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John Lorinc examines Jan Gehl’s one stone-five birds strategy
With a winking apology to the ornithology set, the renowned Danish architect Jan Gehl last week laid out his “one stone-five birds†strategy for a...
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Untitled
This statue stands outside the Kelly Library at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. It was unveiled on June 6th 1973 and was made of...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
SUBURBS • Mississauga gets off the bus [Toronto Star] • Bradford development proposal moves ahead [Toronto Star] • A question of sprawl...
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Events Guide: Luminato OpenCity projects
WHAT: Luminato’s OpenCity Icebreakers Projects WHEN: June 10 – June 20, 2009 WHERE: XSPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Avenue, Toronto HOW...
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Montreal Monday: Tiananmen Square memorial, street festivals, and bad intersections
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...
By Jake Schabas -
Monday’s Headlines
STREETSCAPE • For an Island tunnel [Toronto Star] • Listening to the sounds of the city [Toronto Star] • Queen Street’s devastating...
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Malmo urban design slideshow
Fred Sztabinski, Spacing’s Amsterdam-based correspondent (that has a nice ring to it, eh?), had a great post about Malmo, Sweden’s waterfront...
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Events Guide: People in Motion 2009 displays LRV renderings
WHAT: TTC Exhibit at People in Motion 2009 WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10 AM – 5PM WHERE: The Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place HOW MUCH...
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Sam Javanrouh goes for a bike ride
One of Spacing’s main photo contributors is Sam Javanrouh of Daily Dose of Imagery (he’s responsible for three Spacing covers: Fall 2006, Fall...
By Matthew Blackett -
Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition Vote
Last March, the City’s planning staff put out a report regarding a pedestrian and cycling bridge that would cross the rail corridor south of Front...
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Brampton’s Urban Frontier: Countryside Drive
In my hometown of Brampton, suburban development has continued to erode the old country landscape that even up to about 20 years ago, made up most of the...
By Sean Marshall -
Friday’s Headlines
STREETS • Drive up 400 could get worse [Toronto Star] • On Lawrence Avenue East, a tasty little piece of Lebanon [National Post] • Toronto...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered