{"id":307,"date":"2010-02-02T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/radio\/?p=307"},"modified":"2013-01-21T02:22:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:22:43","slug":"015-safe-streets-buildings-on-the-brink-and-urban-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/02\/02\/015-safe-streets-buildings-on-the-brink-and-urban-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"015: Safe streets, buildings on the brink, and urban exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6677\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-307-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.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-015.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=307-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-015.mp3\">Download<\/a> (14.7MB) <\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spacing Radio 015\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/images\/spacing-radio015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this podcast we tackle the obstacles facing pedestrians and explore the forgotten, abandoned places in our midst. We begin with Spacing Magazine senior editor and co-chair of Toronto&#8217;s Pedestrian Committee Dylan Reid, who joins host David Michael Lamb in conversation. The pair take to a busy downtown street corner to discuss the recent spate of pedestrian deaths in and around Toronto and the ways we can make the streets safer for all. Next, we get a quick primer on the life and would-be death of the old military hangers at Toronto&#8217;s Downsview Airport, before DML takes us into the underground world of urban exploration. He is joined by musician Jamie Thompson, from the Urban Flute Project, and long-time urban explorer Martin Reis as they chat about the attraction of a city&#8217;s abandoned spaces. And finally, Spacing Radio producer Mieke Anderson introduces us to Boyd Hipfner. Boyd takes Mieke for a stroll and we learn about the added trials and tribulations some pedestrians face in the winter.<\/p>\n<h4>Links to stuff from Spacing Radio 015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Pedestrian safety<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Spacing blog posts by Dylan Reid on <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/27\/toronto-star-front-page-all-caps-fail\/#more-9058\" target=\"_blank\">jaywalking<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/27\/shell-shock-and-paralysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">shell shock<\/a> of two weeks of <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/21\/a-week-of-pedestrian-death-any-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\">pedestrian deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Downsview<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Spacing <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/wire\/2010\/01\/22\/inside-the-downsview-hangars\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a> about the hangers, and David Michael Lamb&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcticlamb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">photography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcticlamb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Urban Exploration<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanfluteproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Flute Project<\/a>, Martin Reis&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/tino.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infiltration.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">forum<\/a> dedicated to urban exploration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>photo by David Michael Lamb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6679\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-307-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.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-015.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=307-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-015.mp3\">Download<\/a> (14.7MB) <\/p><p>http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-015.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (14.7MB) In this podcast we tackle the obstacles facing pedestrians and explore the forgotten, abandoned places in our midst. 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