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Move over taxis, New York City cyclists gain a lane
NEW YORK — It definitely takes a person of great fortitude to become a New York City cyclist. A daily trip may involve encounters with wayward...
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A public-private re-Union
Calling Union Station a gateway to Toronto, Mayor David Miller unveiled the revitalization plan for Union Station in the heritage building’s Great...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
France’s rail strike
A strike in France seems like a contagious thing: with the rail services across the country going on strike recently, a number of other groups are walking...
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Last day of Spacing’s subscription offer
If you want to receive the new issue of Spacing before it hits the streets, you should buy a subscription. But you should know that today is the last day...
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Solar in the city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Last week, the Government Management Committee (usually one of the more boring committees of council) approved a strategy to...
By Dale Duncan -
POLL: What is your opinion of these three concrete buildings?
I’ve been reading the book Concrete Toronto, published by Coach House Books and ERA Architects. It’s a wonderful collection of short essays...
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Canada, let her keep a memento
“I could fill up the lake with the things I didn’t say Had a good run anyway Had a good run anyway” — Final Fantasy, “The CN...
By Liz Clayton -
Convincing councillors to fund bike infrastructure
Tomorrow at City Hall, Toronto’s budget committee will meet to discuss and hear feedback on the proposed 2008 capital budget. For most residents...
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A monument for “The Campaign Against Terror�
There was a lot of press on memorials and remembrance over this November 11 weekend — among it a mini-tour of unusual war memorials I wrote for...
By Leah Sandals -
1984 TTC Commercial
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqCTh9zyE60[/youtube] Makes me want to visit, but not for the “rare beef.” The lengths some song...
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Get ready for Spacing’s Fall 2007 issue!
The editors sent the upcoming issue of Spacing to the printer just the other day! That means the new issue will be arriving in the mailbox of subscribers...
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BrownTOpia: Leaf Blower Hockey hits Scadding Park
While I’m very happy about yesterday’s GreenTOpia launch and the upcoming Building Sustainability series, I’m saddened to see this Star...
By Leah Sandals
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered