Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that are pertinent to current public space issues in Toronto.
• Montréal housing under the microscope links to and comments on articles featured in a special, housing-themed issue of McGill Daily. At issue: the Griffintown development, noisy streetwalkers coming home from the clubs, nonprofit housing, new community centres, and more.
• Stefan Ohrhallinger builds another igloo details the second snow structure built on Mount Royal this winter by a Concordia PhD student. The new igloo is 1.5 metres tall, and “very comfortable for two people.â€
• Read Concerns about the east end’s “Decarie expressway†for an analysis of the the controversial development plans for Notre Dame Street. The post’s comments section features a lively debate on the merits of the project.