Media
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Bloggers effect change on the TTC’s website
As many of the regular Spacing Wire readers will know, a few blogs here in Toronto teamed up to gather feedback for the TTC on improving their horrible...
By Matthew Blackett -
Civic Bandwidth — Wireless Nights
The civic-minded nerds and hackers of Wireless Toronto are hosting an evening at their newest hotspot, Lot 16, on Tuesday and invite anybody with an...
By Shawn Micallef -
If you don’t like salad, don’t do graffiti-ing
Reno 911 is one of my favourite TV shows. I was watching some of their earlier episodes which featured this excellent public service announcement to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Librarians do it better
While certain civic bureaucracies continue to confound and anger many Torontonians, the Toronto Public Library seems to be doing everything right...
By Shawn Micallef -
Help improve the TTC’s website
On New Year’s Day, Robert Ouellete, the editor of Reading Toronto, posted a challenge to TTC Chair Adam Giambrone: let the bloggers of Toronto give...
By Matthew Blackett -
A little history of the TTC’s web site
Since we created the subway station buttons over two years ago we’ve come into contact with a lot of rail fans and people with a real passion to see...
By Matthew Blackett -
Friday’s links to public space articles
• City under fire for secrecy [ Globe and Mail ] • The sounds of the underground [ Globe and Mail ] • Scary walkways get some life ...
By Matthew Blackett -
Transit map as a trend chart
I came across this cool map hack — it takes London’s Underground Tokyo’s subway map and uses it as a chart to show the trends of the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Regent Park Take II — The Bike Man Episodes
It’s a beautiful cold December day, so watch these three summerish short films from Regent Park TV following the adventures of Bike Man and his...
By Shawn Micallef -
Better Know a Building
To add to the long and growing list of individuals working on Toronto projects close to their hearts that benefit the rest of us, here is TOBuilt. Local...
By Shawn Micallef -
Regent Park Take I
The folks at Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre have been around since 1989 as a not-for-profit organization that gets area kids involved in media...
By Shawn Micallef -
Regent Park Revitalization Screening Thursday Night
Revitalization is a word that sure sounds good; but is the phenomenon the city’s calling “revitalization” over at Regent Park really a...
By Leah Sandals