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Adscape
What is the geographic impact of advertising on our cities? We know that advertising pervades our urban environment but what would a map of advertising...
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Calling all public space geeks!
Next week in the east end, some urban planning students and others who just happen to enjoy talking about the city are kicking of a casual late...
By Dale Duncan -
Toronto the Good & Wire Free
The Star is reporting on a Toronto Hydro wifi initiative that may or may not be a thorn in the side of Ted Rogers. Mayor David Miller will join Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Hamilton Raises the Hammer
In 2004 a group of citizens in Hamilton started an online magazine called Raise The Hammer “dedicated to providing a variety of views and approaches...
By Shawn Micallef -
Yorkdale Rainbow
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail John Barber wrote about the “Yorkdale Rainbow,” or rather Arc en Ciel, the neon artwork by Michael Hayden...
By Shawn Micallef -
Naturalized Water Cleaning Planned for Toronto
Toronto is planning to establish a wetland in a neglected spot of public land near High Park that will clean stormwater before it is dumped into Lake...
By Dylan Reid -
Active 18 design charrette
Originally posted on March 1st. This afternoon, Active 18 — the Queen West West community group that’s formed to provide a voice for residents...
By Matthew Blackett -
SPACING: voted best indie magazine in Toronto
The results are in from BlogTO‘s Best of Indie Toronto survey, and Spacing was voted the city’s best independent magazine. Thanks for voting...
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Reading Toronto post: ad nauseam
An article from yesterday’s National Post has been cross-posted on Reading Toronto’s website. It focuses on how Toronto’s planning...
By Matthew Blackett -
Commentary: It’s Time to Break Up the Queen Streetcar
The Queen streetcar remains one of the TTC’s most prominent and well-travelled routes, but it is a shadow of its former self. Twenty-five years ago...
By James Bow -
Spacing buttons + anagram map in Eye and Now this week
It was nice to see both Eye Weekly and NOW cover the silliness of the TTC’s cease and desist letter to RobotJohnny and his anagram subway station...
By Spacing -
We Are Traffic — Bike Themed Art Show
This appeared in my OCAD mail box today — I don’t know anything about it, but maybe some folks might be passing by and want to pop in and see...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered