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  • Don’t Drink and Walk?

    An interesting study by Transport Canada shows that a significant number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents are drunk, often extremely drunk...

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  • Toronto’s New Year resolutions

    This might be a good time to lay out our wish list for 2006. • Do not approve the EUCAN monster bins: Within the coming months, the City’s...

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  • Toronto’s Public Spaces in 2005

    Both Eye Weekly and NOW ran excellent 2005 year in review features. Here’s the stuff they pointed out that the Spacing Wire thinks is worth...

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  • Kensington Market Festival of Lights Tonight

    Come celebrate the spirit of light in Kensington Market on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:00pm-. Light up the longest and darkest night of the year at the...

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  • Honk if you like to walk

    Jose Lourenco sounds off for pedestrians in the Toronto Star by asking the simple question: Cars get horns, why can’t the rest of us? The results of...

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  • Walking News

    The City of Toronto has a program in place to add sidewalks on both sides of all arterial and collector roads in Toronto (not local roads). The work is...

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  • Parkour video

    The phenomena known as Parkour has been catching on like crazy lately [ read Jim Munroe’s article from Spacing Spring/Summer 2004 issue ]. It can be...

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  • SPACING: Monday’s new articles

    As we announced in our monthly newsletter, Spacing will post new articles every Monday. This week we have three pieces for you: • Spacing contributor...

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  • Roadwitching, Toronto-style

    Chris Hardwicke posted on the Spacing Wire the last two days about Roadwitching in London and San Francisco. We received the above image from Martin Reis...

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  • Roadwitches

    The BBC reports on a campain in Britain to lower speed limits to 20mph in urban areas which highlights some DIY traffic-calming happenings that are...

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  • Dreams of Front Street

    The Union Station precinct study (led by various architects and consultants) held a public meeting tonight to discuss options for re-shaping Front Street...

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  • The Art of Psychogeography

    The Ideas section of today’s Toronto Star has a feature on psychogeography. The article notes a growing interest in psychogeography among artists...

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