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Grrr! No passive-aggressive parks allowed!
The Design Exchange is still seeking participants for their Passive Park Design Charette happening October 24 (next Tuesday) at the DX. That’s...
By Leah Sandals -
Toronto (The Book)
Thursday (Oct 19) is a busy night with two separate discussions going on, one about tall buildings and the other about the Queen West Triangle — but...
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Creating Connections: another option for the Gardiner
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation recently released a report (PDF) outlining four different options for dealing with the Gardiner...
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Mute’s photos speaking loudly
Spacing is lucky to use the wonderful images produced by Toronto’s ever-expanding photoblogger community. The top image is behind the GAO, while the...
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Walking Man vs. Raised Right Hand
We don’t usually signal articles that aren’t available online, but I feel the need to make an exception for the delighful and informative...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto’s High Anxiety
High Anxiety: Can We Get the City and Skyline We Deserve? Thursday, October 19. Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins at 7:00pm. Free. No registration...
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Utility covers: not just about utility anymore
Spacing has written before about utility cover design, and it seems the City agrees that the “discrete portals between the city we live and work in...
By Ian Malczewski -
What’s on Spacing Votes
Each week we round-up the Spacing Votes posts from the previous seven days into a nice, digestable size. Over the next three weeks we’ll also be...
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Put traffic lights at highway entrances, professor says
The National Post ran a little article about highway congestion. I’d be interested to hear readers’ thoughts on this idea. GTA highways are...
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Walking while black?
[Edit – I received comments that my original version of this report included too much speculation. I have removed most of the speculation. Instead...
By Dylan Reid -
Miller needs waterfront more than it needs him
Christopher Hume writes in Saturday’s paper about how Mayor Miller needs the waterfront more than it needs him. [ read entire article ] At this...
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Manhole cover bathmat
I know the holiday season is still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to start thinking about gifts for your most urban-obsessed friends...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered