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Walk to Work Day
Today, April 26, 2007, has been declared the first “Walk to Work” day, at least in London, England. British pedestrian organization Living...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Cab motion almost sent off by muffins [ Toronto Star ] • Rider poll to rate repairs, cleanliness [ Toronto Star ] • Engineers put new...
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Ward 21 bike facilities – public meeting May 2
This map, courtesy of biketoronto.ca, shows the proposed (dashed) and existing (solid) cycling infrastructure in Ward 21. Bike lanes are red, signed on...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• This time only the camera snaps [ Toronto Star ] • Council holds it together [ Toronto Sun ] • City councillors (finally) strike a pose ...
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Visions for a Walkable Toronto — Workshop
The City of Toronto, in partnership with Spacing magazine, is holding a public workshop on “Visions for a Walkable Toronto” on Wednesday...
By Dylan Reid -
Lower Donlands Designs: A Closer Look
Last week I went to the see the presentations of the four design teams vying for the opportunity to redevelop the Lower Donlands. A massive amount of...
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Spacing nominated for National Magazine Award
Spacing is happy to announce that we were nominated for a National Magazine Award in the Best Editorial Package category. Last year, much to our surprise...
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This Friday is Bike Friday
This Friday — April 27 — is BIKE FRIDAY! The Bike Friday concept is simple – meet up in groups and ride to work together. Biking to work...
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London officials paint over famous Banksy mural
Transit workers in London, England, have painted over a famous mural by the artist Banksy. The estimated value of the mural was over half a million...
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Street furniture winner announced
The winner of the street furniture contract was announced this morning — Astral Media. While I found Astral’s designs to be the least...
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How to cross railway tracks
Pedestrian activist Roger Brook wrote an interesting article in NOW magazine a couple of weeks ago about pedestrian crossings over railway tracks...
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Monday’s Headlines
• 905 takes its tax medicine [ Toronto Star ] • Miller fiddles, money burns [ Toronto Star ] • Being blunt about Scarborough [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered