Walking
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ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 27
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Dept. of Cute Signs: “Walk your Bike” sidewalk stencil
I was in Stratford, Ontario last weekend and noticed this stencil on the sidewalks at intersections, indicating that people should walk their bikes when...
By Dylan Reid -
Raising the road to meet the sidewalk
There’s an interesting little piece of infrastructure innovation on the west side of University Ave. at Orde St., just south of College in the...
By Dylan Reid -
Battle brewing over school playground
Just how public is a public school playground? That’s the question currently being asked at Hillcrest Junior Public School, my old elementary school just...
By Jake Schabas -
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