Green Space
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Winter cyclist profile – Geoffrey, Bike Pirate
Name / Occupation / Age Geoffrey Bercarich/ Student / 23 What do you use your bike for? I bike to and fro between York University and my home at Queen and...
By Tammy Thorne -
Snow jobs
This image, captured by Spacing’s web developer Michael Pereira after one of our recent snowstorms, pretty much says all there is to say about the...
By Dylan Reid -
Sidewalk cleared before road? Really?!?
Spacing Toronto contributors have been writing up a storm of posts about snow removal on sidewalks and roads. We learned that the City didn’t start...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tree Tuesday: Golden Weeping Willow
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 -
LEAF Annual Party
LEAF is holding its second annual party this Wednesday to celebrate another successful year. It promises to be a fun night with live music, interactive...
By Todd Irvine -
Plowed bike lanes vital to winter biking
Following the City’s Bike Winter promotion and the Coldest Day of the Year ride, the Toronto Star featured an article paraphrasing the cycling...
By Tammy Thorne -
Clearing the snow for pedestrians
After the December 16 snowstorm, there was a lot of media coverage and comment about how poorly snow was cleared for pedestrians compared to drivers...
By Dylan Reid -
Winter cyclist profile – Yvonne the community animator
Name / Occupation / Age Yvonne Bambrick / Community Animator at the Center for Social Innovation /31 What do you use your bike for? Getting everywhere and...
By Tammy Thorne -
Snow storm stories, Part II
Back in December, we asked readers to share their winter storm stories with us. We received some great vignettes, including a plethora of tales about...
By Matthew Blackett -
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