Spacing Toronto

There’s more to World Cup than soccer

It was nice to read a sports column today in the Star that wasn’t exactly about sports. Cathal Kelly, the Star’s man at the World Cup in...

By Matthew Blackett

Neighbourhoods

Cityspace

For the first time in human history more people live in the world’s cities than in the country. CBC radio has created a website dedicated to cities�...

By Chris Hardwicke

Culture

Set a new BENCHmark

If you picked up a copy of Spacing‘s Winter 2006 issue (“The New Beautiful City”) you may have seen an article by Anna Bowness on...

By Matthew Blackett

Transit

MTA vs. TTC

Torontonian Ivor Tossell was recently in New York City and took this picture of an MTA window display on 5th Avenue. Like, the main big money part of 5th...

By Shawn Micallef

Bikes

Drinking & cycling, new subways & TTC routes, street racing, police animals

• A teen was caught drinking and cycling and fell into an Etobicoke ravine. • There’s more controversy surrounding those new subway cars...

By Matthew Blackett

Features

The Adidas bridge at the World Cup

Just like the Olympics, the World Cup is an outdoor ad agency’s wet dream. Adidas placed this massive billboard over a bridge construction site on...

By Matthew Blackett

Neighbourhoods

Albion Skyline

We’ve watched the day pass by from the parking lot of the Albion Centre. A group of about 100 birds, mostly seagulls, have been pecking at the...

By Shawn Micallef

Features

The branding of Home

What would the neighbours think? I’ve always wondered when branding would reach the homestead. Not surprisingly, one of the most obnoxious shows on...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

Public space in the news today

• The Feds have tabled a law that specifies street racing as a crime. • The Howard Moscoe saga continues: Moscoe came under fire at council...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Street furniture gone wild

Today at Toronto’s City Hall, city councillors will finish their debate about the possible street furniture contract the City wishes to tender in...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Improv Everywhere

There’s a great improv group out of New York called Improv Everywhere who do clever public interventions. They are ususally elaborate and involve...

By Matthew Blackett

Architecture

Headlines worth following

Here are a few headlines worth following today, and I’d love to hear your comments about: The City of Toronto Act: the new law passed yesterday at...

By Matthew Blackett