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TV on transit
You may have noticed that the high-definition video screens are being installed throughout the subway system. About half the screen shows 15 to 30 second...
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Street furniture, pregnant transit riders, and idling busses
A few things from the Star today: 1. An article on street furniture and how the city is about to put a call out for a RFP. 2. An article about pregnant...
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A little more ad creep
Some of our readers have been emailing us about the new Pattison ad pillars (NOW magazine had a small piece on them this week). The structures are new...
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$treet Furniture – Buy Now, Pay Later!
For everyone who is following the monster bin® saga. Here is another chance to let the city know what you think about adverfurniture©. Consultations are...
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The Metropolis monstrosity
I was forwarded this image of Metropolis posted on the Urban Toronto Forum. The complex will occupy the northeast corner of Yonge and Dundas, completing...
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More on Kensington cyclist-motorist conflict
photos by Adam Krawesky The other day, the Spacing Wire posted about a motorist-cyclist conflict in Kensington Market. This post has become an...
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Ticket SUVs
Come out on February 3rd and help Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable ticket 1200 gas guzzlers in Toronto. ATSA is the Montreal group that...
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SPACING: Spacing Wire voted top blog in Eye’s Best of Toronto
This week’s Eye Weekly has a few Spacing-related items: 1. You named the Spacing Wire the Best Blog in Eye’s Best of Toronto Reader Poll...
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Give feedback on TTC video screens
The City of Toronto and the TTC are asking for your opinions on their new video screens that are slowly being installed on subway station platforms. You...
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Secondhand Smog
Tanya Talaga reports in today’s Toronto Star about research from London connecting traffic congestion, smog and its health effects. The report...
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SPACING: Toronto designers wins Chicago recycle bin contest
SPACING.ca FEATURE: In the summer of 2005, the American Institute of Architects/Chicago Young Architects Forum called for design submissions for an...
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Segways Put in their Place — For Now
The Segway issue came back again to the City of Toronto’s Works Committee this morning, in a lively and sometimes surreal debate. The good news is...
By Dylan Reid