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Wednesday’s Headlines
Bicycling in Toronto • A place to park your bike, and lose your excuses [ Globe & Mail ] • Peddling for votes [ Globe & Mail ...
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Metrolinx backs down on Strachan bridge
One of Metrolinx’s first battles has been with the Liberty Village neighbourhood near King West and Strachan. Back in March, the transit agency made...
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SPACING: Photo and multimedia interns wanted
Spacing is on the search for two interns (or maybe more) for the summer and, if things work out well, maybe into the fall and winter. PHOTO INTERN Spacing...
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Council approves Jarvis bike lane 28-16
Emotions were high as Bike Month kicked off yesterday. Thousands of cyclists joined mayor David Miller in commuting to an early morning pancake breakfast...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
Jarvis Bike Lane and Cycling • Bikes win in Jarvis overhaul [ Toronto Star ] • One small lane for mankind [ Toronto Star ] • Miller’s...
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Following the Jarvis bike lane debate
UPDATE 7:00pm: The Jarvis Street reconfiguration passed late this afternoon by a vote of 28-16. To see how councillors voted on the issue, click on the...
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Montreal Monday: Palais de Justice, Guerilla Gardening, the Conduit
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...
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Detroit: Graffiti
Detroit must be some kind of graffiti artist heaven — there are almost endless amounts of deserted, empty walls across the city in neglected streets...
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Monday’s Headlines
• This old house: Is it being left to fall apart? [ Toronto Star ] • Pickup artist makes a clean sweep [ Toronto Star ] • Embankment...
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All the World’s a Stage Part 2: TTC Musicians
Benny Lozano at Bloor-Yonge Station Last December, a Scarborough rap duo put out the video “I Get On (the TTC),” which received a huge amount...
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Scooters vs. Bikes vs. Ad Creep
In Spacing‘s current issue, we have a small feature by contributor Liam Lahey on when does a bike truly become a bike (nudge, nudge: go pick up an...
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Mathematical Cities
An interesting article on math and the city was just posted on the New York Times website. Written by Steven Strogatz, a professor of applied Mathematics...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered