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Gritty Bologna is the Cinderella city
Ravenna is only about an hour from Bologna by a slow train but what a difference an hour makes. Ravenna is a three star tourist city in line for the...
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World Wide Wednesday: Climate bowls, city cams and carmaggedon
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
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ROAD SHOW: Ottawa Tuesday night! Montreal on Wednesday!
When: Tuesday, July 19, 7-10:30pm Where: National Arts Centre, 4th Stage 53 Elgin St. Cost: $5 (gets you copy of magazine) Facebook: RSVP to our event...
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Spacing Saturday: Bold Transit Funding, Neighbourhood Memories and the Car in the City
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing reports on...
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City’s blind eye to street furniture is a blessing for pedestrians
Our cities do provide some benches. They are often found in designated parks. In Ottawa, the NCC provides lots of benches in its riparian green spaces...
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World Wide Wednesday: Transfer Accelerators, London Tube Map
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
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Parking meter to bike-stand conversion fails — as predicted
We recently came across the above scene on Elgin Street between Waverley and Frank. All along the sidewalk, it’s a jumble of bikes locked to...
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Spacing Saturday: Reallocating Laneways, Budapest Urbanism and Paddle the Don
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Vanessa Kay brings readers the...
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DARWIN: it’s time to demand better sidewalk experiences
A lot of civic money is spent installing and maintaining landscaping along some major city roads. This is particularly noticeable in post-1960 areas where...
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World Wide Wednesday: Renegade infrastructure funding, Brazilian street art, ant planning
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
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DOUCET: “Beauty counts”- how Budapest cherishes its World Heritage status
On a bronze plaque, high above the Danube where you have a grand view of the bridges, the Hungarian parliament buildings and the beautiful 19th century...
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Spacing Saturday: Walk the Region, Moving Day and the World’s Biggest Bike Share
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Saturday celebrates...
By Marcus Bowman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered