Spacing Toronto

Wednesday’s Headlines

• Jamestown youth gets arts centre [ Toronto Star ] • Centre gets youth off the street and online [ Globe and Mail ] • Man kayaks solo...

By Julie Yamin

Architecture

The Sam’s sign vs. the CityTV truck

CityTV will soon be vacating the 299 Queen Street West address that was for years the iconic home of CityTV, Much Music and other cable television...

By Sean Marshall

Community

Photoblogging, feline style

Gotta love this project — a German fellow rigged up a keychain digital camera to take a photo every 2.5 minutes and attached it to his cat’s...

By Matthew Blackett

Transit

Pulling TTC attention towards its signs

Crossposted to Transit Toronto. Design critic and accessibility advocate Joe Clark brings to our attention pressing issues regarding signage on the...

By James Bow

Bikes

Cycling-only streets in Winnipeg

Spacing photographer Bouke Salverda was recently in Winnipeg and snapped this shot of a street sign indicating it’s a cycling-only street on Sundays...

By Matthew Blackett

Bikes

Cycling round up

Photo courtesy of bikelanediary A lot has been happening this summer in cycling news. Here are just a few recent items from our city and beyond. Cycling...

By Tammy Thorne

Green Space

Tuesday’s Headlines

• Citytv’s landmark truck to be grounded [ Toronto Star ] • OPP kept busy with street racing [ Globe and Mail ] • Consumer products...

By Julie Yamin

Bikes

SPACING POLL: how many bikes have been stolen from you?

About this time every year a friend tells me they’ve had their bike stolen. Three years ago I had my bike of 10 years stolen from me while I manned...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

All along my watchtower

I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of...

By Matthew Blackett

Media

Facebook Friday: Getting on track with the TTC

Toronto’s Facebook network has grown exponentially in the past couple years. With over half a million users to date, Torontonians form the single...

By Sarah Magwood

Community

Dale Duncan at City Hall: June 29, 2007

Don’t trash the new waste plan For those of you disappointed with the new garbage collection system city council approved by a vote of 26-18 on June...

By Dale Duncan

Bikes

Get busy with BikeFriday

Happy BikeFriday! It’s a busy and exciting one this Friday, June 29th. The exciting news is that BikeFriday is being launched in Mississauga. The...

By Tammy Thorne