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Today’s Traffic News
A story in the Toronto Star today showed that, despite the hype about gun-related deaths in Toronto, the car was deadlier than the gun in 2005. In...
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Federal election: Waterfront debate this Sunday
Date: This Sunday, January 8, 2006 Time: Noon to 2pm Place: Harbourfront Community Centre — SE corner of Bathurst St. and Queen’s Quay W. It...
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Public Space Invaders film fest
Spacing is looking for submissions for our second Public Space Invaders film night. We have received a good stack of submissions but there is still room...
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Don’t Drink and Walk?
An interesting study by Transport Canada shows that a significant number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents are drunk, often extremely drunk...
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Couch biking
It’s as wide as an SUV but has to be carried across rail tracks. It’s called the Couch Bike. Two guys (one Canadian and the other a Norwegian...
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These bad people
Since I have the luxury of living downtown and not in a violence-prone neighbourhood, and since I don’t know anybody personally touched by violence...
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SPACING FEATURE: How did that get there?
As mentioned before, each Monday Spacing will post articles that have appeared in the magazine. We will also post new articles and reviews specifically...
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SPACING FEATURE: Toronto’s new wayfinding signs?
In Spacing‘s current print issue, we challenged Toronto artist and Spacing contributor Marc Ngui to identify neighbourhoods and locations that were...
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Toronto’s New Year resolutions
This might be a good time to lay out our wish list for 2006. • Do not approve the EUCAN monster bins: Within the coming months, the City’s...
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Toronto’s Public Spaces in 2005
Both Eye Weekly and NOW ran excellent 2005 year in review features. Here’s the stuff they pointed out that the Spacing Wire thinks is worth...
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Edible Estates
Growing food in your front yard is unconventional in just about any North American city, but in many places, especially the suburbs, farming your yard...
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Harper on transit
From CBC.ca: People who buy monthly public transit passes will be given a tax credit of 16 per cent, saving the average user about $150 per year, The...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered