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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 25 November 2012
Among other items of interest this week: CBC Ottawa reports that the former CFB Rockcliffe seems to be the continuing target of looting as it awaits...
By Dwight Williams -
In transportation planning, drivers never lose
Here’s the golden rule that is applied whenever a municipal project is being planned: No change can come at a cost to drivers. Here’s how this...
By Alex deVries -
Park(ing) Day!
Today, Friday, September 16th, is PARK(ing) Day! In cities around the globe, artists, activists and citizens will transform metered parking spaces into...
By Hilary Best -
OPINION: It’s time we made sidewalk blockers pay
Have we lost our collective ability to live in the city – to be true cityzens? Now that suburban generations have existed for almost 70 years, have our...
By Alain Miguelez -
Car shares, compared
Here at Spacing Ottawa we’re big fans of Vrtucar, the car-share organization that since 2000 has been helping Ottawans in need of occasional access...
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BALTZ: Parking phobia to blame for Sherwood speedway
Mixing traffic engineering and politics can have unintended consequences. Take Sherwood Drive, running from Carling Ave near Dow’s Lake to Parkdale Ave...
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San Francisco’s plan to deal with parking
SFpark Overview from SFpark on Vimeo. I know I’m stating the obvious when I say this: parking a vehicle downtown, in Ottawa or any city, can be a...
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Spacing’s next stop: Carleton Place
This Friday Spacing Ottawa will be traveling to the banks of the Mississippi River in Carleton Place to test out a new commuter bus line that was launched...
By Spacing