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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Matthew Blackett

  • Skyscrapers of the world

    Toronto is a weird place when it comes to tall buildings. We have the CN Tower, the world’s tallest free-standing structure in the world. But...

  • Toronto photobloggers at Apple Store tonight

    Spacing is sponsoring a presentation on Toronto-area photoblogs tonight at the Yorkdale Apple Store. Some of the city’s most shutter-happy...

  • Union on two wheels?

    Today’s Globe and Mail has an interesting article on the drive to unionize Toronto’s bike couriers. As it stands, most couriers earn about...

  • Community transformation examples

    The Sierra Club has an interesting feature on its website which allows you to flip through images of reimagined intersections in suburban sprawl areas...

  • Enemies of the Ordinary photo exhibit

    Opening Night: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 “Enemies of the Ordinary” A photographic exhibit by The Toronto Urban Exploration and Adventure...

  • Walk in Leslieville

    Saturday September 10th • 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Join Todd Irvine, a professional arborist from LEAF and his guest, City Councillor Paula Fletcher, for a...

  • Gas tax cometh

    It seems like there has been a lot of transit-type news lately. So here’s another one, this time from today’s Toronto Star. “Nothing...

  • Transit: York subway, new TTC initiatives, and VIVA’s growing pains

    It’s only a matter of time before the TTC gets the green light to build its long-awaited subway to York University, says Ontario Finance Minister...

  • Guerilla gardening goes mainstream

    Mainstream gardening writers are finally catching on to the guerilla gardening phenomena. We’ve seen articles on GG this summer in the Globe and...

  • Israel security wall art

    As Dylan Reid posted on the Wire August 22, 2005, the security wall Israel is building in the West Bank is being used as a public canvas for artists and...

  • Road construction halted

    Last month, housing developers unearthed a native burial ground while widening a road north of Canada’s Wonderland. What is worse, York Region...

  • Slipping through the CNE’s spectacle

    Spacing associate editor Shawn Micallef wrote about the CNE in this week’s Eye. In keeping with his psychogeographic ways, Shawn wanders through the...