{"id":8710,"date":"2011-04-16T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=8710"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:53:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:53:11","slug":"spacing-saturday-south-beach-citizen-adivisory-and-reclaiming-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2011\/04\/16\/spacing-saturday-south-beach-citizen-adivisory-and-reclaiming-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: South Beach, Citizen Adivisory and Reclaiming Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3032\/3070414076_850b368332_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Dome of the Library Parliament<\/em><\/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=\"sm\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spacing  Montreal was on a roll this week presenting visions for taking the city back from  the car. First off, Julien Cayer covered news of plans to  remove lanes of traffic and parking in the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/04\/14\/moins-d%E2%80%99automobiles-et-plus-de-deplacements-verts-sur-le-plateau-est\/\">East Plateau<\/a> to create additional green space and cycling infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Spacing also presented some fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/04\/12\/fictions-illustrees-pour-imaginer-la-ville-autrement\/\">imaginative artwork<\/a> by Victor Lucuratolo showcasing idealistic visions of creative ways  that Montreal could re-use the space currently devoted to automobiles.<\/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>While no one is going to dispute that <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/04\/12\/what-south-beach-is-doing-right\/\">South Beach<\/a> in Miami, Florida is a nice place, Erin O&#8217;Connell points out the  intricacies of the planning along the South Beach strip that make it  such an attractive and progressive pedestrian environment.<\/p>\n<p>Is Ottawa a <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/04\/11\/ottawa-domes-the-lost-the-forgotten-and-the-obvious\/\">city of domes<\/a>?  Mike Steinhauer shares the results of his search into the detail of the  city&#8217;s architecture to show some remarkable domed buildings around the  city today, as well some fascinating details about buildings that have  since been lost.<\/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>Sean Marshall examines Yonge Street&#8217;s claim to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/13\/the-end-of-yonge-street\/\">longest street in the world; <\/a>examining  how this legend got started, what it means, how its been recognized and  whether or not it stands to any kind of scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Reid brings an update on the news this week that Toronto could be scrapping its <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/13\/city-seeks-to-eliminate-citizens-advisory-committees\/\">Citizen Advisory Boards<\/a>. The discussion, brought on by a staff report serves\u00a0 as a chance to assess the effectiveness, role and value of the boards.<\/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>Every   city has a stock of beautiful houses that inspire the imagination of   passer by. Lauren Phillips tells the story of how one such home, the   1816 <a href=\"..\/2011\/04\/12\/the-outside-in-of-6080\/\">Acadian Cottage<\/a>, in Halifax was opened up for a special event by Dalhousie Art Gallery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>With <em>Plan SJ, <\/em>the new <a href=\"..\/2011\/04\/14\/events-guide-putting-plansj-on-paper\/\">Growth Plan <\/a>for   Saint John, recently having been unanimously endorsed by council Abad   Khan profiles efforts to take the plan into practical implementation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photograph by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cailean-viii\/\">Calien VIII<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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