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American cities becoming more walkable
The Brookings Institution in the US has recently published a study, “Footloose and Fancy Free: A Field Survey of Walkable Urban Places in the Top 30...
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Stroll: Don Mills & photos from the Moccasin-Rainbow trail
This week’s stroll column in Eye Weekly had me wandering around Canada’s most famous suburb, Don Mills. I remember while growing up Don Mills...
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GIFT GUIDE: Spacing gift subscriptions
Got a holiday party to go to and don’t have a present? Why not buy a gift subscription to Spacing! We have a special offer on right now that allows...
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Help create Spacing’s blogroll
Spacing will begin to publish daily headline links in the very near future (thanks to those who have lobbied for the feature’s return). We normally...
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Help develop Toronto’s walking strategy – and other walking notes
As I’ve noted in passing in some previous posts, the City of Toronto is currently developing a “Walking Strategy” to guide Toronto...
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GIFT GUIDE: Fort York — A Short History and Guide
Toronto Culture division has just published “Fort York: A Short History and Guide.” Written by historian (and Chief Curator of Toronto...
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Lobbying for a Registry: Exhibit C
I didn’t intend for this to become a recurring feature but it seems Lobbying for a Registry may be just that — at least until there’s a...
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Give the GTTA a Better Name Contest
As Spacing Toronto contributor Sean Marshall posted the other day, the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) has rebranded itself Metrolinx. The...
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Spacing Green Issue launch party photos & video
Many thanks to all who braved a chilly night and headed to the east side of downtown for Spacing’s Green Issue launch party Monday night. We had a...
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More Toronto library branches go wireless
The world’s busiest public library system is (yet again) even better, part of a pattern at the city department it’s most difficult to find...
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CCTV Fashion Police
In Toronto and much of Canada, the introduction of CCTV by police to monitor public space is still in its infancy, passionately supported in some...
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The GTTA is Now Metrolinx
The Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (or GTTA) has come up with a new marketing name and a new website. The new name is Metrolinx. The name and...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered