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4 Days Thinking Forward Halifax :: Sustained by Design
HALIFAX – Around the world, books, videos, events, articles, reports, leaders are talking about the power of design to reshape economies, improve...
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Atlantic snapshots
Throughout each week, Spacing Atlantic will feature the work of photographers capturing the sights and scenes of urban spaces around Atlantic Canada...
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From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
Before the Maritime Centre opened its doors in 1977, the corner of Barrington St. and Spring Garden Rd. was home to the Capitol Theatre, which was...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Walk, Don’t Walk, Scramble?
CHARLOTTETOWN – The macabre dance of pedestrians and automobiles is a time honoured tradition. Ever since Bridget Driscol was killed by a car in...
By Joshua Biggley -
From barriers to opportunity in downtown Dartmouth
The Halifax Harbour has become a barrier to part a of the downtown core: geographic, political and psychological. This barrier has become division; and...
By Jason Pelley -
Thursday’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...
By Rachel Caroline Derrah -
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...
By Jake Schabas -
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...
By Jake Schabas -
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...
By Jake Schabas -
Dal Bike Centre coasts onto campus
HALIFAX – Earlier this afternoon I had the gleeful experience of coasting smoothly onto campus and straight into a crowd of fellow bicycle geeks...
By Emma Feltes -
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...
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Pocket plants in Halifax
HALIFAX – Pocket plants seem to be taking Canadian cities by storm. When I first blogged about (poster) pocket plants in Toronto, rumour had it...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered