Streetscape
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The case to pedestrianise Fredericton’s Queen Street
FREDERICTON – It is virtually undisputed, the 2012 Harvest Jazz and Blues festival was a success, with musicians performing in the city, downtown...
By Hassan Arif -
Events Guide: Switch Halifax – Open Street Sundays
HALIFAX – So what’s Switch? Inspired by Bogotá, Colombia’s Ciclovia, Switch is a regular event that encourages people to enjoy their city by...
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A new mayor, a new agenda
HALIFAX – With the news that after 12 years in office Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly won’t seek re-election this October, HRM has a chance to inject some...
By Jake Schabas -
City and Country: A Tale of Zoning Regulations
SAINT JOHN – It’s official. The City has finally implemented a new municipal plan to replace the outdated 40 year-old plan whose policies have...
By Morgan Lanigan -
Main Street and the Department of Cars
SAINT JOHN – We are now a few months into the City of Saint John’s experiment with bike lanes on Main Street in the city’s North End and, from all...
By Morgan Lanigan -
Spacing Atlantic wants your photos!
Captivated by the landscape of Canada’s east coast cities? Obsessed with the beauty of a public space, the dirty grime of a back alley, a...
By Abad Khan -
Meet Me in the Middle / The Middle of the Town
SACKVILLE – Last weekend saw Sappy Fest Six energize the otherwise quiet summer streets of beautiful Sackville, New Brunswick. The festival features...
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Urban density – Is what you see what you get?
SAINT JOHN – Many characteristics affect the look and feel of urban neighbourhoods. Two very important characteristics are building height and...
By Sean Gillis -
Atlantic Snapshots: John Foster Family Groceries
Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Gillian Barfoot, member of Spacing Atlantic’s flickr pool.
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Events Guide: Public Information Session – YMCA/CBC Development
HALIFAX – On May 3, 2010, The Coasts’ Tim Bousquet wrote an article titled Proposed YMCA/CBC development will break HRM By Design height...
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The Clyde Street NSLC “Pirate”
HALIFAX – Halifax is small enough that you learn the names and faces of the homeless and impoverished folks who have taken to panhandling or busking...
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Events Guide: Imagine
HALIFAX – In 2005, Halifax’s north end collective consciousness came together to sprout Imagine Bloomfield in an effort to renew and preserve...
By Crystal Melville