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Shadow games
When a new development is proposed in Toronto, the developer has to conduct “shadow studies” to make sure that it will not cast unreasonable...
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Does the Bike Plan have legs?
As of late, we have been bemoaning the lack of action by the City on its own Bike Plan (for background click here and here). The Toronto Star reports...
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REMINDER: Spacing presents City Repair tonight at U of T
The Repair Club comes to Toronto TONIGHT! • 7pm, free Innis College Town Hall (off St. George, just north of Harbord on U of T campus) Come take part...
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St. Clair ROW, Nathan Phillips Square, & the ROM condos
The Toronto Star had a few articles today that directly relate to some of the issues we’ve been covering here lately on the Spacing Wire. 1. St...
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Cyclist memorial
This is an image captured at the memorial for Ryan Carriere, who was killed last Monday, October 31, at the intersection of Queen Street W. and Gladstone...
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Contested Streets
Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock is a full length documentary film that explores the rich diversity of New York City street life before the...
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Plan – What Plan?
Bike Toronto has the low-down on the Bike Budget. A report to council [pdf] is recommending the proposed 2006 bike plan budget (red line) would have no...
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Urban Pillow Fight
Feathers fly and teddies soar as you converge on Dundas Square for a massive urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding foe. This...
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TTC wants some pizzazz (and other transit stuff)
A few items on The Better Way 1. The TTC is running a contest called Pizzazz Me! They are using TTC Chair Howard Moscoe as the face of the campaign...
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Random Act of Pole Art
People complain when utility poles are decorated with posters, but I doubt anyone complained when these utility poles at the corner of Cross and...
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Memorial for killed cyclist
Candlelight Memorial for cyclist Ryan Carriere When: Monday November 7th, 2005; 7:00 p.m. Where: Queen and Gladstone Toronto cyclists were saddened to...
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Design for the Cold
Toronto is a winter city, but we often don’t like to admit it, and as a result, our public spaces are often designed so that they’re only...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered