{"id":5759,"date":"2010-01-30T18:34:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T23:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:51:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:51:43","slug":"spacing-saturday-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/01\/30\/spacing-saturday-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"st johns building\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2758\/4314352508_82440a06cb_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"377\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing&#8217;s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Saturday replaces the weekly features Montreal Monday and Toronto Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing ottawa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 As Ottawa gets closer to breaking ground on a subway system, Spacing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/author\/alainmiguelez\/\" target=\"_self\">Alain Miguelez <\/a>discovers that plans for underground transit have been on the table, in some form or other, since 1915.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/author\/alainmiguelez\/\" target=\"_self\"> Miguelez <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/01\/26\/the-history-of-the-ottawa-subway\/\" target=\"_self\">takes us through over 100 years of\u00a0 Ottawa&#8217;s subway planning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 An ongoing series entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/01\/28\/where-in-ottawa-round-2-time-for-the-cheat-sheet\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;Where in Ottawa?&#8221;<\/a> asks residents to guess an Ottawa street, building, or landmark based on provided clues. While tricky for those of us who aren&#8217;t from Ottawa (and, it seems, for<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/01\/07\/where-in-ottawa-the-answer-sort-of\/\" target=\"_self\"> Ottawans too<\/a>) , it&#8217;s an interesting series to follow if only to discover some of the city&#8217;s hidden gems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing atlantic\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/29\/an-obstructed-vision-for-the-future-of-st-johns\/\" target=\"_self\">A redevelopment plan for downtown St. John&#8217;s<\/a> calls for the destruction of three buildings to make way for a new 15-story office tower. According to Spacing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/author\/andrewharvey\/\" target=\"_self\">Andrew Harvey<\/a>, the destruction of the low-rise buildings (currently occupied by small businesses) would transform both the character and aesthetic of St John&#8217;s downtown.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Last week Spacing Atlantic launched a fascinating <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/28\/representing-halifax-exploring-the-potential-of-the-city-through-mapping\/\" target=\"_self\">new series<\/a> which looks to historical maps and diagrams to deepen our understanding of Halifax and the surrounding region. The series begins with a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/28\/representing-halifax-exploring-the-potential-of-the-city-through-mapping\/\" target=\"_self\">Halifax&#8217;s beginnings as colonial port town<\/a> through an examination of 1878 city plan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontobefore.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\">new series <\/a>on Spacing Toronto portrays the landscape&#8217;s historical progression by combining historic and present-day photographs. Entitled &#8220;Before and After&#8221;, the stunning images are the work of &#8220;local artist and Toronto history enthusiast&#8221; <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontobefore.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Alden Cudanin<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 The rash of pedestrian deaths in Toronto has been a catalyst for<a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/27\/shell-shock-and-paralysis\/\" target=\"_self\"> some much needed discussion on pedestrian safety<\/a>.\u00a0 However, as Spacing Editor and co-chair of the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/author\/dylan\/\" target=\"_self\">Dylan Reid <\/a>discovered, the tragedies have also led to <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/27\/toronto-star-front-page-all-caps-fail\/\" target=\"_self\">false assumptions and lazy journalism. <\/a>Dylan Reid <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/author\/dylan\/\" target=\"_self\">sets the record straight<\/a> on what the law says pedestrians can and cannot do. And what really makes walking safer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing montreal\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/01\/25\/building-a-greener-city-one-block-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_self\">A Montreal project,<\/a> dubbed Quartier 21, hopes to showcase what sustainable urbanism can look like by transforming one city block into a green utopia.\u00a0 As it hits the two-year mark, <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/author\/devin\/\" target=\"_self\">Devin Alfaro<\/a> looks at the project&#8217;s progress so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/author\/alanah\/\" target=\"_self\">Alanah Heffez<\/a> laments the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/01\/30\/the-lower-mains-last-stand\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;block [that] is about to become unrecognizable&#8221;<\/a>. As part of he city&#8217;s $167 million &#8220;revitalization&#8221; effort, small businesses are being expropriated in Montreal&#8217;s Lower-Main neighbourhood; changing the city&#8217;s landscape irreversibly.<\/p>\n<p><em>photo of St. John&#8217;s buildings by Jessica Butler<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing&#8217;s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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