Green Space
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First test of sidewalk snow-and-ice clearing
As Torontonians negotiated snowy and icy sidewalks this past week, some were no doubt reminded of the problems the city had last winter with clearing...
By Dylan Reid -
Heavier U.S. population uses billions of dollars more worth of fuel
For the most recent issue of Spacing (coming out next week) I reviewed a book by Mary Soderstrom called The Walkable City. It’s full of interesting...
By Dylan Reid -
Event Guide: Lake Ontario wind power community meeting
WHAT: Meeting about installing windmills in Lake Ontario WHEN: Monday, November 24 @ 6:30pm WHERE: Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute, 145 Guildwood...
By Spacing -
Do the shuffle
Councillor Joe Mihevc‘s unfortunate and undeserved ousting as chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee and Councillor Michael...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Toronto pastoral
On a late afternoon walk around Fort York and the CNE we found these two small horses (donkey? pony? mini-horse?) tied to a tree outside the new townhomes...
By Shawn Micallef -
A slice of nature in the concrete jungle
With winter’s first few flakes of snow rearing their frigid faces this week, I decided to get out and try to absorb as much of the autumn atmosphere...
By Mike Bulko -
The design of tree pits
The base of tree, often referred to as a tree pit, is one of the small details of urban design that I have a strong fascination with. Here in Toronto...
By Matthew Blackett -
Shenzhen: China’s Instant City
The first half of my visit to China took me to the working class city of Changchun and the modern city of Dalian, both in Manchuria, in the northeast. The...
By Sean Marshall -
ELECTION 2008: Global warming isn’t trying to kill us, and that’s a shame
Clever graffitti really should inform more of the debate in our federal election. There I was, tearing my hair out trying to understand how anyone can...
By Keith Stewart -
Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm
TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Junction Tree Tour tomorrow
WHAT: Junction Tree Tour WHEN: September 7th, 11am to 1pm WHERE: Meet at the northwest corner of Keele St. and Dundas St. West HOW MUCH: Suggested...
By Dale Duncan -
The effects of CNE parking in Parkdale
From the start of August, the southern part of Parkdale is transformed by two major events: Caribana and the CNE. A huge influx of people descend on the...
By Matthew Blackett