Misty eyes, phone bots, modest promises – it’s character time in the mayor’s race

Today — October 14 — is the last advance poll before election. The pace is hopping! Debates, fundraisers, doorknocking, phone calls, coffee...

World Wide Wednesday: Las Vegas seeks new motto

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...

Transit culture at last! O-Train inspires monster dog

The Hintonburger on Wellington Street West has a penchant for using otherwise under-appreciated local references in its marketing. There is the way its...

Spacing Saturday: Community Boards, Sharrows and Spandex

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Vicky Simmonds reports on...

#iwantamayorwho isn’t afraid to join the fray

“Young men in spandex”: cycling stereotype dies hard

Editor’s note: The following piece originally appeared in the author’s own blog,”The Incidental Cyclist“ Somehow, even though I...

World Wide Wednesday: No Ridiculous Car Trips

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...

Tonight: Liveblogging “Debate 2.0”

Debate 2.0: Envisioning Ottawa’s Future Tonight at 9.00 P.M. is the mayoral debate we’ve been waiting for here at Spacing Ottawa. Leveraging...

Photo of the Day – Chinatown arch

photo by Justin Van Leeuwen

Spacing Saturday: Beaver Barracks, Electoral Reform and Hybrid Taxi

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Lauren Oostveen dives into the...

Non-profit Beaver Barracks a model for sustainable housing

The Beaver Barracks project at Catherine and Metcalfe is nearing completion and its developer, the non-profit Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, is...

World Wide Wednesday: Union Square, Poop Power, Density and Urban Magnetism

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...