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World Wide Wednesday: LRT in LA, beautiful billboards and city software
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
G20 Aftermath • Opinion: A rough lesson in civics [ Toronto Star ] • Accused in G20 protests released on bail [ Toronto Star ] • Best be careful around...
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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces
Toronto bike riders can celebrate a “first” today: the City has converted two car parking spots into parking for a minimum of 16 bikes. Here...
By Matthew Blackett -
Cities for People — New Toronto design intervention
This is part of a series of posts by students in OCAD’s Cities for People summer workshop (click the link to read a bit about what the class is about)...
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SPACING RADIO SPECIAL: Examining the G20, pt. I
LISTEN TO TODAY’S SPACING RADIO PODCAST Ever since the G20, Toronto’s public spaces have felt different. Something has changed. All this week...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
TTC • More cleaners needed to improve TTC stations [ Toronto Star ] • Taking a mop to the TTC [ Toronto Star ] • TTC rethinks Danforth subway exits ...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Slideshow of Spacing’s release party
On Wednesday, July 7, Spacing released our summer 2010 issue at the legendary El Mocambo. The above slideshow is a collection of the best signs from our...
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LORINC: 10 more questions about TPSB’s G20 review
In the early 1990s, the Ontario Commission on Police Services conducted an extended probe of the internal affairs unit of the Metro Toronto Police...
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STREET SCENE: Bell Internet Repair
Complaining a lot eventually works. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Monday’s Headlines
Lakes & Beaches • Are you afraid of the lake? Chill out! [ Toronto Star ] • Critics slam proposal to ship nuclear waste through Lake Ontario [ Toronto...
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Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Recalling the beloved...
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LORINC: Greenwashing by any other name
I normally have a lot of time for the Toronto Environmental Alliance, but the heat this week must have wiped out the organization’s institutional memory...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered