Infrastructure
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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...
By Alex Bozikovic -
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 -
Toronto launches pilot project to improve safety the visually impaired
Walking Toronto’s streets can be dangerous for any pedestrian, but it can be especially hazardous for the visually impaired. The City has launched a...
By Andrew Russell -
EVENT: Transport Futures Governance Summit
The folks at Transport Futures are offering Spacing subscribers a 15% discount on their upcoming Governance Summit, which takes place November 19th at the...
By Dale Duncan -
NO MEAN CITY: Andrew Blum plumbs the Internet
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Most days, I spend all day and much of the evening lost in the internet. Lost...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Joint project puts solar panels on City-owned roofs
The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro will be sharing the $6–million cost to install solar panels on City-owned roof tops. By year’s end, ten...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Humber footbridge lit up with “critters”
Large, organic shaped creatures hang from cables on the Humber Bridge, just feet above the heads of pedestrians crossing the river. There is something...
By Amber Daugherty