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“Building Sustainability” lecture series
A new free lecture and discussion series on “Building Sustainability” is being inaugurated this month by the organization Architecture for...
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The invisible presence of parking
Three of us working on The Impervious P-lot congregated in Montreal to interview Gina Laurel, an architect working on a Communications PhD about water...
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Saving the urban forest
As Spacing gets set to release a green issue our editors are paying a little more attention to articles in the media about local environment issues...
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GreenTOpia launch Sunday
GreenTOpia: towards a sustainable Toronto, the third installment of the uTOpia series from Coach House Books, launches with the usual fanfare of panel...
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Rethinking Redevelopment at Regent Park Film Fest
Though there’s urban development panels aplenty in Toronto, few of them have taken place in the neighbourhood that’s currently experiencing...
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POLL: how long do you plan to ride your bike?
Winter is around the corner which means ideal conditions for riding your bike are slowly decreasing. So here’s our weekly Spacing poll: How long do...
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Head-chopping city-fed headlines
While the graphic Spacing editor Dale Duncan posted yesterday of Hazel McCallion wrestling Jim Flaherty definitely made me smile, the front-page headline...
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Kipling and Islington Subway Renovations
In partnership with GO Transit, Mississauga Transit and the City of Toronto, the TTC is set to make drastic changes to both Kipling and Islington...
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Hazel ready to raise hell
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is ready to take on federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Prime Minister Stephen...
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HOT plans for affordable housing
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. With the vote on Toronto’s new “revenue tools†out of the way, the city can finally start concentrating on other...
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LEAF volunteer orientation session
Do you like Toronto’s trees? Do you worry that they are not getting enough love? If so, you might be interested in attending LEAF’s volunteer...
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How about roundabouts?
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Last week, the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee voted to get staff to do a study on the feasibility of installing...
By Dale Duncan
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered