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The rise of the modern roundabout
Last week, I did a series of posts regarding cycling and traffic calming in Vancouver. One of my observations focused on the roundabouts installed at...
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McGuinty delivers body blow to municipalities
Within hours of asking whether Dalton McGuinty and John Tory would offer a hand up to Toronto or sucker punch us at this week’s Association of...
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Why Toronto’s street-side trees are dying, part XXVIII
Spacing is lucky to have access to local arborist Todd Irvine. Whenever we’re walking together he’ll educate us on a variety of urban trees...
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SPACING POLL: how many times have you been to a Toronto beach this summer?
A few weeks ago the Spacing editorial crew headed out to Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands to experience some beach culture. Most of us, when...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Torn-up sidewalk forces pedestrians onto street [ Toronto Star ] • Fiscal cloud could be Miller’s silver lining [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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A hand up or sucker punch? Find out Wednesday
Last week, the NDP made the first move on funding for municipalities in the still lukewarm provincial election campaign. This week, we’ll find out...
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The Bike Dispenser
A Dutch company called Bike Dispenser has created a low-cost system for city-wide bike rentals. From Treehugger: It’s designed to allow one-way...
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For all the streetcar lovers out there…
The TTC is on the lookout for its next generation of streetcars. The photos above are screenshots from an animated video Siemens Canada produced to sway...
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Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL: • INSIDE CITY HALL: Miller gets cold shoulder from NDP MPPs [ Globe and Mail ] • More cuts, more anger [ Toronto Star ] • JAMES...
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A girl I admire
Crossposted to I Bike TO A 16-year-old Toronto teenager tells the National Post about her harrowing experience trying to commute to her summer...
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Vancouver calms and reprioritizes traffic
VANCOUVER — Riding my bike through Vancouver has made me aware of some of the traffic calming features the city has added. Bulges are used often to...
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BFF forever! Well, for four glorious days anyway…
The Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Toronto next week (Wednesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 26). There is a ton of stuff to check out. Download the...
By Tammy Thorne
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered