Streetscape
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Hume on our streets, why Canada is failing
Christopher Hume’s last two columns have been drop-dead accurate in my assumption. His piece on Toronto’s floundering streetscape in...
By Matthew Blackett -
Illegal posters challenge Paris
The Star runs an AP story this morning about an innovative and illegal street art project that is pumping up some controversy in France. It has to do with...
By Leah Sandals -
Utility covers: not just about utility anymore
Spacing has written before about utility cover design, and it seems the City agrees that the “discrete portals between the city we live and work in...
By Ian Malczewski -
Manhole cover bathmat
I know the holiday season is still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to start thinking about gifts for your most urban-obsessed friends...
By Matthew Blackett -
Prevent it — ad creep, that is
The WSIB has an interesting ad campaign about preventing injuries in the workplace. They also have an excellent web site to demonstrate potential hazards...
By Matthew Blackett -
EUCAN megabins to be removed in North York
Some good news from North York: a number of the Megabins will be replaced with smaller sized receptacles. EUCAN’s monster garbage bin pilot project...
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Hip to be square
Cross-posted to Spacing Votes • by David Scrivener With so much discussion about the redesign of Nathan Phillips Square in the media lately it seemed...
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Most popular posts of September on Spacing Wire
Today marks the return of our monthly feature: the most popular blog posts of the previous month. Transit, the Gardiner, and the upcoming election...
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Toronto BIAs recognize disability issues
by Andy Reeves, Spacing Votes correspondent The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) recently released a report entitled...
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New Toronto street signs
Tonight, the City of Toronto has its first public meeting about the proposed new street signs. In the Winter 2006 issue of Spacing, I wrote about the...
By Matthew Blackett