{"id":1215,"date":"2008-08-05T06:49:17","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T11:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2008\/08\/05\/toronto-tuesday-beijing-poor-tree-planting-and-old-markham\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:52:49","slug":"toronto-tuesday-beijing-poor-tree-planting-and-old-markham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2008\/08\/05\/toronto-tuesday-beijing-poor-tree-planting-and-old-markham\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Tuesday: Beijing, poor tree planting and Old Markham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2008\/08\/umbrella500.jpg' alt='umbrella500.jpg' \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2008\/08\/01\/beijing-the-citys-central-axis\/\">Beijing\u2019s central axis<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Beijing correspondent Megan Hall traces the development of the city\u2019s central axis from its earliest buildings to the erection of the Water Cube and the Birds nest, designed specifically for the Beijing Olympics. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2008\/07\/30\/why-toronto\u2019s-street-side-trees-are-dying-part-cxviii\/\">Tree Neglect<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that raised concrete planters are some of the worst homes for trees, they are found all over the city of Toronto. 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