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Can naked streets make pedestrians sexy?
The surprising media coverage of the Walk21 conference continued after it was over, with a series of wrap-up pieces over the weekend and in the weeklies...
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YIMBY returns
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. After last year’s success, the YIMBY festival is returning to the Gladstone Hotel October 27. For those who may be out...
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Miller allows private donation to open rinks
If there ever was a sign of how desperate the City of Toronto’s financial situation has become: Mayor David Miller has accepted MasterCard’s...
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The incredible flip-flopping councillor
In the Toronto Star this morning, Ward 9 councillor Maria Augimeri has flip-flopped yet again on the vehicle and land-transfer tax issue. After the first...
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Strange sights over Lake Ontario
I’ve been debating whether to write this post for a few days, but I thought it would be worth sharing no matter what kind of reservations I have. On...
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Detroit’s abandoned train station
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtyUsnrY2I[/youtube] Just discovered this well-done video of abandoned Michigan Central Terminal via Detroit...
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Cultural Geography in Windsor
For our Windsor readers and those who may be heading to the Sun Parlour of Canada this weekend, there is a symposium on the cultural geography of the...
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Bendale Tree Tour
Join the Toronto Tree Tours – A partnership between LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee – and the Highland Creek Community Stewardship...
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Dark clouds over the urban forest
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. For once Denzil Minnan-Wong and I agree. “They keep on planting trees, yet they can’t take care of them,†he was...
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It’s Election Day! Get out and vote
Please, get out and vote today. For information on how and where to vote check out Elections Ontario web site. Spacing Votes will be posting reports from...
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EDITORIAL: say yes to MMP
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wednesday is election day in Ontario. The importance of this election is huge for Toronto, and one of the most important aspects of...
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The rumblings of Lower Bay
Spacing contributor Carolyn Tripp writes about Kristen Roos’ sound installation in Lower Bay as part of Nuit Blanche. – – –...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered