{"id":10818,"date":"2013-08-18T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2013-08-18T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T19:25:58","slug":"across-the-ottawa-spaces-18-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2013\/08\/18\/across-the-ottawa-spaces-18-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Across the Ottawa Spaces – 18 August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

A selection of entries of interest from across the Ottawa-Gatineau cybersphere…<\/p>\n

Over at West Side Action<\/strong>, Eric Darwin comments on several issues, including the challenges of making good signage<\/a>,\u00a0 the value of public transit services’ having a good slogan<\/a>, and the timing of housing sales<\/a> as affected by the upcoming LRT expansion construction.<\/p>\n

The Alta Vista Community Association<\/strong> weblog notes the preparations of crossing guards for the upcoming school year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peter Raaymakers’ Public Transit in Ottawa<\/strong> notes the new transit commissioner<\/a>, and the recent recommendations in names for our Transitway stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over at the Ottawa Citizen<\/strong><\/em>‘s Greater Ottawa blog, David Reevely<\/strong> notes the handling of the Tunney’s Pasture station<\/a> in some of the proposal work regarding the western LRT extension plans, and some of the goings-on with Lauzon-owned properties<\/a> across the inner neighbourhoods at the Committee of Adjustment.<\/p>\n

Urbsite<\/strong> reports that they’re not dead yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Incidental Cyclist<\/strong> tells a tale of “vehicular profiling”<\/a> and offers gratitude for good behaviour.<\/p>\n

A closing request: if you<\/em> know of a weblog that might be of interest to readers of Spacing Ottawa<\/strong>, please don’t hesitate to comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A selection of entries of interest from across the Ottawa-Gatineau cybersphere… Over at West Side Action, Eric Darwin comments on several issues, including the challenges of making good signage,\u00a0 the value of public transit services’ having a good slogan, and the timing of housing sales as affected by the upcoming LRT expansion construction. 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