswalk

    SAINT JOHN – Besides admiring the beautifully designed bus shelters, while visiting Saint John over thanksgiving weekend I spent a lot of time...

  • Thursday’s headlines

    HALIFAX LIBRARY AND OTHER NEWS HALIFAX – Downtown Halifax shuttle plan scrapped [ Chronicle-Herald ] MONCTON – Downtown Moncton needs icon ...

  • Monday’s headlines

    Every Monday and Thursday morning, Spacing will scan the local newspapers and media for relevant articles of interest to our readers. Put on the coffee...

  • Better bus shelter design in downtown Saint John

    SAINT JOHN – I spent my thanksgiving with a friend’s family in Saint John, giving me the chance to do a good deal of walking around town. One...

  • The future of the Dartmouth Common

    DARTMOUTH – On Monday night, HRM held a public meeting with community members over the master plan to transform the Dartmouth Common [PDF] into a...

  • Friday’s headlines

    Each morning, Spacing will scan the local newspapers and media for relevant articles of interest to our readers. Put on the coffee, fix yourself a bowl of...

  • Google street view comes to HRM

    HRM – Today Google street view went live for cities all over Canada, including for all of the Halifax Regional Municipality and beyond.  Coverage...