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The Parkdale seal: 1879-1889
The 1998 creation of the “megacity”, a merger of all of metro Toronto’s cities and boroughs, was the last in a long line of annexations...
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thinkTORONTO at 401 Richmond
Starting on Tuesday Feb. 10, Spacing will be displaying the winning entries to the urban design ideas competition thinkTORONTO. If you missed the City...
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Monday’s headlines
• Councillors’ meetings on crime may break rules [ Toronto Star ] • In tough times we need less talk, more action [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Couch surfing in Riverdale Park
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EX0AnSgQs[/youtube] Riverdale Park has been busy this year with the constant snow making sledding conditions...
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Sidewalk graffiti, hydro-style
Never mind avoiding stepping on cracks in the sidewalk — look out for the hydro covers! As many Torontonians are aware, Hydro Toronto has a problem...
By Matthew Blackett -
(Psycho)Geographic boundaries and cozy urbanism
In my current Eye Weekly Psychogeography column I wrote about the psychological boundaries we — Torontonians — impose on ourselves, limiting...
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Event Guide: The Toronto Trilogy — Architecture for Humanity lecture series
Architecture for Humanity Toronto (a4hTO) is presenting its 2009 Lecture Series starting next Monday. This year the lectures are hosted by the Design...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Rail plans rattle home’s owners [ Toronto Star ] • Farms in the city win backing-but not pigs in the city [ National Post ] • Condo...
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Parents: Forget the station wagon or SUV
Editor’s Note: Fred Sztabinski is a Spacing contributor and former project coordinator of TCAT who recently relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands. He...
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Thursday’s headlines
DEVELOPMENT • Battle erupts over future of Yonge and Eglinton [ National Post ] • A planner’s secret weapon? [ Eye ] TRANSIT &bull...
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A subway washroom worth discovering
While my multiple jobs at Spacing keeps me almost entirely focused on public spaces outside, I do have a fascination with indoor spaces and how they are...
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Experiments with creating walking maps
I recently had the privilege of observing a fascinating exercise in mapping walking routes in St. Jamestown. Youth from the high-rise district marked up...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered