Spacing Toronto

Save Otter Loop?

(Otter loop photograph by Richard Leitch) Adam Sobolak of the Toronto Architecture Conservancy sent me this press release about the group’s desire...

By James Bow

Communication

So long, secret swing

Rannie Turingan just sent us an email saying that the secret swing, located just off Graffiti Alley behind the shops of Queen West, has been boarded up...

By Matthew Blackett

Neighbourhoods

The Beach or The Beaches?

The Beach or The Beaches? by Josh Hume An old civic-pride controversy is flaring up again in Toronto’s east end. The Beaches Business Improvement...

By Spacing

Media

Platial

“Platial enables anyone to find, create and use meaningful maps of Places that matter to them. We hope it can connect people, neighborhoods, cities...

By Michelle Kasprzak

Bikes

Cycling Map is Out

I just got a copy of the new 2006 Toronto Cycling Map. It’s new and improved – it looks crisper and glossier, and the routes stand out better...

By Dylan Reid

Architecture

CN Tower in Utility and Literature

The other day CBC Radio One came to our OCAD “Activate the Park” event to do a live spot for Here and Now. The producer came in a CBC Minivan...

By Shawn Micallef

Media

City wiki in Cali

Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef has a short article in the Globe and Mail today about city wiki projects. Everyone has an opinion or a bit of...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Get deals with your Metropass

Tomorrow may bring another TTC fare hike, but you can win some of that money back by using your Metropass to bring you discounts. How? Just show your...

By Matthew Blackett

Urban Design

Map jewelry

If you haven’t seen Ann Lindsay MacDonald’s Toronto-inspired jewelry, you’re missing out. She makes rings, brooches and bracelets using...

By Matthew Blackett

Spacing

European ad creep

Advertising encroachment into the public realm is one of my strongest pet peeves. When outdoor ad companies use guerrilla marketing campaigns to get their...

By Matthew Blackett

Green Space

Waterfront, GTTA news, Mississauga BRT, trees in Oakville

The Toronto Star has a number of articles today that may be of interest to you: Christopher Hume from the Toronto Star, on the city’s waterfront...

By Matthew Blackett

Architecture

Absolute Mississauga

Mississauga unveiled the winner of its landmark development Absolute near the city’s civic centre and Square One shopping mall. The jury picked the...

By Matthew Blackett