Features
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Dutch Sheep Complicit in Ad Plot
The New York Times and other outlets are reporting on an ad campaign in the Dutch countryside that is wrapping sheep in ads for an online hotel...
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Public space catch-all post
Here are a number of articles from the last few days: Trash: A recommendation that York and Durham regions’ trash be incinerated will likely cause...
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To Hide and Protect
Royson James has a great piece in the Toronto Star today critiquing the 2.4-metre-high cedar fences being erected around Toronto police stations. These...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Cycle Disobedience
Albert Howell has a great article in the Globe and Mail highlighting issues surrounding the role of local goverment to supply cycle-safe infrastructure...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Toronto Gaol
This morning I went on a tour of the Don Jail, or Toronto Gaol. The old part, built in 1860s, closed in 1977. The “new” part is still full of...
By Shawn Micallef -
Last day for street furniture survey
Today is the last day for the public to fill out a street furniture survey. It is very important for as many people to fill this out so that the City...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public space in the news today
Here are a few links to articles in today’s papers: The TTC is going shopping for new streetcars. The photo above, from Minneapolis, is the new...
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Catcalls
It’s easy for a male like myself to forget that public space can be made significantly less friendly for women, through catcalling by men...
By Dylan Reid -
Ottawa Public Space
I went on a trip to Ottawa in the fall, and noticed good, interesting, and bad public space initiatives. The Good Ottawa has made many pedestrian-oriented...
By Dylan Reid -
Who wants to build Toronto’s street furniture?
The Globe and Mail reports today that the City of Toronto met with companies who will potentially bid on the street furniture contract. There is...
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Superboxes, Megabins & Freedom of the Press
The Globe & Mail reports today on the move towards aggregating the muddle of newspaper boxes on our public streets. Although it is always good to get...
By Chris Hardwicke -
European ad creep
Advertising encroachment into the public realm is one of my strongest pet peeves. When outdoor ad companies use guerrilla marketing campaigns to get their...
By Matthew Blackett