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Spacing Saturday: Tower Renewal, Metcalfe Ave and The Joy of Cycling
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Ottawa marked the...
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Loving parking lots in Portland
Portland, Oregon gets a lot of credit as cities go. “The city that works” really does work, as I found out when I visited last weekend. An early North...
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Taking a Picture with Queen Victoria
“Taking a Picture with Queen Victoria” Comparitive Then and Now The Queen Victoria monument outside of the Ontario Legislative Building...
By Alden Cudanin -
Sharing responsibility for pedestrian safety
Yesterday, a Canadian Press story made the media rounds noting a small spike in pedestrians hit by vehicles in Toronto, including one death on Wednesday...
By Dylan Reid -
Big back issue sale next week – 66% off!
We’ve got ourselves a new office and are all ready to pack up and move. The only problem is, we don’t really want to carry all these boxes of...
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Friday’s Headlines
ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Hume: Rob Ford: Hands off or hands-free [The Star] • Ford campaign’s dirty tricks: The audio evidence [Globe & Mail] ...
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Street Stories: Victoria Park Avenue
In the wake of October’s election, much has been made of differences and divisions amongst Toronto’s population. The city’s Victoria Park Avenue is no...
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STREET SCENE: Sidewalk Construction
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s Headlines
ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Who will drink Rob Ford’s Kool-aid? [National Post] • Q & A: Mammoliti on the possibility of being...
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World Wide Wednesday: By Taxi, Bus or Bike
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Wednesday’s Headlines
ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Levy: Cuts come slowly at City Hall [The Sun] TRANSIT • Ford urged to keep light-rail plan [The Star] • No time to convert air-rail...
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PODCAST: Saving BIXI, Bronson Avenue, and our parks
LISTEN TO THE NEW SPACING RADIO PODCAST! While some parks are jam-packed with kids, dog walkers and seniors practicing Tai Chi, others are deserted and...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered