{"id":932,"date":"2010-11-16T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T17:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingradio.ca\/?p=932"},"modified":"2013-01-21T02:16:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:16:59","slug":"026-saving-bixi-bronson-avenue-and-our-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/11\/16\/026-saving-bixi-bronson-avenue-and-our-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"026: Saving BIXI, Bronson Avenue, and our parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4317\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-932-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.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-026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=932-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (15.2MB) <\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/spacing-radio026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-957\" title=\"spacing-radio026\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/spacing-radio026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/spacing-radio026.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/spacing-radio026-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While some parks are jam-packed with kids, dog walkers and seniors practicing Tai Chi, others are deserted and neglected. Producer Mieke Anderson speaks to David Harvey about his recent study on improving parks.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Spacing Ottawa&#8217;s Evan Thornton discusses his city&#8217;s plans to turn back the clock to a time when car was king. And reporter Andrew Walsh addresses the pros and cons of the public bike network, BIXI, with Spacing Montreal&#8217;s Alanah Heffez.<\/p>\n<h4>Links to stuff from Spacing Radio 026:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metcalffoundation.com\/index.html\">Metcalf Foundation<\/a> report, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metcalffoundation.com\/p_resources_pub.htm\"><em>Fertile Ground for New Thinking: Improving Toronto\u2019s Parks<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saving Ottawa&#8217;s Bronson Avenue: <a href=\"http:\/\/westsideaction.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/04\/public-gets-chance-to-rescue-bronson\/\">WestSideAction<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centretowncitizens.ca\/rescuebronson\">Centretown Citizens Community Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BIXI: in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bixi.com\/home\">Montreal<\/a> and in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.bixi.com\/\">Toronto<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our musical guest is Forest City Lovers: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestcitylovers.com\/\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/forestcitylovers\">MySpace<\/a> page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4319\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-932-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.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-026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=932-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradio-026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (15.2MB) <\/p><p>http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradio-026.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (15.2MB) While some parks are jam-packed with kids, dog walkers and seniors practicing Tai Chi, others are deserted and neglected. 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