Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.
Coping with the tough Ottawa winter involves embracing winter sports and fortunately Ottawans have access to several great cross country ski trailswithin a short distance of downtown. Kalle Hakala shows just how easy it is to use public transit to access multiple cross country ski courses.
Canada is the only country in the OECD without a national transit strategy; something which should come as no surprise. Peter Raaymakers looks into a new proposal by Toronto MP Olivia Chow to rectify this situation.
At the start of the year of the rabbit a new art exhibit in Saint John uses contemporary art and community events to explore perceptions of Orientalism.
Stakeholders in the institutional district of downtown Halifax are launching a series public engagement sessions to determine the next steps of establishing the necessary cycling infrastructure in the area.
Will Alsop unveiled his design for the new Steeles West station on the Spadina subway extension this week. Alex Bozikovic is critical of the design and its failure to give any recognition to the context of the surrounding area.
Dyland Reid looks to the Netherlands for an innovative solution to protecting bikes that must be stored outdoors. In the historic city of Delft, the Dutch are using stylish glass domes to protect bikes from the elements.
The Meadowbrook neighbourhood of Montreal is faced with a curious situation; what to do with an excellent development proposal that is poorly situated, doesn’t meet the highest hopes but still represents a dramatic tangible enhancement of the status quo?
The Photo du jour series never fails to capture incredible images of the beautiful city of Montreal and is always worth a look.
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The stories are quite interesting this week, from talk of a national transit strategy to a preview of Toronto’s cool new subway station by Will Alsop.