Streetscape
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The streetscape of a moonscaped city
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett is travelling through Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany and will occasionally post his observations about all things...
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Event Guide: Danish urbanist Jan Gehl coming to Toronto
Danish architect Jan Gehl is one of the world’s foremost experts on transforming public spaces and creating walking-friendly environments. He led...
By Dylan Reid -
Politics in Reykjavik’s streets
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett is travelling through Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany and will occasionally post his observations about all things...
By Matthew Blackett -
The curious case of Jarvis Street
As Shawn Micallef wrote earlier this month, Jarvis Street has been much abused over the years. It was once one of Toronto’s most elegant streets...
By Dylan Reid -
Jarvis Street — overdue justice for planning crimes
Top photo by Bitpicture. My recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly had me walking down Jarvis Street from Bloor to the St. Lawrence Market. I cross...
By Shawn Micallef -
Vancouver’s new Canada Line forces streetscape improvements
While I was staying in Vancouver last week I was able to check out some of the streetscape improvements being made due to a large public transit project...
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Past and Future on Shanghai’s Famous Bund
Source The Bund in the 1930’s SHANGHAI — Shanghai’s waterfront is synonymous with its history. The archetypal image of Old Shanghai is a...
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How not to place a garbage can
This is getting ridiculous. I walked down Queen Street West last week with a couple of colleagues from the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, to find that the...
By Dylan Reid -
Amalgamated Heritage: The Lost Streetscapes of Bronte
Editor: Spacing is pleased to introduce our newest contributor, Lauren Archer, a budding heritage professional working in and around Southern Ontario. Her...
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Study finds that removing parking to install bike lanes or widen sidewalk would benefit businesses on Bloor
Proposals to install bike lanes and/or widen sidewalks on main streets in Toronto almost always require the removal of parking spaces along the street...
By Dylan Reid -
An apostrophe catastrophe
A few weeks ago I posted about the new Toronto street signs which prompted a good debate amongst our readers about the pros-and-cons of the new design...
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Sidewalk graffiti, hydro-style
Never mind avoiding stepping on cracks in the sidewalk — look out for the hydro covers! As many Torontonians are aware, Hydro Toronto has a problem...
By Matthew Blackett