Infrastructure
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Blocking the Way: Railways and freeways are major barriers to pedestrians
Pedestrian crossing of GO Transit Stouffville Corridor, at Marilyn Avenue near Agincourt Station The biggest barrier to pedestrians and cyclists in...
By Sean Marshall -
Instaflaneur: late night bike rides, Toronto flooding, & following the water
In lieu of a vacation trip this season, it has been a summer of long long bike rides, mostly at night, around Toronto and sometimes up into the 905. This...
By Shawn Micallef -
LORINC: Union Station re-visited, part II
It’s sometimes said that surgeons and commercial pilots out-distance all other professions for sang froid and audacity. But if I had to make another...
By John Lorinc -
Considering the Bay/Bloor pedestrian scramble
Last night I attended a public meeting about changes to the intersection of Bay and Bloor, including a proposal by the City to remove the pedestrian...
By Dylan Reid -
Etobicoke stories: the DIY shortcut to Eatonville Library
My tower neighbourhood was built with modernist ideals of green space, low density and novelty. In the ‘50s, Toronto planners and architects stretched...
By Sheraz Khan -
Toronto Flood 2013: The revenge of Garrison Creek
It’s no coincidence that places like Christie Pits, Trinity Bellwoods Park, and the train bridge underpass at King and Atlantic streets were all affected...
By Todd Harrison -
Checking out Ottawa’s new Bank St.
I was in Ottawa last weekend and strolled along Bank St. in the Glebe neighbourhood, which was recently re-done with new street furniture, art and paving...
By Dylan Reid -
Doing something about city’s most dangerous intersections for pedestrians
Tomorrow, Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will look at a report from City staff that identifies the 100 worst intersections in...
By Dylan Reid -
IN THIS ISSUE: The slow demise of the newspaper box
The Spring 2013 issue of Spacing is our second largest ever and is jammed packed with a slew of great articles, photos, and interviews focused on Canadian...
By Daniel Viola -
EVENTS: Urban forestry, Toronto’s competitiveness, the Post-Oil City, and Regent Park
WHAT: Understanding Your Urban Forest WHEN: May 1, 2013, 5-7pm WHERE: University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street Earth Sciences Building Room 4001 COST...
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NO MEAN CITY: Don River Park, Hurricane Sandy and the meadows that will save Bay Street
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture What did we learn about building cities in 2012? From Superstorm Sandy, the...
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GREENBERG: 8 steps to change the future of the Gardiner
It now appears that an important threshold has been crossed. With the news that over half of the elevated Gardiner Expressway on both sides of downtown...
By Ken Greenberg