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Public Security
Although Toronto is more worried about shootings than car bombs. Worldwide, urban security is an increasing concern. Before we start making our cities...
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NOW and Eye are good to us
Today is full of good little announcements. Both of Toronto’s weeklies have great things in them relating to Spacing and our extended family. First...
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First Skate Plaza
The city of Kettering, Ohio, has built the first skateboarding plaza — that is, a skate park based on the real-life street structures that...
By Dylan Reid -
Car Free Kids
Gideon Forman writes about raising kids without a car in the city in today’s Toronto Star. The story is personal and a bit sappy but his emphasis on...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Queen West Heritage District Study
The City of Toronto is embarking on a Heritage District study for Queen Street West between University and Bathurst. The study will create an inventory of...
By Dylan Reid -
Call for Submissions: Public Space Invaders Film Night
Spacing is looking for submissions for our second Public Space Invaders film night. Last January, on a bitterly cold night, 200 people packed the Drake...
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The spin on monster garbage bins
Only a few days left to complete the public survey of the monster garbage bins. If you are unfamiliar with this subject go to this site to find out more...
By Matthew Blackett -
Rivers vs. Highways
A friend pointed me towards David Byrne’s October 17th Journal Entry where he wonders why we think natural things are beautiful before we think...
By Shawn Micallef -
Behind the billboards
A fine arts student in Poznan, Poland has created a wonderful public art installation that I have wanted to do for years, but had no idea where to start...
By Matthew Blackett -
Expo 2015 Consultation
“Once every five years a city gets the opportunity to step onto the world stage and become a focal point of international attention and achievement...
By Michelle Kasprzak -
Trash Talking
While Toronto is testing Monster Garbage Cans that look like multiplex theatres, Berlin is installing cute (ad-free, orange, solar-powered) talking trash...
By Chris Hardwicke -
The Big Pipe and parks for dogs
Eye Weekly had two interesting bits in this week’s edition: First, Enviro columnist Gord Perks writes about the Big Pipe in York Region (the...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered