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OC Transpo Nostalgia: A public transit trip back to 1959
As a part of the nostalgia that was the opening of Lansdowne Park last week, OC Transpo had a retro 1959 bus on display as a interesting reminder of our...
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The Opening of the First Biodome Garden in Ottawa
As Ottawa concluded celebrations for the grand re-opening of the long awaited Lansdowne Park last Saturday, their neighbours to the South were a buzz with...
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The urban park at Lansdowne Park: An interview with the project’s design leads
In the moments leading up to the official opening of the new urban park at Lansdowne Park, on the afternoon of August 15, 2014, Spacing Ottawa editor...
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De-constructing the walking tour: OTTAWA (DE)TOURS
Think about everything you think you know about walking tours. Now erase all that. That is the aim of OTTAWA (DE)TOURS, a local initiative which is...
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Image of the Past: The bridge from war to peace
Image: ‘The Bridge from War to Peace, Ottawa, Ont.’ Location: Downtown Ottawa (exact location unknown, believed to be located on the bridge...
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Image of the Moment: The Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
Image: The newly completed Standherd-Armstrong Bridge Location: Connecting Strandherd Drive (in Barrhaven) and Earl Armstrong Road (in Riverside South...
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Playful urbanism: Ottawa ‘sets the stage’
For the past couple of years Sarah Gelbard and Kent Aitken have been on separate missions to get the people of Ottawa to pause and play. Gelbard is a...
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Image of the Moment: Ottawa’s Sharrows
Image: Sharrows: A city initiative to remind drivers to share the road with cyclists through the use of arrows Location: Meadowlands Drive, Ottawa, Canada...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 21 July 2014
Among recent commentaries on infrastructure issues across the city’s websites… Eric Darwin notes the development of the le corridor scolaire...
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As the city, and the City, held its breath: Opening night at Lansdowne Park
As opening night kick off approached at 7pm this past Friday night, you could feel the collective buzz in the air as the golden hour approached. With...
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Doors Open Ottawa 2014: Tools of Traffic Management
Back during the Doors Open Ottawa weekend, I found myself wanting to visit but one place above all others: the Traffic Management Centre. Located on...
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Neighbourhood Walk: Taking a stroll along Uptown Rideau
Today we bring you the third in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Spacing Ottawa contributor Christopher Ryan, as we take a stroll down...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered