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Postering Project in Montreal
Montreal currently has extremely restrictive postering by-laws. Postering is allowed on construction hoardings (which are private property) and on private...
By Dylan Reid -
Follow-up: French riots and public space
The BBC did a radio program this week following up on the riots in the suburbs of Paris three months ago. At the time, there was some commentary that part...
By Dylan Reid -
Pedestrian concerns all but ignored
Spacing‘s Associate Editor Dyland Reid wrote in NOW this week about the City’s new street standards, and he was quite critical — the...
By Matthew Blackett -
More island airport stuff
For many voters, the 2003 city election doubled as a referendum on the island airport. David Miller didn’t want it, John Tory did. Miller won [ as...
By Matthew Blackett -
Who Runs This Town?
New Website Launched Today: Who Runs This Town? With one election over, another is just beginning! In recent years, Toronto’s municipal elections...
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St. Clair right-of-way; follow-up on Waterfront money questions
The St. Clair right-of-way has been back in court the last two days. Save Our St. Clair is still fighting the City on whether the TTC has the right to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Island Airport fiacso, 2006
Regional Airline Holdings, the company that has been pushing to run an airline out of the Toronto Island airport, will announce today details of a plan to...
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New twist in motorist vs. courier saga
Since the photo of the courier being assaulted by a motortist has been seen by half a million people online and was on the cover of the Star yesterday...
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Mississauga, Riverdale hospital, delivery trucks downtown, & waterfront money questions
Yesterday, Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star wrote about the international competition for a 52-storey condo tower that will be built on the northeast...
By Matthew Blackett -
Blog TO’s Best of Indie Toronto
The good people at Blog TO are running their first Best of Indie Toronto — what’s nice is that Spacing finds itself nominated in the best...
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More on Kensington cyclist-motorist conflict
photos by Adam Krawesky The other day, the Spacing Wire posted about a motorist-cyclist conflict in Kensington Market. This post has become an...
By Matthew Blackett -
Ticket SUVs
Come out on February 3rd and help Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable ticket 1200 gas guzzlers in Toronto. ATSA is the Montreal group that...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered