By Eric Darwin
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Let’s get lost: walking in a city where the paths have no name
[flickrslideshow acct_name=”spacing” id=”72157626981966048″] As an urban society, we have to shift our focus away from exclusively...
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WALKSPACE: The amazing hanging puddle and crowdsourcing our own MUP
The City is an amazing bureaucratic machine. It spends most of its time and resources promising, planning, and budgeting. All of that mental heavy lifting...
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Queen Street: making the mediocre even worse
The loss of amenity is noticeable when an attractive bit of the pedestrian realm or sidewalk is adversely affected by adjacent developments. The contrast...
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WALKSPACE: We can do better than a self-effacing bridge
The City is conducting studies for the placement of a ped-cyclist bridge over the Rideau River connecting Somerset E to Donald Street. I think this will...
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WALKSPACE: Sidewalk location matters
Sidewalks are installed by the City as an afterthought. They are simply glued to the side of the curb on the assumption that if the road geometry is good...
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ERIC DARWIN: Good Neighbours on Snowy Sidewalks
Whether or not you enjoy well-plowed winter sidewalks depends on where you live, when you use them, and your neighbours. Sidewalks get a lot of use in the...
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Doucet’s transit plan: mind the gaps
Editor’s note: This week mayoral candidate Clive Doucet renewed the debate around the future of Ottawa transit by announcing a plan that would use...
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Caring about Carling
Editor’s note: this post originally appeared on the author’s own West Side Action blog. Last night was the first Public Advisory Committee...
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Opinion: Transit Tunnel is no Turkey
Editor’s note: the following article originally appeared in the author’s own blog, West Side Action, on December 28. Comments and updates are...