Streetscape
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New transit shelters eating into sidewalk space
New TTC shelter at Queen West and Peter In recent weeks, while walking on routes which have been familiar to me for years on Queen Street West and Hoskin...
By Dylan Reid -
Removing pole pollution
Thanks to a City of Toronto project to reduce pole pollution, Dundas Street West is looking a little less cluttered these days. As part of the redesign of...
By Megan Hall -
Montreal’s sidewalk features
When we launched our Spacing Montreal blog in September 2007, our venue was on Saint Laurent and the street was going through a major streetscape...
By Matthew Blackett -
The design of tree pits
The base of tree, often referred to as a tree pit, is one of the small details of urban design that I have a strong fascination with. Here in Toronto...
By Matthew Blackett -
My favourite Mississauga space
Two weeks ago I was a member of Mississauga’s 2008 Urban Design Awards jury. I got to tour around the sprawling city — in a Mississauga...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public space design in Portugal
Calà§ada pavement in Figueira da Foz. For as long as I can remember, my family has been going to Portugal for family reunions and vacations. Every few...
By Patricia Simoes -
Gallery Guide: “The street belongs to all of us”
“The street belongs to all of us” is an exhibition currently on display at the Eric Arthur Gallery in the University of Toronto Faculty of...
By Dylan Reid -
Why street-side trees are dying, part III
One year ago I posted about a set of five dead or dying trees at the Yonge and Finch intersection (see photo above), and two weeks ago I followed up with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Why Toronto’s street-side trees are dying, part CXVIII
Five street trees in planter boxes at Yonge and Finch, August 2007 Last summer I wrote a post about a sad patch of street trees near the southwest corner...
By Matthew Blackett -
Old Markham and Heritage Estates
After visiting the “Downtown Markham” site last Saturday, I went on to the old village of Markham. What’s interesting is the lack of...
By Sean Marshall -
The Stop Sign as a platform
One of my favourite forms of graffiti art is the alteration of the stop sign. It provides a very prominent platform for anyone who has a desire to express...
By Matthew Blackett -
Fringe Benefits continued: How should “Avenues” develop?
The way the new exhibition Fringe Benefits (reviewed earlier) presented the dynamics of ethnic communities in the suburbs helped to crystallize some...
By Dylan Reid