Green Space
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The wind takes control of Lake Ontario
If you walk down to Lake Ontario today you will see some rather large waves. The wind storm we’re experiencing has already closed off streets in the...
By Matthew Blackett -
The Birdman of the Annex
An interesting article in the Toronto Star today about author Graeme Gibson and the birdwatching passion he exercises in and around the ravines of...
By Shawn Micallef -
Climate-change adaptation
Cross-posted from Eye Weekly. OK, so maybe not everyone has gotten the message, but over the past 15 years or so (or perhaps more, depending on your...
By Dale Duncan -
Tree Tuesday: The Narrowing of Gladstone
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
Winter cyclist profile – Leehe the personal trainer
Name / Occupation / Age Leehe Lev / Self Employed Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach, Owner of Whole Self Fitness / 34 What do you use your bike for...
By Tammy Thorne -
Air quality control
Cross posted from Eye Weekly. Big cities are notorious for their smog, but aside from car exhaust, do we really know what’s in our air? Figuring out...
By Dale Duncan -
Continuing to swap one bad habit for another
Last year, The Canadian Cancer Society and Toronto Public Health teamed up to bring you the Driven To Quit challenge which encouraged people to quit...
By Matthew Blackett -
Living The Good Life
I’m interested in the thoughts of Spacing readers on The Good Life campaign that WWF-Canada (aka my employer) launched yesterday. Its goal is try...
By Keith Stewart -
Harnessing wind power downtown
I have a friend who recently bought a commercial building in the Entertainment District. He has some decent plans on how to properly develop the site and...
By Matthew Blackett -
Mapping our urbanism – watersheds
Along with its article today about the TRCA‘s work preserving watersheds in the GTA (Clock is ticking for conservation dream), The Star included a...
By Robin Chubb -
The Highline: adaptive reuse of industrial infrastructure
NEW YORK – The Highline is one of the most actively discussed public space projects in New York and for a very good reason. It is setting a...
By Joseph Clement -
Winter cyclist profile – Brandon, Bike Pirate
Name / Occupation / Age Brandon Z / Statistical Consultant / 34 What do you use your bike for? How about what do I *not* use my bike for? Hmmmm…...
By Tammy Thorne