{"id":7734,"date":"2012-01-27T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=7734"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:32","slug":"urban-planet-highway-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/01\/27\/urban-planet-highway-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Highway Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25313\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25313\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cap-at-Union\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cap-at-Union-Station-Columbus-OH-chicagotribune.com-Oct-27-20111.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Highways can carve up and scar urban neighbourhoods, which is why many North American cities are looking for ways to cover this infrastructure and restore community.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com\/theskyline\/2011\/10\/ohio-highway-cap-at-forefront-of-urban-design-trend-retail-complex-atop-columbus-expressway-offers-m.html\">The Chicago Tribune<\/a>\u00a0explores the experience of Columbus, Ohio which saw increased pedestrian traffic and business for local stores following the installation of the &#8220;Cap at Union Station&#8221;. But with a $10 million+ price tag, is the cap a viable option for other centres?<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plasticsafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Cap-at-Union-Station-Columbus-OH-chicagotribune.com-Oct-27-2011.bmp\">PlasticsSafety<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0 Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. 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