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The Art of Parking
Editor’s Note: Thus continues the investigation into the many parking lots of downtown Hull by Spacing’s Ottawa/Gatineau Region correspondent...
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POLL: do you plan to drive on Car Free Day?
Today is international Car Free Day. Toronto’s celebration of this important day is embarrassing compared to what other cities are doing (even the...
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Montréal remembers Dawson
Over at Spacing Montréal, contributor Christopher DeWolf reflects on his experience and observations one year ago today after the Dawson College...
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TTC Service Cuts – an important public consultation and meeting
(This is a map of potential TTC service cuts by Ian Trider via the Torontoist. Solid red lines are routes which may be entirely eliminated. Broken red...
By Craig Cal -
TIFF: When Toronto belongs to the world
Life in a big city means from time to time it belongs to everybody else. In some major cities and world capitals, like London or New York, this is a near...
By Shawn Micallef -
My TTC is… basic access & basic mobility
(This is a map of potential TTC service cuts by Ian Trider via the Torontoist. Solid red lines are routes which may be entirely eliminated. Broken red...
By Craig Cal -
Join “The Climb”
I recently met the Toronto-based artist Laura Nanni, who does a lot of work around the theme of walking in collaboration with Sorrel Muggridge, a British...
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How to deal with cars parked in bike lanes
The post on Thursday on MyBikeLane.com’s first anniversary by Spacing’s Tammy Thorne reminded me of the post I made back in mid-April...
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Sidewalk Etiquette
Bert Archer has written an interesting article in the Globe and Mail‘s Toronto section about the ins and outs of sidewalk etiquette. He points out...
By Dylan Reid -
SPACING POLL: how many times have you been to a Toronto beach this summer?
A few weeks ago the Spacing editorial crew headed out to Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands to experience some beach culture. Most of us, when...
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A girl I admire
Crossposted to I Bike TO A 16-year-old Toronto teenager tells the National Post about her harrowing experience trying to commute to her summer...
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Vancouver calms and reprioritizes traffic
VANCOUVER — Riding my bike through Vancouver has made me aware of some of the traffic calming features the city has added. Bulges are used often to...
By Matthew Blackett