By Matthew Blackett
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SPACING: come to our release party Wednesday!
WHAT: release party for the fall 2010 issue of Spacing WHEN: Wed. October 6, 2010, doors open at 7pm WHERE: The Courthouse (57 Adelaide St. E., just west...
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Looking down at Pittsburgh
The title of this post is deliberately misleading simply because whenever I go to a city I look down to see what the city offers — whether it be garbage...
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How to (not) promote access to the waterfront
I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed but Toronto’s waterfront doesn’t seem to be on the radar of the mayoral candidates in this...
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WWW: Bikes, transit, and why gardens are good for school kids
• There is a tradition amongst cycling advocates around the world to attach a “ghost bike” — every part of it painted solid white — to a light...
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VIDEO: Skateboarding in Kabul
I was never very good at skateboarding as a kid, though I spent way too many nights trying to slide the bottom of my board along the curb outside my...
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San Francisco’s plan to deal with parking
SFpark Overview from SFpark on Vimeo. I know I’m stating the obvious when I say this: parking a vehicle downtown, in Toronto or any city, can be a...
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Mapping subways
If you’ve been reading Spacing Toronto for any length of time you’ll know that I have a fascination with transit maps. So much so, I’ve...
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VIDEO: Nothing is higher than an architect
If you live in a place without air conditioning than you can relate to my current plight: the heat wave is making it difficult for me to sleep at night...
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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces
Toronto bike riders can celebrate a “first” today: the City has converted two car parking spots into parking for a minimum of 16 bikes. Here...
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G20: The revolution will be televised (on YouTube)
Last week, social media demonstrated that Toronto is a quite a plugged-in city: Twitter, Flickr and Facebook quickly confirmed that an earthquake had...
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G20: A few questions to ask organizers of G20
Simply put, this weekend in Toronto was horrible on every level. All of the events that transpired need to be examined with critical eyes — from...
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Earthquake! Tsunami warning for G20 fake lake
Yes, an earthquake shook Toronto. And Ottawa. And Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Windsor, places in Ohio…. There has also been a tsunami warning...