The sign of the fish: Ottawa sewer grates

Are the patterned openings to these storm sewer grates trying to tell us something? Some people look at them and see an odd jumble, others think a...

Photo of the day: Byward

Interior, Byward Market Square. photo by Justin van Leeuwen

World Wide Wednesday: Las Vegas, Dubai and Mecca

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...

Beyond the urban horizon

Back when there were only two licensed restaurants in all of Ottawa (in the 1960s, or so the old-timers tell us ) a cabinet minister from Quebec used to...

Become a fan of Spacing Ottawa on Facebook

Spacing Ottawa has created a fan page on Facebook. If you’re already a Facebooker, you should consider becoming a fan so that we can make you aware...

Public access to waterfront in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Angels in the City

Walking around Ottawa, with eyes directed only towards the city’s 70-plus statues and monuments the heroism of Canada, can seem overwhelming. A knight...

SPACING: come to our Toronto release party

WHAT: release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge...

Week in review: the headlines

URBAN & CITY DESIGN • Ottawa in the year 2050, Architects, designers share their vision of Canada’s capital (Ottawa Citizen) • Development ‘is...

How would a National Housing Strategy impact our cities?

by Emma Feltes, cross-posted from Spacing Atlantic HALIFAX — National Housing  Day was first marked on the calendar by a team of Toronto housing advocates...

Street furniture for smokers: an Ottawa success story?

They are the least-thought out public spaces in Ottawa and yet they are used hundreds of thousands of times in a day. Many people spend more time in and...

World Wide Wednesday: Transit fares, bridges and Dallas’ newest park

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...