Features
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Public and private infrastructure in action (imagined and real)
The Twitterverse recently led me to an interesting blog post that pointed out how, in the Bourne movies, the Jason Bourne character “uses public...
By Dylan Reid -
Help us write a handbook of Toronto etiquette
Social norms vary from city to city. In Marrakech it’s perfectly normal for a shopkeeper to offer mint tea to a potential customer before setting off on a...
By Spacing -
Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...
By Katia Snukal -
STREET SCENE: Tracks in the Snow
new lines in fresh snow. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
STREET SCENE: New Years Traffic on Dundas West
Can you see the cab streaking by? More than 2 out of 3 vehicles were cabs and that – I think – was a good thing. Street Scene will appear each...
By Jerry Waese -
GTA’s lost villages: Thistletown
23 Jason Road, Thistletown’s first house, built around 1802 Thistletown, perhaps Toronto’s best-hidden historic neighbourhood, is located at...
By Sean Marshall -
World Wide Wednesday: parking garages, private streets and carbon-neutral cities
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
By Katia Snukal -
Environmental Assessment: the Gardiner reconfiguration
This is the first of a four-part series of articles exploring the Environmental Assessment process and how it’s shaping Toronto. The series will...
By Hilary Best -
STREET SCENE: Evidence of Cycling of Winter
I see people riding bikes even in snow storms. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...
By Katia Snukal -
STREET SCENE: Yellow Truck and Yonge and College
Fran’s is an enduring landmark – Have a great 2010! Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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STREET SCENE: Where Carlton bends
Near Parliament – I miss The Peasant’s Larder – Happy New Year, Folks Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of...
By Jerry Waese