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21st century bike racks
I came across an interesting new design for bike racks called a Cyclepod [via]. It holds eight bikes, can come with a canopy, and seems to maximize space...
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Bird flap
Just over a year ago in our Work & Play issue, Spacing published an article on FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program), an organization that focuses on...
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Segways Put in their Place — For Now
The Segway issue came back again to the City of Toronto’s Works Committee this morning, in a lively and sometimes surreal debate. The good news is...
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Harper on cities; a Liberal scandal on the waterfront?
While it took years of lobbying and persuasion for the federal government to finally start investing in cities, a Conservative victory may wash that hard...
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SPACING: In Transit gallery show
Spacing presents: IN TRANSIT OPENING NIGHT PARTY: Thurs. January 19, 2006 7pm WHERE: Toronto Free Gallery 660 Queen St. E. WHEN: show runs from Jan...
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The Creative City panel
The Hart House Art Committee Presents… The Creative City? Panel discussion at Hart House, U of T St. George campus January 12, 2006 at 7:00p.m....
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TTC to reconnect station to its landscape
The TTC has hired a group including noted Toronto architects Brown + Storey to help re-configure Victoria Park station and re-connect it to the ravine...
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Editorial on ads vs. art; young pedestrian killed
You know you’ve made it as an effective community group when newspapers start writing editorials about your campaigns. The Toronto Public Space...
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SPACING: advertising vehicles
We know that there are lots of Spacing readers who are comfortable with outdoor advertising. We still like you. But we’re sure almost all of you...
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Island airport debate
The debate for federal candidates held on the waterfront last night showed the animosity towards an Island airport is very much a hot local issue. Nealry...
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When condos attack and defending suburbia
Eye Weekly is running a series of articles on development in Toronto. In the first piece, “Beyond NIMBY,” Spacing‘s managing editor Dale...
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EUCAN’s pants are on fire
As most readers of Spacing know, we are not fans of the EUCAN bin. You can read all about our reasons here, here, here, or here. There is no doubt in our...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered