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Skateboards and falcons
As Dylan Reid posted a few days ago, there is a bit of a community uproar in Etobicoke’s New Toronto neighbourhood. It seems residents don’t...
By Matthew Blackett -
A Roar
I was walking home through Hart House Circle, in the heart of the largely-deserted University of Toronto. There were not a lot of people around. I had...
By Dylan Reid -
Oh Canada
Dominion Day Weekend was spent in dear Windsor, a most American of a hometown that tends to hide in cars and behind air-conditioned walls to escape the...
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Kingdom of bicycles on a highway to hell?
The New York Times magazine had a very scary article this weekend on the rise of car culture in China. Here are just a couple of interesting bits of...
By Tammy Thorne -
One Year of Spacing Photos
Last week, we celebrated the first anniversary of the Spacing Wire, so it would be a shame to overlook Spacing.ca’s other daily feature Spacing...
By Matthew Blackett -
Working Towards A Clean and Beautiful Waterfront
Last night I was at Cherry Beach watching the fireworks and lamenting the fact that I hadn’t brought a bathing suit to hop in the lake. When I told...
By Ian Malczewski -
Walking Philosophy
Pedestrians will take the shortest available route where they need to go. And there’s really no reason why they shouldn’t be able...
By Dylan Reid -
Billboards in the city
Today’s Globe and Mail has an article about video billboards and the effect they have on drivers. From Dr. Gridlock’s column today...
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Birds vs. Boards and Other News
TTC streetcars are flying little Canadian flags off their back wires this weekend. I find this a charming little touch. NOW has an interesting article...
By Dylan Reid -
The new suburbia
Robert Ouellette, the editor of Reading Toronto, also writes for the National Post and had a good article in yesterday’s paper about the development...
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Bike parking spots and Chicago’s Bike 2015 Plan
The above photo is from San Francisco — a good example of recognizing the importance of bike facilities. Spacing public art editor Leah Sandals...
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Taking it to the street (furniture)
Two bits of interesting information have emerged from this week’s City Council meetings regarding the street furniture contract and the death of the...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered