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Kudos: Pedestrian Countdown Conversion
We give the City a lot of grief, often for good reason, so I think it is important to acknowledge when the City does something well. Recently, the city...
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Under Bathurst Bridge
In the most recent issue of Spacing, David Fontaine wrote about the view of Fort York from under the Bathurst Street Bridge, the closest approximation of...
By Dylan Reid -
Montreal Considers a Pedestrian Charter
The City of Montreal is considering adopting a Pedestrian Charter (Toronto was the first North American city to adopt one, in 2002). Unlike...
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Howard Moscoe a headline maker
Over the last few weeks, more ink has been spilled about Howard Moscoe than most city councillors receive in a term. Check out the recent articles: the...
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Spirit of ’76: CN Tower is old, but still very sexy
This week in the Airstream I recorded a fellow who was a teen back in ’76 living in an apartment around Eglinton and Weston. He remembered watching...
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Sustainable City or Sustainable Illusion?
HiMY SYeD is sending daily reports from the World Urban Forum to the Spacing Wire. Here is his second report. 7:43 am and it is standing room only at...
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The Impacts of Traffic on Health
The City of Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health released a damning report in March on “The Impacts of Traffic on Health”. The report is...
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People Walking 2006
Walking down Bloor on Saturday night after seeing A Prairie Home Companion at the Cumberland (go see this wonderful movie, Meryl Streep can totally sing)...
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Cycling Goes Suburbs
Encouraging news — the City of Markham is developing a cycling plan, including transportation as well as recreation. And it’s going to be...
By Dylan Reid -
Flower Power
One of the best things about cycling in the city — besides it being fast, cheap, healthful, environmentally friendly, freeing and fun — is...
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World Urban Forum – Day One
HiMY SYeD is sending daily reports from the World Urban Forum to the Spacing Wire. Here is his first report. World Urban Forum – Day One ( Monday...
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Parks, Plazas and Squares
Project for Public Spaces‘ website has a new series of articles on public Parks, Plazas & Squares including their approach to design and Ten...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered