{"id":8099,"date":"2012-03-06T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=8099"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:30","slug":"urban-planet-historic-buildings-as-parking-lots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/03\/06\/urban-planet-historic-buildings-as-parking-lots\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Historic Buildings as Parking Lots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=27033\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clevelandmaycompany\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/clevelandmaycompany1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"543\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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><em><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is it better than paving paradise to put up a parking lot? Residents in Cleveland are of two minds about proposed plans for the May Company building, a historic site for which developers are seeking permission to convert four floors into parking. Does the proposal save the heritage building from possible demolition or provide a substandard preservation option?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2012\/02\/historic-buildings-get-new-life-parking-lot\/1260\/\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a>\u00a0considers the question.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2012\/02\/historic-buildings-get-new-life-parking-lot\/1260\/\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><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? 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