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Our Winter of Discontent: Sidewalks and Snow Clearing
HALIFAXÂ – After a brutal February and an almost as horrid March, Halifax (aka Hoth on a nasty day) is finally emerging from the worst winter in...
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A Watered Down Vision: Dartmouth’s Canal Greenway
DARTMOUTH – After 17 years of planning, construction of Dartmouth’s Canal Greenway is about to begin. Unfortunately, what’s now planned is a far...
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An Equal Partnership? Weighing the Merits of an Urban Core Community Council
DARTMOUTHÂ – The urban/suburban divide that often plagues Halifax was on full display last week when Regional Council approved planning amendments...
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Transit First – What Halifax Transit needs to deliver
In September, It’s More than Buses, a grassroots advocate for better transit, launched our idea for a frequent network to show how our principles could...
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What’s next for the Dennis Building?
The Nova Scotia government really, really wants to tear down one of Canada’s greatest, grandest 19th-century office buildings. And that’s...
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A River Runs Under it: Daylighting Sawmill River
Dartmouth – From the harbour to its lakes, Dartmouth is a city shaped by water. Flowing through Downtown, the half-kilometer long Sawmill River...
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Events Guide: Fifth Annual VivaCity with keynote speaker Rollin Stanley
HALIFAX – Fusion Halifax is excited to host its fifth annual VivaCity on Thursday, October 21 at the World Trade and Convention Centre from 6:00 â€...
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Trucks, Bike Lanes and the Death of Johanna Dean
Back in May, Haligonians were saddened by the tragic death of 30-year-old elementary school teacher, Johanna Dean. Dean was an avid cyclist who was riding...
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Oromocto – A New Frontier for Urbanism?
Across North America, many suburban municipalities – characterized by strip malls with thoroughfares built for cars not pedestrians – there is growing...
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Peel Plaza, Saint John
Photo by Gillian Barefoot Peel Plaza in Saint John, New Brunswick Contribute your photos to Spacing Atlantic’s Flickr Pool
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Gaspereau, Nova Scotia
Photo by Trevor Gertridge The night sky in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia Contribute your photos to Spacing Atlantic’s Flickr Pool
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Events Guide: It’s More Than Buses Network Launch Event
Tired of waiting for the bus? Sick of sitting in traffic? Join It’s More than Buses (IMTB) at an open house to launch our latest ideas to bring...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered