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Facebook Friday: Cycle and the city
As the name suggests, every Friday Spacing profiles Facebook groups that are using the social network to articulate their experiences and share...
By Sarah Magwood -
City torches services, fireworks ensue
City Manager Shirley Hoy announced a roster of cuts to City services that are needed to balance the City’s 2008 budget. The cuts reduce 2007...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Feeding Toronto with less gas
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. When it comes to tackling smog and climate change, getting cars off the street, planting more trees and making green building...
By Dale Duncan -
Friday’s Headlines
• Green licence plates under fire [ Toronto Star ] • Facing reality comes at a high cost in T.O. [ Toronto Star ] • City staff fall short...
By Julie Yamin -
Alley Jaunt this weekend
The Alley Jaunt — the annual exhibition of local artists showing their works in the garages of the alleys around Trinity-Bellwoods park — is...
By Dylan Reid -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: August 9th, 2007
In your face, OMB! It says a lot about planning in this city that no one expects the government body in charge of making final decisions on development...
By Dale Duncan -
Stroll: Yorkdale Mall
This week’s Stroll column in Eye Weekly took us to Yorkdale Mall. While not a true public space, it’s a major public-private place in Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Year-long waste of water has resident in a stew [ Toronto Star ] • Temporary city workers’ jobs on line [ Toronto Star ] • Liberals...
By Julie Yamin -
SPACING POLL: Is Filmport’s new HQ a landmark or mistake?
The local media blogworld is vastly different that the traditional media world — we like each other. Spacing often receives emails from our...
By Matthew Blackett -
Walking art, walking life: projects and resources
As mentioned in an earlier post, I am helping to put together “Walking Life,” an exhibition of art about walking, which will accompany the...
By Dylan Reid -
Guelph: How urban sprawl affects transit
Spacing Wire reader Denis Agar alerted us to changes to Guelph Transit in September that will inconvenience most transit riders. For years, Guelph Transit...
By Sean Marshall -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Councillors feud over roadwork [ Toronto Star ] • Locals chase Councillor out of neighbouring ward [ National Post ] • Council blunders...
By Julie Yamin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered