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Jarvis bike lanes improve safety for all road users
At the Toronto Cyclist Union’s—sorry, Cycle Toronto’s—annual general meeting a few evenings ago, Andrea Garcia, Director of Advocacy and Operations, spoke...
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33% off Spacing back issues this weekend
WHAT: Back issue sale WHEN: Today until Sunday (May 4-6) WHERE: on Spacing’s e-store COST: Normally $5 each (including shipping), or $8 on...
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The Art of Urban Sketching: Victoria
This week, Spacing presents excerpts from The Art of Urban Sketching, the new book by Seattle-based artist and journalist Gabriel Campanario. The book...
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Friday’s headlines
FORD Keenan: Send in the clowns [The Grid] Ford still steaming mad at the Toronto Star [The Sun] Ford’s outbursts tarnishing Toronto’s image...
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Urban Planet: Mapping the World’s Road, Shipping and Air Routes
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 -
TODERIAN: Discovering the worlds of Twitter and urbanism
This special column is from Brent Toderian, the former chief urban planner of Vancouver. Last week I had lunch with a friend and fellow urbanist, Bob...
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HEAD SPACE VIDEO: Brett Hendrie, Hot Docs
Brett Hendrie is Managing Director at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. Early last year, Hot Docs acquired and began a systematic...
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Jane’s Walk 2012: Spacing’s top 20 tours
The annual Jane’s Walk Weekend is just around the corner! On Saturday, May 5th, and Sunday, May 6th, hundreds of free walking tours will take place in...
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The Art of Urban Sketching: Toronto
This week, Spacing presents excerpts from The Art of Urban Sketching, the new book by Seattle-based artist and journalist Gabriel Campanario. The book...
By Noah van der Laan -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Vaughan wants to change food truck rules [The Sun] • Voter Registrations Missing In Contested Toronto Riding [Huffington Post] • Toronto...
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Functional Furniture at the Brick Works
In June 2012, Toronto’s historic Brick Works will host Design by Nature, a unique exhibition of functional furniture and sculptural work made from...
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Event: Lecture on Mass Housing by Miles Glendinning Thursday May 3
The Folks at ERA Architects and the TSA are hosting a lecture tomorrow that you’re all invited to. ERA Architects and the Toronto Society of...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered