{"id":264,"date":"2009-03-30T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T17:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/radio\/?p=264"},"modified":"2013-01-21T02:18:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:18:02","slug":"003-the-grey-spaces-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2009\/03\/30\/003-the-grey-spaces-of-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"003: The grey spaces of the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4260\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-264-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=264-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-003.mp3\">Download<\/a> (10.7MB) <\/p><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/images\/spacing-radio003-new.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next issue of <em>Spacing<\/em>, due out in mid-April, will focus on Toronto&#8217;s &#8220;grey spaces&#8221; &#8212; those places that feel public but aren&#8217;t, and as such, come with strings attached that can limit one&#8217;s ability to explore, use, or develop them. We explore these areas further in the third episode of Spacing Radio.<\/p>\n<p>First, <em>Spacing<\/em> senior editor Shawn Micallef takes host David Michael Lamb to Yonge-Dundas Square for an examination of the rules of engagement for Toronto&#8217;s grey spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Then, DML and Wavelength co-founder Jonny Dovercourt discuss the cultural importance of independent book and record shops as hubs and rallying points for the city&#8217;s arts communities.<\/p>\n<p>And reporter Megan Hall takes us through the struggles of an architect who is trying to build a house in a laneway in Parkdale, but is running into all kinds of roadblocks at the City&#8217;s Works department.<\/p>\n<p>All this, plus music by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arts-crafts.ca\/gentlemanreg\/\">Gentleman Reg<\/a> &#8212; who&#8217;s new album, <em>Jet Black<\/em>, was just released on Arts+Crafts.<\/p>\n<h4>Links to stuff from Spacing Radio 003<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Yonge-Dundas Square: <\/strong>the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ydsquare.ca\/\">square&#8217;s official site<\/a> and Wikipedia <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yonge-Dundas_Square\">article<\/a> about the history of the corner and the management of the square.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Indie book and record shops: <\/strong>websites for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundscapesmusic.com\/\">Soundscapes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rotatethis.com\">Rotate This<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/pagesbooks.ca\/\">Pages Books<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Laneway housing: <\/strong>a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanphoto.net\/blog\/2007\/02\/16\/torontos-innovative-infill\/\">great post<\/a> on Urbanphoto.net by Spacing Montreal contributor Christopher DeWolf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4262\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-264-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=264-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-003.mp3\">Download<\/a> (10.7MB) <\/p><p>http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-003.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (10.7MB) The next issue of Spacing, due out in mid-April, will focus on Toronto&#8217;s &#8220;grey spaces&#8221; &#8212; those places that feel public but aren&#8217;t, and as such, come with strings attached that can limit one&#8217;s ability to explore, use, or develop them. 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