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Complete streets coming to a Canadian city near you
The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) has launched a nationwide campaign that promotes cities to adopt “complete streets”...
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The Spacing Bike: our new mobile store on three wheels
WHAT: Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington WHEN: Sunday, July 29th noon-7pm WHERE: Kensington Market (find us along the north end of Augusta Ave) For over 8...
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Friday’s headlines
ONTARIO PLACE • Hume: Tory report on Ontario Place too sensible to be implemented [Toronto star] • Sell off chunk of Ontario Place to developers, maybe...
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Urban Planet: Live Where You Go
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Photo installation allows councillors to see through Fresh Eyes
From the lower windows of Toronto City Hall, many pairs of eyes peer out onto Nathan Phillips Square. If you pass quickly, you could miss them, but look...
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Making the TTC and downtown hospitable to families
Yesterday morning, I got into an argument with a stranger while riding with my wife and kids on the subway. I’d been standing for several stops with my...
By Todd Harrison -
Thursday’s headlines
TCHC • Gang members sublet TCHC units: Tenant [Toronto Sun] • Money wasted on TCHC repair jobs [Toronto Sun] • TCHC officials read the Riot Act over...
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Instaflaneur: mid-century mid-rise magnificence with no melodrama in Etobicoke
Here is a fine mid-century mid-rise specimen from Etobicoke. The MayorBrothers & Doug Holyday seem to like Etobicoke, so I’ve been following...
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Revue Cinema: A century of moving pictures
Occasionally, Spacing editors share content on our blogs that have originally appeared in our print magazine. This is an extended version of an article...
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Searching for a network on the new CN Leaside bike trail
When it comes to transportation planning, networks get a lot of credit. This is particularly true in grid cities like Toronto, which transportation...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CRIME • Toronto, Canadian crime rates decline but more homicide reported [Toronto Star] • Stephen Harper urges tougher crime laws, meets with Rob Ford...
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Instaflaneur: a new regular photo feature on Spacing from Shawn Micallef’s city wanders
Since I got a new iPhone last fall — with its rather good eight megapixel camera — the best and most useful app I installed on it has been Instagram. It...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered