Walking
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HUG it, but don’t ride it
Brought to you in collaboration with the Ecology Action Centre and Halifax Cycling Coalition, SpokesPeople covers all things cycle-related. From the...
By Mark Lasanowski -
Uncovering our ‘Common’ past
HALIFAX – If you look it up on Google Maps, Canada’s oldest urban park, the Halifax Common hugs the western skirt of Citadel Hill. It’s shown as two...
By Nova Tayona -
Dalhousie’s campus master plan a mixed bag
HALIFAX – About one month ago, I wrote an article for the Dalhousie Gazette on the updated campus master plan [PDF], which is in the final review...
By Jake Schabas -
Walking backwards in Times Square
Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. Well, in the film she’s not...
By Matthew Blackett -
HRMbyDesign part IV: Transportation
Over the last month, Spacing Atlantic has engaged in an in-depth analysis of HRMbyDesign, the ambitious plan set fourth by the municipal government to...
By Thom Bator -
Trusting Traffic: The Fantasy and Fatality of PEI Drivers
CHARLOTTETOWN – I’ve got trust issues. Years of training and indoctrination, which were to have prepared me to be an active participant in my...
By Joshua Biggley -
The Queen of the urban green: Victoria Park
HALIFAX – With the cold weather here to stay, the Halifax Public Gardens has closed its gates for the season. As sad as this is, you won’t find...
By Jake Schabas -
Halifax needs a pedestrian scramble
HALIFAX – I’ve watched with joy as cities around the world have embraced pedestrian culture. From one side of the globe to the other, cities...
By Jake Schabas -
A Wander in Time
HALIFAX – Interdisciplinary artist Eryn Foster organizes public walks in Point Pleasant Park titled Wanders in the Yonder. You may have seen her...
By Crystal Melville