By Matthew Blackett
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IN THE ISSUE: Artist creates flags for Toronto’s main streets
While Toronto is often called the “city of neighbourhoods,” there is very little visual material that celebrate these areas (outside of customized street...
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Will you ride your bike on the coldest day of the year?
WHERE: Behind City Hall at Armoury St. and Chestnut St WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, noon I’m the type of cyclist who puts his bike away at the first...
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Short film winner from Toronto Urban Film Fest
This fall, Spacing was the sponsor of the Canadian Urbanism Award at the Toronto Urban Film Festival. The silent (and winning) films from TUFF are shown...
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Toronto Maple Leafs history told in a subway map
It should surprise no one who reads Spacing that I have a bit of an obsession when it comes to maps. And, as my close friends and Spacing editors can...
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Music video uses photos from Archives
How can you not love this music video? Local singer Lisa Conway’s video for “Oh How Love” uses images from the City of Toronto Archive and the TTC.
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Has Mayor Rob Ford become Mayor Tommy Shanks?
The continued follies of Toronto mayor Rob Ford may be life imitating art (or pop culture). During a moment of time-wasting today, I stumbled across a...
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Meet Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto’s new chief planner
In the lead-up to the previous municipal election, Spacing identified the most pressing urban issues facing the city. In our urban planning feature we...
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Complete streets coming to a Canadian city near you
The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) has launched a nationwide campaign that promotes cities to adopt “complete streets”...
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20 pianos played across Toronto
With news that 41 pianos have been placed around the city for the public to play, musician Marc Soares set out on Friday, July 13 to play 20 of the...
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20 interesting public benches from my travels
Since I helped launch Spacing back in 2003, I’ve had the chance to travel to a lot of cities and examine the things that turn my urbanist crank...
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NASA shows off city lights at night
The lights that make our skies glow at night are a symbol of how our civilization has grown, but ti wasn’t until the last two decades where detailed...
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Today is deadline for Creative Mapping Contest!
Spacing magazine presents the CREATIVE MAPPING CONTEST Do you love maps? Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, or visual storyteller? Spacing wants...