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By Matthew Blackett

  • POLL: What to do with the Gardiner?

    As we get ready for our “What to do with the Gardiner Expressway” event tomorrow night at the Harbourfront Centre, we thought we’d offer...

  • No TTC strike this week

      The Toronto Star is reporting that there will be no TTC strike this week: The union representing Toronto transit workers said today that its members...

  • Signs of Spring

    Mark Jenkins is one of my favourite public space artists. His latest work to celebrate the arrival of spring — in his home base of Washington DC...

  • Help pick my road trip route

    Next week, I take off for a week-long vacation. But I’m not the type of person who likes to stop working while I’m away — I need a...

  • USA’s gentrified ‘hoods threatened by aristocratization

    It may be the day after April Fool’s, but this article from the Onion is worth the post: WASHINGTON—According to a report released Tuesday by...

  • POLL: have you started riding your bike?

    Back in the fall we asked Spacing Toronto readers if they planned to ride their bike throughout the winter. Much to our surprise, 37% said they would. We...

  • Councillors say the darnedest things

    [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=z8EpSdyB0zY[/youtube] EDITOR’S NOTE: Video contains a lot of swear words. You’ve been warned. Ah...

  • The City starts to plan for TTC strike

    The City of Toronto issued a press release outlining a contingency plan in the case of a TTC strike starting on April 1 (does anyone find any irony of the...

  • TTC strike date pushed back

    According to the Toronto Star: The union is in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but Kinnear said a strike now wouldn’t likely happen...

  • POLL: Should the TTC be allowed to strike?

    As Toronto moves closer to a transit strike next week (or some kind of “job action”), residents who rely on the TTC are holding their breath...

  • Rob Ford charged with assault and threatening death

    City councillor Rob Ford has been charged with assault and threatening death. • The Toronto Star article • The National Post article • The...

  • BOOKS: What are you reading?

    For those of you with a city-focused book fetish, you should be looking forward to Spacing’s upcoming issue where we review a handful of excellent...