Walking
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Weekend diversions
“Sidewalk Psychiatry” is a public-art sidewalk project that plays with the fact that people often think about personal issues while they walk...
By Dylan Reid -
Let’s build the Bathurst Bridge Toronto deserves
There is going to be a new bridge in town, and Toronto has a rare opportunity to build something great because the Bathurst Street Bridge is about to...
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Report on the Walk 21 Community Conference
On Saturday March 1, the City of Toronto, with TCAT and Spacing, held the “Walk 21 Community Conference,” where eight local experts who had...
By Dylan Reid -
Jarvis Street transformation project — consultations
The City of Toronto is undertaking a major project to improve Jarvis Street — once a beautiful avenue of mansions, but now a rather unappealing...
By Dylan Reid -
Passive aggression in Cabbagetown
We have all been cussing, silently or otherwise, at people who do not shovel their alloted segment of sidewalk. I like shoveling snow — it’s...
By Shawn Micallef -
How Torontonians travel
Posted in our headlines today was news about Toronto’s choice of transport, and the numbers indicate that — as a city — we really like...
By Matthew Blackett -
Galway: Medieval streets, Thin Lizzy, rubbish bins and fine walks
I spent the last week rambling around Galway, Ireland, chatting with people and exploring as it is the location of the next [murmur] project. It’s a...
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Sustainable transportation plans galore
London, England has just unveiled a jaw-dropping new plan to greatly increase the amount of walking and cycling in the city. London plans to spend the...
By Dylan Reid -
Snow jobs
This image, captured by Spacing’s web developer Michael Pereira after one of our recent snowstorms, pretty much says all there is to say about the...
By Dylan Reid -
Sidewalk cleared before road? Really?!?
Spacing Toronto contributors have been writing up a storm of posts about snow removal on sidewalks and roads. We learned that the City didn’t start...
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Walk21 Toronto Community Conference
In October last year, Toronto hosted the major international conference about walking, Walk21. Experts from around the world, including Toronto, spoke on...
By Dylan Reid -
Clearing the snow for pedestrians
After the December 16 snowstorm, there was a lot of media coverage and comment about how poorly snow was cleared for pedestrians compared to drivers...
By Dylan Reid