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The Spacing Boat Bash is on Tuesday!
WHAT: Spacing Boat Bash (and release of summer issue) WHEN: Tuesday, August 9th, 6:30-11:00pm WHERE: Pier 31, 333 Lake Shore Blvd. East TICKETS: $20 via...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: A Look Inside the Toronto Public Art Commission
Interview by: Ilana Altman The Toronto Public Art Commission (TPAC) is a panel of citizen volunteers that advises City Planning on public art projects and...
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LORINC: The Rail Deck Park considered
About two years ago, deputy city manager John Livey, Toronto’s top planner, realized the strategy of creating pocket parks and little private plazas...
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Ambitious rail deck park proposal announced
Today, Mayor John Tory and Ward 20 Councillor Joe Cressy announced plans for the protection of 21 acres of land in the downtown core for future use as a...
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Escape the city at Camp Wavelength
At last year’s Camp Wavelength festival, the enchantment of Friday night still buzzing, Jonathan Bunce (“Jonny,” he insists upon) and his Wavelength...
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LORINC: Let’s have a public conversation about our phones and cycling
Here’s a bike safety question: Are more cyclists texting or checking their smart phones while riding? I can’t provide empirical evidence to say the answer...
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The sidepath: a solution for suburban cycling infrastructure
On busy suburban roads, sidepaths offer an appealing alternative to installing bike lanes. But where they have been implemented, there are some major...
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The Toronto Park Pavilion needs your love
It’s hard not to love the Park Pavilion. Designed in 1958 by British-born architect Alan Crossley and consulting engineer Laurence Cazaly, the space...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: An Interview with Public Studio
Public Studio is the Toronto-based collective art practice of filmmaker and artist Elle Flanders and architect and artist Tamira Sawatzky. Since 2009...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 002 reveals the Jane Jacobs Prize winners
Spacing Magazine is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Jane Jacobs Prize, and Spacing Radio has in depth interviews with this year’s...
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LORINC: Why transit has become Toronto’s moral hazard
If I have to be brutally candid about my gut reaction to last week’s transit decision, I’ll confess that part of me felt the people of Scarborough are...
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Ahoy! Come to Spacing’s Boat Bash!
WHAT: Spacing Boat Bash (release of summer issue) WHEN: Tuesday, August 9th, 6:30-11:00pm WHERE: Pier 31, 333 Lake Shore Blvd. East TICKETS: $20 via...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered