Urban Design
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Instaflaneur: Mitchell Street, where two Halifax’s rub up against each other
An extension of Toronto-based Spacing editor Shawn Micallef‘s “Instaflaneur” series — posts of Instagram photos of city travels —Â...
By Shawn Micallef -
Events Guide: Halifax, It’s Time to Shift
HALIFAX — As the debate rages regarding new urban developments such as Skye Halifax and the new Halifax YMCA, questions have arisen over the relevancy of...
By Spacing -
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 The City has finally implemented a new municipal plan to replace the outdated 40 year-old plan whose policies have...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 -
Responding to Town Square
HALIFAX – The process by which Rank Inc.’s new business super-complex, Nova Centre, was approved by HRM Council has lacked significant public input...
By Adria Young -
Saint John – a tale of two projects
This feature first appeared in the Summer 2011 National Issue of Spacing Magazine. SAINT JOHN – Saint John, like many other cities its size, has...
By Abad Khan -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – Spring Garden / Queen Street
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis -
The Great Disconnect: Another Bike Lane to Nowhere?
HALIFAX – On September 19, 2011, traffic patterns in Downtown Halifax were altered in an attempt to ease congestion in the city’s core. In...
By Matt Neville -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – Quinpool Road
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – North End Halifax
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis -
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 -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – Saint John
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis