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In defense of Proximity
Closer to home the Globe and Mail has several stories about dense urban life. John Bently Mays talks about the importance of mid-rises in the future of...
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In defense of Sprawl
The Torontoist’s Ron Nurwisah sent this along to us: Sprawl is the arch-nemesis of progressive urban planning. North America’s love affair...
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GIFT GUIDE: name a BikeShare bike
Over the next week or two the contributors to the Spacing Wire are going to suggest some random gift ideas for the coming holidays. The first idea...
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Go go Google Transit (and subway party)!
I’m fond of GoogleMaps as a way figure out where I’m going, mostly because of the “satellite view” feature. But now even more...
By Laura Hatcher -
Mellieha Redux
I recieved an email from Rebecca Cefai here in Malta — she read the post about the bus shelters and had some nice user experience to recount, which...
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TONIGHT: Graffiti Art Show
THEM, a graffiti art organization which works to find employment for young urban artists, is hosting an art show tonight at It’s Not A Deli (986...
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TONIGHT: Ecobunk Awards
Do you ever get upset when you see blatantly misleading advertisements? So does the Toronto Environmental Alliance. Each year they host Ecobunk, a...
By Matthew Blackett -
Paul Dotey’s “Bridge”
Local artist Paul Dotey handed me a copy of his six-page zine at the release party of Spacing‘s current issue. I had it on my “must read...
By Matthew Blackett -
Bus Shelters of Mellieha
Spacing Associate Editor Shawn Micallef is in Europe during December and is posting sporadically throughout the month. — The Editors I arrived in...
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New Orleans Installs Free Public Wi-Fi
The City of New Orleans is installing free public Wi-Fi (wireless internet connection) throughout the city, by hanging simple, cheap, shoebox-sized boxes...
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Greening Toronto’s roofs
Spacing Wire reader Brendan Stewart sent this along: The City of Toronto is currently in the middle of a process to develop a policy that will encourage...
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Solid and Memorable Edinburgh
It’s hard not to compare Edinburgh and Toronto while here —- it’s problematic though because it’s easy to be knocked over by...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered