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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Matthew Blackett

  • Yonge and Bloor square revisited by Hume

    Back in February, I was wandering through the construction site known as the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor. I made a quick post about the...

  • Have you seen the RedBall?

    Kurt Perschke’s RedBall, appearing in different parts of the city during Luminato, is one of my favourite public art projects I’ve seen in...

  • Metrolinx’s Strachan bridge update

    Click on image to see a larger version or view on Flickr As we mentioned in a post on May 26, Metrolinx has backed down on their plan to turn Strachan...

  • Malmo urban design slideshow

    Fred Sztabinski, Spacing’s Amsterdam-based correspondent (that has a nice ring to it, eh?), had a great post about Malmo, Sweden’s waterfront...

  • Sam Javanrouh goes for a bike ride

    One of Spacing’s main photo contributors is Sam Javanrouh of Daily Dose of Imagery (he’s responsible for three Spacing covers: Fall 2006, Fall...

  • SPACING: looking for photo and multimedia interns

    Spacing is on the search for two interns (or maybe more) for the summer and, if things work out well, maybe into the fall and winter. PHOTO INTERN Spacing...

  • Portraits from Toronto the Good

    If you stopped by our annual Toronto the Good party it’s possible you had your portrait taken by local photoblogger-extraordinaire Rannie Turnigan...

  • Copenhagen bike safety

    While I was away, a few people at the Toronto Star were following my Twitter and Facebook updates which contained snapshots of what I was experiencing in...

  • Metrolinx backs down on Strachan bridge

    One of Metrolinx’s first battles has been with the Liberty Village neighbourhood near King West and Strachan. Back in March, the transit agency made...

  • Following the Jarvis bike lane debate

    UPDATE 7:00pm: The Jarvis Street reconfiguration passed late this afternoon by a vote of 28-16. To see how councillors voted on the issue, click on the...

  • Scooters vs. Bikes vs. Ad Creep

    In Spacing‘s current issue, we have a small feature by contributor Liam Lahey on when does a bike truly become a bike (nudge, nudge: go pick up an...

  • Dept. of Funny Signs: “Sacntuary” homework club

    The Cure Cult once sang “She Sells Sanctuary.” And, apparently, the Parkdale United Church is trying to make some dough, too. But if the...