Bayview Station should be a landmark

Jay Baltz is a Hintonburg resident and member of the Hintonburg Community Association board, who has served on numerous advisory committees for City of...

World Wide Wednesday: Mines, Parking Lots and Truth Windows

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...

When it’s easy to scold

Ken Gray takes Algonquin students to task today because so many of them choose to drive to that somewhat dreary suburban campus at Baseline and Woodruffe...

Time-lapse drive through Ottawa

It’s not our favourite mode of transport and house soundtrack gets a little wobbly in spots, but this “35 kilometers in 4 minutes”...

Spacing Saturday: Green Roofs, Greenbelts and Whistler

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Whistler Village from the...

Photo of the Day: Looking Up

… at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. photo by Justin Van Leeuwen

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...

World Wide Wednesday: All opposed?

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...

CLIVE DOUCET: Sprawl-free with no commute – the Whistler advantage

It seems like you’ve landed in paradise when you arrive in Whistler. The road winds along a coastline of staggering beauty with mountain peaks draped like...

Japanese earthquakes – a century of urban devastation

The harrowing images coming to us from across the Pacific are heightening the sense of dread felt around the world about the final tally of the death toll...

Spacing Saturday: Grafitti Removal, Autoroute 25 and Pecha Kucha

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Devin Alfaro looks...

Photo of the day: weekend getaway