{"id":5884,"date":"2010-08-22T15:18:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T18:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=5884"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:53:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:53:16","slug":"spacing-saturday-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/08\/22\/spacing-saturday-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ss\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4138\/4896163958_0dc4a1377b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ss\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"so\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spacing ottawa editor Evan Thornton\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/08\/20\/mapping-ottawas-cycling-hazards-an-interview-with-alex-devries\/\">talks with Alex deVries <\/a>who created a website geared at mapping the worst roads for cyclists in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Wetherow remarks about the mass amount of unused space on the tops of buildings and how easy and perfect<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/08\/16\/roof-to-fork-in-centretown\/\">rooftops are for gardens<\/a> &#8211; and for getting out of your condo unit and getting to know your neighbours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sm\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Allanah Heffez comments on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/08\/19\/no-right-on-red-was-a-good-choice-for-montreal-mtq\/\">no right on red rule<\/a> in the city of Montreal and reports on how many deaths, serious injuries and light injuries are caused by right on red.<\/p>\n<p>Spacing Ottawa&#8217;s Photo Du Jour series often highlights neighbourhoods or buildings that may often go overlooked, but this special highlights a shop that is both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/08\/16\/photo-du-jour-riddells-door\/\">eclectic and eccentric<\/a> and mourns the passing of the shopkeeper\/homeowner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"st\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Editor Shawn Micallef posts a copy of his column from Eye Weekly about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/08\/20\/ontario-place-needs-to-keep-its-hot-pants-on\/\">the future of Ontario Place<\/a> and uses a collection of found slides to highlight its history.<\/p>\n<p>TTC signage has always been confusing for not only Torontonians, but most especially tourists. Adrian Lightstone comments on some of the more ridiculous and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/08\/16\/ideas-for-toronto-clear-subway-signage\/\">confusing signs<\/a> found across the subway system.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Considering the need many people have been feeling lately to grow their own vegetables and tend their own plot of land, Steve Bedard comments on a website geared towards<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/08\/14\/urban-gardening-online\/\"> mapping all of Halifax&#8217;s urban gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Neville continues his series on investigating historical maps of Halifax and how their contemporary counterparts have been able to adapt to the ever-growing city. 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