Walking
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How to (not) promote access to the waterfront
I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed but Toronto’s waterfront doesn’t seem to be on the radar of the mayoral candidates in this...
By Matthew Blackett -
World Wide Wednesday: Where in the world?
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking
LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman loves to walk. Earlier this week, in fact, he walked along Eglinton — all the way across Toronto. I...
By Todd Harrison -
City shying away from shared street on John
Last fall, I took part in a walkabout along and around John Street with an urban planner who was working on a master plan for the Entertainment District...
By Dylan Reid -
STREET SCENE: Harley Valentine Explaining Art and Photography on the Terrace
The Street Scene comes up to the Balcony. (in the way of real people) Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist...
By Jerry Waese -
Event Guide: St. Clair Feet on the Street
Toronto enjoys many main street pedestrian festivals over the course of the summer (Taste of the Danforth being possibly the most famous and...
By Dylan Reid -
Complete Streets: How to build them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a two-part series on Complete Streets. Check out Hilary’s first post from May 23, 2010. If we want...
By Hilary Best -
SUMMER SHORTS 002: Neighbourhoods and roosters
To celebrate the launch of our new SUMMER SHORTS series on Spacing Radio, all this week we’re bringing you the sounds of this year’s...
By Spacing -
Spacing Radio is back with Summer Shorts
Spacing Radio is back! For the summer we are changing things up a bit and so over the next few months we’re going to give you a lot more to listen...
By Spacing -
Commuting snapshots across the Spacing map
Source: Statistics Canada By Emily Richardson — cross-posted from Spacing Atlantic Despite dramatic differences in population, density, infrastructure...
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Complete Streets: What they are and why we need them
Conversations about the architecture of Toronto’s streets tend to be terribly divisive. You’re either a cyclist or a driver. A transit user or a...
By Hilary Best -
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