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Poor NOLA: The violent struggle to rebuild a great city
On his blog yesterday Richard Florida posted “Shades of Robert Moses” and asked “So you thought urban renewal and the destruction of...
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Winter cyclist profile — Tanya the IT Coordinator
This is part of a regular series of cyclist profiles, here on Spacing. Name / Occupation / Age Tanya Quinn/ IT Coordinator / 34 What do you use your bike...
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POLL: Do you like winter?
photo by Bouke Salverda Recently, someone said to me that winter was fun for them until we reached the age of responsibility — once we had things to...
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LAST MINUTE GIFT: Spacing Holiday Gift Pack
SPACING HOLIDAY GIFT PACK The Spacing Holiday Gift Pack, now in its third year of promotion, is available at Pages Books and Magazines. The gift package...
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Travelling on snowy sidewalks with my baby
This is my first winter as a dad. As you can imagine, life for me and my young family is filled with new experiences — most of them of the amazing...
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Sounds of Toronto
A few weeks ago, Spacing asked its readers to help identify the specific smells of the city for an article we’re publishing in the Spring 2008...
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A day in the life of 1975 New York City
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=C-3wza6rnck[/youtube] Despite the wave of happy-urbanism that has gripped a large chunk of the former city of Toronto...
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GIFT GUIDE: Transit Maps of the World book
If you are scrambling for gifts for your urban-obsessed friends, you should consider buying the book “Transit Maps of the World” published by...
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Summerhill holiday lights and the development iceberg they’re attached to
Last year I wrote about the unique LED holiday lights that run along Yonge Street from Dundas Square up to Alexander Street. They’re back this year...
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Tree Tuesday: Horsechestnuts
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
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Montréal Monday — makeout benches, keeping the cars out, and poster-ity
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
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Winter cyclist profile — Cris the Bike Month organizer
Cyclist profiles are part of an ongoing series here on Spacing, and I Bike TO. In celebration of the season — and the City’s Bike Winter...
By Tammy Thorne
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered