Spacing Toronto

Meter Pops

Meter Pops by Mark Jenkins, found in downtown Washington DC. It would be nice to know what is going through this gentleman’s head as he approaches...

By Matthew Blackett

Green Space

Toronto’s community gardens

Earlier today I posted about community gardens in Los Angeles. Coincidentally, Eye Weekly has a feature on Toronto’s community gardens. Amid budget...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Postering & Gentrification

NOW has two stories worth reading this week: one is on postering and the pros and cons of the newly proposed by-law. Spacing has the exact same concerns...

By Matthew Blackett

Bikes

Crazy cycle lanes

BBC news asked readers for photos of bizarre bike lanes and got some good ones.

By Chris Hardwicke

Communication

South Central Farmers

An interesting showdown is happening in Los Angeles. The South Central Community Garden is split into 350 plots farmed by local families and community...

By Matthew Blackett

Architecture

Ryerson to ‘turn around and face the city’

From the Globe and Mail today: Ryerson University sits smack in the middle of downtown Toronto, with its back turned to the city. That’s about to...

By Matthew Blackett

Events

The Toronto Game

As the weather warms up we are starting to see some of the great plans people have for this coming spring, summer, and fall. One of my favourite things is...

By Matthew Blackett

Features

Part of billboard falls on man in Dundas Square

A piece of a billboard hit a man today, seriously injuring him as he walked through the Dundas Square area today. Here’s what CP24 is reporting: One...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

Like Spacing’s buttons, but more practical

One the fun fallouts of producing our Toronto subway buttons is hearing how people use their buttons. One lady bought a pack of station buttons that were...

By Matthew Blackett

Culture

Trellis: Constructions for Growth

TRELLIS. CONSTRUCTIONS FOR GROWTH March 18 to April 8, 2006, Opening March 18, 2 – 5 DYAN MARIE PROJECTS, 1444 Dupont Unit 31 Gallery Hours...

By Matthew Blackett

Culture

[murmur] Launches at Hart House

Forget what that sooth sayer told you about the Ides of March because today [murmur] is launching our first interior project at historic Hart House on the...

By Shawn Micallef

Communication

Toronto People Project

Neil Gunner wants to talk to you. He started a photo web site called the Toronto People Project. He asks random people if he can take their photo. Most of...

By Matthew Blackett