By Matthew Blackett

An apostrophe catastrophe

A few weeks ago I posted on the Spacing Toronto blog about the new Toronto street signs my city is installing (I’ll happily admit I prefer what...

Montreal Bixi beware: Paris bike share is burning

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afE44cHNkEg[/youtube] This is a lesson Montreal needs to pay close attention to: The BBC reports that half of the...

Photo du Jour: graffiti blends in

In parking lot southeast of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke

Photo du jour: smiling at green light

Cute graffiti at stop light, Ste. Catherine and Sanguinet

Photo du Jour: squares and curves

Photo du jour: Wall of leaves

Wall of leaves at Clark and Prince Arthur

Subway trains become office space

If you find yourself in London, England anytime soon, you may want to check out the work of the Village Underground in the Shoreditch neighbourhood. They...

Bike safety, circa 1958

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOfo2d4N16U[/youtube] Nothing like some good ol’ fashioned bike fear mongering, 1950-styles. I’m surprised the...

Cyclist awareness test

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Transport for London has a great public service video that highlights the need for drivers...

American suburbs the new slums?

In a bizarre reversal of urban decay, many homes and streets in American suburbs are being abandoned due to a number of reasons, including the fallout of...

Reclaiming streets in the name of hockey

During the holiday season Spacing will re-publish articles previously seen in our print edition. This article appeared in Spacing #3, winter...

Foux De Fa Fa

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=EHuOrJQua_c[/youtube] The comedy sitcom that caught my attention in 2007 was the folk-parody Flight of the Conchords...