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  • PS Kensington on Sunday

    Tomorrow is the second Pedestrian Sunday Kensington of the year.  It starts at 1pm and goes to 7pm (and Augusta is closed to 10pm). Spacing will be there...

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  • Under Bathurst Bridge

    In the most recent issue of Spacing, David Fontaine wrote about the view of Fort York from under the Bathurst Street Bridge, the closest approximation of...

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  • Sustainable City or Sustainable Illusion?

    HiMY SYeD is sending daily reports from the World Urban Forum to the Spacing Wire. Here is his second report. 7:43 am and it is standing room only at...

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  • Cycling Goes Suburbs

    Encouraging news — the City of Markham is developing a cycling plan, including transportation as well as recreation. And it’s going to be...

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  • World Urban Forum – Day One

    HiMY SYeD is sending daily reports from the World Urban Forum to the Spacing Wire. Here is his first report. World Urban Forum – Day One ( Monday...

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  • Vancouver takes on the World

    As a tribute to the UN Habitat World Urban Forum taking place in Vancouver this week, Vancouver weekly The Georgia Straight dedicated many of its pages to...

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  • Final City Idol tonight

    Toronto & East York Final Event! Six candidates will try their best. Only one will become a City Idol! The winner will run for City Council in the...

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  • Pigeon Condo Talks

    This is last minute, for today’s talk, but we’ll pretend everybody is reading this on a Blackberry or Palm Treo while moving around the city...

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  • Pedestrian Picnics

    Ordinarily, you’d think one of the last places to have a picnic would be a gas station. Not so for the organizers of Streets are for Picnics! On...

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  • Native Tree Walk at Brickworks

    June 11th 2-4PM Join arborist, Todd Irvine, for a guided tour of the native trees within the stunning quarry and adjacent ravine of the Don Valley Brick...

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  • Vacant Lots and Orphan Spaces

    There has been a lot of excitement in Toronto recently about the potential of revitalizing the public space of the city. Two new exhibitions are currently...

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  • Check out new subway trains starting today

    It looks like the TTC and its workers are in some tense talks which could lead to another walkout, The Star is reporting. You can ignore these...

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