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Urban Planet: No key? No problem with the BitLock bike lock
A new bike lock lets cyclists use their smartphones as keys. BitLock, a prototype from Mesh Motion Inc., uses a proximity sensor to detect its owner’s...
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Withrow Park
“100 Years” a surreal photo taken in Withrow Park, Toronto / photo by Dominic Bugatto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: Metropass? Check. Passport? Check??
While you will not actually need to use your passport when boarding, Istanbul’s new underwater rail line, the first of its kind, now connects Europe...
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Book Review: BattersbyHowat
BattersbyHowat have been focused on an integrative approach to design, looking beyond the confines of architecture. This approach examines the nature of...
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Bay Street Nap
A man lying down on lower Bay Street, Toronto / photo by Jonathan Castellino Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: It takes a village
They say, it takes a village. And that was just the case when it came to getting seven prominent architects to design bus stations for the small town of...
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Bike Lane Mural
Wile E. Ford Bike Lane Mural, alley off 6 Nassau St, Kensington Market, Toronto / photo by Martin Reis Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: Bikes and Barriers — Is it only the physical ones that matter to New Canadians?
This post by Sonya Silva is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about the...
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Urban Planet: Sheep in the City
If you happened to be in New York’s Chelsea gallery district recently, you may have seen a strange sight. But before you go and get your eyes...
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Visual Thoughts #33
Last VT image: Sunset near 12th Ave and Woodland Drive, Vancouver, BC. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is...
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Book Review – Designing Urban Agriculture: A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Management of Edible Landscapes
Author: April Philips (Wiley, 2013) When I first opened Designing Urban Agriculture: A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance...
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Chinatown Window
Food on display in Chinatown shop window, Toronto / photo by Dominic Bugatto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered