{"id":12534,"date":"2011-11-19T02:31:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T07:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=12534"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:51:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:51:21","slug":"spacing-saturday-the-fourth-wall-affordable-housing-and-montrealophobie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/11\/19\/spacing-saturday-the-fourth-wall-affordable-housing-and-montrealophobie\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: The Fourth Wall, Affordable Housing and Montr\u00e9alophobie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts    from across Spacing\u2019s blog                   network in Vancouver, Toronto,  Montreal,   Ottawa, and   the       Atlantic           region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6060\/6358883641_6c1215c8d8_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An infographic showing a 390 square foot apartment from Jason Pfeifers look at a Vancouver affordable housing program <\/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><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-21274\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=21274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-vancouver.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Affordable housing has become a major election issue in Vancouver. Asking the question of <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2011\/11\/14\/vancouver-and-housing-affordability\/\">what defines &#8216;affordable&#8217;? <\/a>Jason   Pfeifer explains some fascinating research on one of Vancouver&#8217;s   current affordable housing programs that allows increased density in   exchange for rental units as small as 320 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the regular <em>Book Review <\/em>feature, Erick Villagomez discusses <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2011\/11\/15\/infrastructure-the-book-of-everything-for-the-industrial-landscape\/\">&#8216;Infrastructure: The Book for Everything for the Industrial Landscape&#8217;<\/a> and how the book is useful and engaging for those interested in the   urban landscape to understand the fundamental workings of our   infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><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>Hillary Best began a new series this week complimenting <em>The Fourth Wall,<\/em> an ongoing exhibit looking at ways to break barriers to civic engagement. This week the series looked at how to teach <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/11\/15\/fourth-wall-engaging-young-people-in-local-governance\/\">municipal civics<\/a> in schools and <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/11\/18\/fourth-wall-whats-in-a-name\/\">recognize contributors <\/a>to public life.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/11\/14\/lorinc-fords-mistake-of-historic-proportions\/\">Crosstown LRT<\/a> project is amongst the largest public works projects currently underway   in North America. John Lorinc questions whether the decision to put  the  entire project underground will result in financial boondoggle.<\/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>Mike Steinhauer profiles the changing face of Ottawa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/11\/17\/the-changing-face-of-vanier\/\">Vanier neighbuorhood<\/a>.   Currently experiencing a construction boom, the area&#8217;s unique street   pattern compliments its natural features and proximity to downtown.<\/p>\n<p>New mother Erin O&#8217;Connell attempts to help mitigate the frustration of those who are bothered by <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/11\/14\/oconnell-sidewalk-menace-or-one-less-car\/\">strollers on sidewalks<\/a> and public transit by sharing her side of the story and her efforts to reduce car use.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/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>Alanah Heffez questions how the value of eyes on the street is effected in a place where people are often <a href=\"..\/2011\/11\/14\/eyes-on-the-street-seek-voice\/\">unwilling to speak up<\/a>. Heffez shares some of her own stories and reflections on speaking up against wrong doing.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Thibert looks at the new policies of the Coalition Avenir Quebec and how they address the long standing problem of <a href=\"..\/2011\/11\/17\/legault-peut-il-mettre-fin-a-plusieurs-decennies-de-montrealophobie-en-politique\/\">montr\u00e9alophobie<\/a> in Quebec politics.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Mercer-Smail launched the first of her new series <em><a href=\"..\/2011\/11\/14\/the-sunday-building-project\/\">The Sunday Building Project<\/a> <\/em>with sketches and observations drawn from sitting for an hour somewhere on a Montreal Street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Photograph by: Jason Pfeifer<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. An infographic showing a 390 square foot apartment from Jason Pfeifers look at a Vancouver affordable housing program Affordable housing has become a major election issue in Vancouver. Asking the question of what defines &#8216;affordable&#8217;? Jason Pfeifer<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/11\/19\/spacing-saturday-the-fourth-wall-affordable-housing-and-montrealophobie\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Spacing Saturday: The Fourth Wall, Affordable Housing and Montr\u00e9alophobie&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4082,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7834],"tags":[4706,3864,6441,5519,5332,6836,6835,6088,2303,6834,5948,125,376,153,292,151,6837,152,148],"class_list":["post-12534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","tag-blog-network","tag-car-use","tag-erick-villagomez","tag-erin-oconnell","tag-hillary-best","tag-jason-pfeifer","tag-jason-pfeifers","tag-joel-thibert","tag-john-lorinc","tag-lauren-mercer-smail","tag-mike-steinhauer","tag-montreal","tag-north-america","tag-ottawa","tag-quebec","tag-spacing-saturday","tag-the-sunday-building-project","tag-toronto","tag-vancouver"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spacing Saturday: The Fourth Wall, Affordable Housing and Montr\u00e9alophobie - Spacing Montreal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/11\/19\/spacing-saturday-the-fourth-wall-affordable-housing-and-montrealophobie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spacing Saturday: The Fourth Wall, Affordable Housing and Montr\u00e9alophobie - Spacing Montreal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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