Urban Design
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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 -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• A garden full of tasty victories [ Toronto Star ] • Disturbing graffiti on sign tagged for quick removal [ Toronto Star ] • Miller must...
By Julie Yamin -
Tree Tuesday: One man’s weed…
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 -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: August 9th, 2007
In your face, OMB! It says a lot about planning in this city that no one expects the government body in charge of making final decisions on development...
By Dale Duncan -
Stroll: Yorkdale Mall
This week’s Stroll column in Eye Weekly took us to Yorkdale Mall. While not a true public space, it’s a major public-private place in Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
SPACING POLL: Is Filmport’s new HQ a landmark or mistake?
The local media blogworld is vastly different that the traditional media world — we like each other. Spacing often receives emails from our...
By Matthew Blackett -
Out on his Ashton; Heaps gets promoted
Mayor David Miller asked for and received Councillor Brian Ashton’s resignation from City Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday, as...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Yonge’s Unofficial Caribana Parade Tonight
Once a year Detroiters of a certain age get excited to drive, or watch, the Woodward Dream Cruise reenacting and reliving their glorious 1950s and 60s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Friday’s headlines
• Don’t feed the parking metres on Monday [ Globe and Mail ] • A good weekend to leave the car behind [ Toronto Star ] • Aging...
By Matthew Blackett -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Queen W. condo plan a fine mess [ Toronto Star ] • A broadside from 905 [ Toronto Star ] • Tory urges council to seek audit before...
By Sean Marshall -
OMB’s ruling called into question
Cross-posted from Eye Daily Think the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) makes bad decisions? A ruling made at Divisional Court released last Friday confirmed...
By Dale Duncan