Urban Design
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Royksopp and the city
Gotta like this Royksopp video for the song “Remind Me“. It could pass as a grad student’s thesis project on how cities function. thanks...
By Matthew Blackett -
Watching the Blitz from the beach
That plane above is called The Globemaster and it will be attacking Toronto this weekend, along with planes with names like Mustang, Viper, Raptor, and...
By Shawn Micallef -
By the numbers — our sustainable city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Thought the big city was all smog and traffic jams and pavement? As it turns out, Toronto is Ontario’s most sustainable...
By Dale Duncan -
Psychogeographic Psychedelic Psundays
When I was getting to know Toronto 7 years ago I went for long walks at various times, but my favorite (even today) are 3-4-5 hour-long Sunday afternoon...
By Shawn Micallef -
Friday’s Headlines
• Whitby has green dreams for work-at-home project [Toronto Star] • Goar: Fresh election, same stale tricks [Toronto Star] • Portion of 401...
By Sean Marshall -
[murmur] at Fort York
[murmur] at Fort York launched earlier this summer. You can use the map above (by Spacing illustrator Marlena Zuber) to find the sign locations, or click...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: Development’s give and take
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
The rise of the modern roundabout
Last week, I did a series of posts regarding cycling and traffic calming in Vancouver. One of my observations focused on the roundabouts installed at...
By Matthew Blackett -
Why Toronto’s street-side trees are dying, part XXVIII
Spacing is lucky to have access to local arborist Todd Irvine. Whenever we’re walking together he’ll educate us on a variety of urban trees...
By Matthew Blackett -
Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL: • INSIDE CITY HALL: Miller gets cold shoulder from NDP MPPs [ Globe and Mail ] • More cuts, more anger [ Toronto Star ] • JAMES...
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Vancouver calms and reprioritizes traffic
VANCOUVER — Riding my bike through Vancouver has made me aware of some of the traffic calming features the city has added. Bulges are used often to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Vancouver’s bus shelters and garbage bins
VANCOUVER — I’ve been checking out some of the street furniture that Vancouver has to offer and one of the first things that caught my...
By Matthew Blackett