Streetscape
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State of Disrepair: Documenting the demise of the public payphone
HALIFAX – It’s been almost a year since I first started thinking about payphones. Back then I spoke with an urban planner who was working on a...
By Jessica Walker -
Wetland street furniture design in Sackville
SACKVILLE, NB – On a recent trip to Sackville, Moncton-based Spacing photographer Blake Michel Morin spotted a few interesting examples of...
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Events Guide: Planning for the Future with an ICSP
CHARLOTTETOWN – When the federal government introduced the Intergrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) as a requirement to access the Gas Tax...
By Joshua Biggley -
From the Vaults: Sydney
Sydney was founded in 1785, and named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. From 1784 to 1820, Sydney was the capital of the British colony of Cape...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Discovering Charlottetown: Victoria Row
CHARLOTTETOWN – Nestled behind the Confederation Centre of the Arts is a 200m stretch of early 20th century buildings, the type of mixed use...
By Joshua Biggley -
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...
By Jake Schabas -
Streets at your feet
HALIFAX – As soon as I moved to Halifax from Toronto, I immediately noticed how street names are often carved into the sidewalks of intersections...
By Monika Warzecha -
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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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 -
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 -
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...
By Jake Schabas -
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