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Aquaponics: urban growers gaining ground
A generator resting on wood planks sits shut off in a corner and large metal racks line otherwise bare walls at Aqua Greens’ warehouse during a recent...
By Josh Sherman -
Why cycling advocacy matters, and how you can help
Most cities in North America are making some effort to fit bikes in, but given the huge interest in transportation cycling, and the mobility needs of...
By Yvonne Bambrick -
Moving Millennials: the future of mobility in the dispersed city
As I wrote in Part One of this series, Millennials are currently playing a significant role in how cities adapt to moving large numbers of citizens...
By Melissa Bruntlett -
Book Review – The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Author: Robert Dawson (Photographer) with Bill Moyers (Foreword)and Ann Patchett (Afterword) – (Princeton Architectural Press, 2014) It is rare to...
By Erick Villagomez -
Moving Millennials: how a generation is changing mobility
In the past decade, a term has been tossed around to describe a generation who began coming of age in the early 2000s. Called the “Millennials”, this...
By Melissa Bruntlett -
Book Review – Why I Walk: Taking A Step in the Right Direction
Author: Kevin Klinkenberg (New Society Publishers) Ever since I read Jeff Speck’s Walkable City, I’ve noticed just how many books on walking there...
By Jeremy Senko -
Creating citizen spaces through Indigenous soundscapes
As a little girl, my Dad used to take my little sister and I for long walks in the river valley that winds through Amiskwacî (the nêhiyawêwin [Plains...
By Zoe Todd -
Book Review – Farming Cuba: Urban Agriculture from the Ground Up
Author: Carey Clouse (Princeton Architectural Press, 2014) In light of growing urban populations and diminishing resources, the issues around food...
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La reconversion pas à pas de l’avenue Shamrock, un projet consensuel
De Time-Square au marché Jean-Talon La prolifération de petites placettes éphémères en bordure de rue, plus connues sous le nom de parklets, est...
By Alexandre Campeau-Vallée -
Book Review: Urban Acupuncture
Author: Jaime Lerner (Island Press, 2014) Jaime Lerner is a living legend among urbanists. Often mentioned in the same breath is Jane Jacobs and William...
By Yuri Artibise -
Hydro Tower
photo by Bryan Bonnici A hundred feet tall, solid metal, protected by a 125kV defense system, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
Lawrence West Subway Station
photo by Bryan Bonnici Lawrence West Subway Station Line 1, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered