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STREET SCENE: The Opera Between Traffic
They dance, they kiss, they sing. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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How to encourage stairs instead of escalators
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw[/youtube] I’m one of those annoying people who you find walking up the stairs of a subway...
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BikeCamp TO is tomorrow
WHAT: BikeCamp TO 2009 WHEN: Oct 17th, 2009 – 10:00am to 5:00pm WHERE: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. As winter comes barreling down...
By Kaitlyn Kochany -
WWII damaged buildings being patched up with Lego
Berlin artist Jan Vormann is transforming World War II damaged buildings around Europe with his version of a quick patch job. The project, called...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
Friday’s headlines
MAYORAL RACE • Mammoliti unveils mayoral platform [ Toronto Star ] • Mayoral plank focuses on crime [ Toronto Star ] • Councillor unveils...
By Katia Snukal -
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (by taking municipal governments for suckers)
Photo by torontocitylife. Transit shelters require concrete pads (bases) underneath them. Astral pays for those. The garbage bins they’ve designed...
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STREET SCENE: A Moment On Rees Street
A last look at Toronto before getting on the Gardiner. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Circulation: A classic film about Montreal traffic (feat. Jean Drapeau)
Editor: Spacing has partnered with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films from their new online screening room. Matt Forsythe of the NFB is...
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OPPI / CIP Conference: Contemporary Approaches to Heritage Planning
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent September 30 – October 3 in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners...
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Thursday’s headlines
CONDO DEVELOPMENT • Beach residents battle condo plans [ Toronto Star ] • The NIMBY crusade against a Toronto condo [ Globe & Mail ] &bull...
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World Wide Wednesday: Train stations, squatting and digital cities
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...
By Katia Snukal -
Addressing racism and the War of 1812
Prior to the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, I attended the final day of a three-day history symposium at Fort York on Oct. 9 to hear Ontario’s...
By Liam Lahey
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered