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Monthly Archives: October 2005

  • Scarborough subway dreams

    City councillors from Scarborough were out yesterday on the RT handing out flyers to get local residents on-side in transforming the aging transit line...

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  • Watering

    Spacing editor Dale posted recently on the Eye Weekly blog about the goodness of Toronto’s water, and a recent proposal to bottle it to make the...

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  • The Veins of the City

    Stephen Wickens writes about Toronto’s hidden rivers in today’s Globe and Mail highlighting the long fight to restore our urban watersystems...

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  • EVENT: Spacing at Canzine

    Sunday, October 30, 2005 The Gladstone Hotel • 1214 Queen St. West (Queen just East of Dufferin) Spacing will be at Canzine 2005 here in Toronto. We...

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  • TTC Ridership on the Up-and-Up

    We’ve been hearing for so long about the decline in public transportation, from ridership to funding, so it’s especially nice when it seems...

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  • Public Security

    Although Toronto is more worried about shootings than car bombs. Worldwide, urban security is an increasing concern. Before we start making our cities...

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  • NOW and Eye are good to us

    Today is full of good little announcements. Both of Toronto’s weeklies have great things in them relating to Spacing and our extended family. First...

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  • First Skate Plaza

    The city of Kettering, Ohio, has built the first skateboarding plaza — that is, a skate park based on the real-life street structures that...

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  • Car Free Kids

    Gideon Forman writes about raising kids without a car in the city in today’s Toronto Star. The story is personal and a bit sappy but his emphasis on...

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  • Queen West Heritage District Study

    The City of Toronto is embarking on a Heritage District study for Queen Street West between University and Bathurst. The study will create an inventory of...

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  • Call for Submissions: Public Space Invaders Film Night

    Spacing is looking for submissions for our second Public Space Invaders film night. Last January, on a bitterly cold night, 200 people packed the Drake...

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  • The spin on monster garbage bins

    Only a few days left to complete the public survey of the monster garbage bins. If you are unfamiliar with this subject go to this site to find out more...

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