Walking
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Should Toronto allow the entrance marquee to flourish?
Stroll through New York City’s Upper West Side and you will undoubtedly find yourself walking beneath a canvas entrance marquee. (Spacing senior editor...
By Claire Nelischer -
Is this the ugliest pedestrian tunnel in Toronto?
Serving as pedestrian tunnels, the two large corrugated metal pipes tucked under a CN rail bridge on Dufferin Street just north of Eglinton Avenue connect...
By Mairin Piccinin -
A Walk Through the Gloaming…
Although Spacing published its picks for Jane’s Walk 2012 yesterday, I wanted to add one more to the list. Finding Mabelle: A Walk Through the...
By Ian Malczewski -
Jane’s Walk 2012: Spacing’s top 20 tours
The annual Jane’s Walk Weekend is just around the corner! On Saturday, May 5th, and Sunday, May 6th, hundreds of free walking tours will take place in...
By Noah van der Laan -
Vancouver’s placement of info pillars more palatable
If Toronto needed some direction on how to deal with obstructive info pillars on sidewalks, the city needs only to look to Vancouver. While I personally...
By Matthew Blackett -
REID: Getting sensible speed limits
The headline recommendation from a new Toronto Public Health Report, Road to Health: Improving Walking and Cycling in Toronto, is reducing speed limits in...
By Dylan Reid -
VIDEO: The Social Life of Small Places
William Whyte got it right: the legendary urbanist created the film “The Social Life of Small Places” that has become one of the best learning...
By Matthew Blackett -
Getting the infopillars under control
Ever since City Council absent-mindedly agreed to let Astral Media redesign their information pillars last summer, and then realized how obnoxious they...
By Dylan Reid -
Ryerson celebrates permanent pedestrian zone on Gould Street
Ryerson University community members and city staff took to the streets this past Wednesday — or more specifically, to Gould Street — to celebrate its...
By Daniel Viola -
Around 40% of people in Toronto walk at least part of their commute
The new report from Toronto Public Health, The Walkable City: Neighbourhood Design and Preferences, Travel Choices and Health (PDF), provides a crucial...
By Dylan Reid -
“The Walkable City”: a new report from Toronto Public Health
Yesterday, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health released a new report by Toronto Public Health, The Walkable City: Neighbourhood Design and...
By Dylan Reid -
Union Station revitalization ignores street food vendors
This is a cross-post from Carly Dunster Law. Ms. Dunster is a Spacing contributor who works with food entrepreneurs, food initiatives, and acts as an...
By Spacing