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Bike Share Programs: community or commercial?
As Toronto contemplates introducing a large-scale bike-sharing program, a key decision it will have to make is whether the municipality (or a related...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Industry calls on city to scrap new waste plan [ Globe and Mail ] • City’s pro-recycling packaging plan creates a tempest in a coffee...
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Welcome Back America — bring your iPhones, transistor radios and maybe a boom box
Love them or hate them, Yonge-Dundas Square is surrounded by giant TV screens. Though we have debated the pros and cons of their existence (mostly con...
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Welcome Back America Tonight
If the event below appeals to you, go to the Facebook event page and join, and then invite all your people to join — especially if they’re in...
By Spacing -
Unbuilt Toronto launch tonight
We had a lot of fun putting together our Spring 2005 issue called “The History of Our Future:” all about grand plans that didn’t make it...
By Shawn Micallef -
Montreal’s sidewalk features
When we launched our Spacing Montreal blog in September 2007, our venue was on Saint Laurent and the street was going through a major streetscape...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Grey garbage bin system starts this week [Toronto Star] • Garbage myths we hold dear [Toronto Star] • Rejected green bin frustrates...
By Megan Hall -
Montréal Monday: Concrete jungles, city-branding, and
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions...
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Halloween stories and photos
Halloween is one of the biggest pedestrian-oriented events of the year. Spacing encourages our readers to share their unique experiences and photos with...
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Transit City marketing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoecnwRr1oA[/youtube] The folks at the TTC have embarked on a major marketing campaign in an effort to sell...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Era of uploading replaces downloading of the ’90s [ National Post ] • City left holding bag on grand plaza plan [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Events Guide: Regent Park Film Festival
WHAT: Regent Park Film Festival WHEN: November 5-8 WHERE: Nelson Mandela Public School (440 Shuter Street) The festival will feature both community and...
By Mike Bulko
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered