Urban Design
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Tonight! Take a Stroll with Shawn
UPDATE: Coach House Books will be selling copies of the infamous 1975 “CN Tower Fall Zone” poster that we wrote about in 2006. WHAT: Launch of...
By Matthew Blackett -
EVENT: NFB turns camera on Toronto’s high-rises
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly on the NFB’s Highrise project. This spring, the participants of The...
By Shawn Micallef -
Toronto vs. Manchester at the FutureEverything Festival
Next week I’m on a panel called Shaping the City at FutureEverything, an art-music-conference-festival in Manchester, England. FutureEverything, in...
By Shawn Micallef -
Spacing nominated for Best Single Issue of 2009
Spacing is happy to announce that the summer-fall 2009 issue of the magazine was nominated for Best Single Issue by the National Magazine Awards. This is...
By Spacing -
Lost villages: Pickering’s Peculiar Predicament
Pickering Village, at the corner of Kingston Road and Church Street in Durham Region is a great example of a village hidden in plain sight. Thousands of...
By Sean Marshall -
You will walk all over Toronto this weekend like it’s some kind of Jane Jacobs welcome mat
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly — a reminder that this is Jane’s Walk weekend. Exploring Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Obscenity on the streets — spring days in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Inspired by the unseasonably early warm Easter Weekend, the column was...
By Shawn Micallef -
Building a transit suburb: 501 Queen comes to Brampton
I was in my hometown of Brampton twice in the past several weeks to attend two transit open houses: a public information centre for the Hurontario-Main...
By Sean Marshall -
An open letter to candidates about complete streets
Dear candidates, The individuals who have signed this letter met recently to discuss the theme of transportation in our city. We are a diverse group of...
By Spacing -
Bike fees: Misinformed, misguided and a step backwards for Toronto
From today’s Toronto Star: Giorgio Mammoliti boldly announced Wednesday that if elected mayor, he would introduce a $20-$30 registration fee for bikes...
By Dave Meslin -
Losing a city square
In Toronto’s new Walking Strategy, adopted as official policy by city council just last year, one of the key strategy actions (5.6) under the...
By Dylan Reid -
Uxbridge Ontario: Deco vs. Gothic
As part of a continuing mission to know-one’s-hinterland a zig-zaggy country drive through deep Ontario hill-country yesterday (on the finest of...
By Shawn Micallef