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Like Spacing’s buttons, but more practical
One the fun fallouts of producing our Toronto subway buttons is hearing how people use their buttons. One lady bought a pack of station buttons that were...
By Matthew Blackett -
Photjunkie wins Bloggie
Regular Spacing contributor Rannie Turingan [ aka photojunkie.ca ] won Best Canadian Blog at the 2006 Bloggies held at SXSW. The Bloggies are one of the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Alexandra Park Memorial Mural
An attractive mural has been painted onto a wall on Cameron Street, at the edge of the Alexandra Park housing development, in memory of a long-time...
By Dylan Reid -
Follow-up: French riots and public space
The BBC did a radio program this week following up on the riots in the suburbs of Paris three months ago. At the time, there was some commentary that part...
By Dylan Reid -
City soundtracks
Walking through the city, one is treated to a variety of sounds — it could be the conversation of the people walking ahead of you on the sidewalk...
By Laura Hatcher -
Toronto’s Public Spaces in 2005
Both Eye Weekly and NOW ran excellent 2005 year in review features. Here’s the stuff they pointed out that the Spacing Wire thinks is worth...
By Matthew Blackett -
Reading Toronto
Some might say that the Reading Toronto blog is our competition, but in fact they are our friends. RT offers readers intelligent critique and ideas that...
By Matthew Blackett -
NYC police infiltrate bike and anti-war activism
An early holiday present to New York City cycling activists was revealed last week in the New York Times. For the last 16 months, undercover NYC police...
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When the Streets are Home ~ STREET NURSE
Tuesday December 27 2005 • BLOOR CINEMA ~ 7pm ~ $9 STREET NURSE ~ A film night with special guests During the Season of Giving, please join the...
By Dave Meslin -
Stay Connected
Patrick Evans writes in the Toronto Star about a Statistics Canada report connecting strong community feelings with health and longevity. The article...
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Macroscopes
Yesterday’s Toronto Star had two stories that reminded me of John Thackara’s macroscope idea: A macroscope is something that helps us see what...
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Vancouver cracks down on public heroin use
Police in Vancouver say they plan to start arresting drug addicts who shoot up in public, an uncontroversial idea in some cities but not in Vancouver. The...
By Matthew Blackett