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By Dylan Reid

  • Pressure from West-end Waterfront residents working on Watson

    In April, the Spacing Wire reported on a plan to turn some waterfront parkland near the newly renovated Palais Royale into a parking lot. The Parkdale...

  • Inner City Outtripping

    Spacing Editor Dale Duncan has written in Eye about a program in Toronto that takes inner-city youth on camping trips within the city itself, using areas...

  • King-Spadina Area Plan Review

    Last night, I attended a very interesting presentation/workshop about a review of the city’s “secondary plan” (the detailed urban...

  • To Wear or Not To Wear

    A grad student recently did a study of the percentage of Toronto bike riders who wear helmets (it is voluntary if you’re over 18). Turns out that...

  • Commuting by Transit in the ‘Burbs

    The Star published a very interesting story about the extraordinarily long transit commutes factory workers (mostly immigrant) have to make between areas...

  • Pedestrian Crossover Update

    Update on the city’s pedestrian crossover initiative — council has approved it. From the Adam Giambrone e-newsletter: Council approved a...

  • Interesting City Bits

    Here are a few delighful bits of the city to watch out for on summer walks. Subway Mural I found this great mural of a subway train along Richmond Street...

  • Union Station Precinct Plan

    The Union Station Precinct Plan, prepared by a team of consultants led by Architects Alliance, has been released. It addresses the re-design of the public...

  • Forum: “Urban Activism”

    The Toronto Society of Architects is holding a forum on “Urban Activism” featuring former CityTV reporter and current candidate for city...

  • “Street Design and Healthy Communities”

    Waterfront Action is hosting a panel discussion on Tuesday May 30 on the subject of “Street Design and Healthy Communities”. From their...

  • Wealthy Walking

      The City of Toronto is announcing today that the project for revitalizing the high-end shopping strip along Bloor West from Church Street to Avenue Road...

  • China to Build Eco-City

    In our “History of our Future” issue of Spacing, we ran several articles about ideal, sustainable city ideas, including an...