Waterfront
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World Wide Wednesday: Lessons from Seoul’s river expressway
Last week, with the Jarvis Street lane reduction still front and centre, we looked at the big strides New York is taking in increasing its bicycling...
By Jake Schabas -
Malmo urban design slideshow
Fred Sztabinski, Spacing’s Amsterdam-based correspondent (that has a nice ring to it, eh?), had a great post about Malmo, Sweden’s waterfront...
By Matthew Blackett -
What a waterfront could be
MALMO – On a recent trip to Denmark, I crossed the bridge from Copenhagen and spent a few hours in Malmo, Sweden. This small city of 270,000 is...
By Fred Sztabinski -
Gardiner Expressway environmental assessment briefing
This morning I was at the technical media briefing for the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference report for the Gardiner Expressway that will be...
By Jake Schabas -
Throwback Thursday: Hanlan’s Point Stadium
Every Thursday, Spacing will bring you a snapshot of Toronto’s past, looking into what took place that week in the city’s history. Throwback...
By Jake Schabas -
The Don of a New Waterfront
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_el3-9WN7Ss[/youtube] A few days ago I took the streetcar from Chinatown to Union station en route to visiting a...
By Ian Malczewski -
Past and Future on Shanghai’s Famous Bund
Source The Bund in the 1930’s SHANGHAI — Shanghai’s waterfront is synonymous with its history. The archetypal image of Old Shanghai is a...
By Robin Chubb -
eConsultation: another way to inform Waterfront redevelopment
My family and friends have often (rightly) accused me of trying to do too much at once. While I admit that this is partly a result of my personal struggle...
By Ian Malczewski -
Waterfront Toronto announces Queens Quay plan
UPDATE: There will be another opportunity for the public to comment and view the presentation materials tomorrow, Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 AM to...
By Sean Marshall -
Lake Ontario and the signs that regulate our relationship with it
A Sunday walk along a choppy Lake Ontario to deserted HtO Park yesterday presented little distraction from reading the many signs in the Harbourfront...
By Shawn Micallef -
Some Good Art Shows for the Geographically Inclined
There’s always good art showing in Toronto–even art for the map-obsessed. But this is a particularly good part of the fall for some...
By Leah Sandals -
My favourite Mississauga space
Two weeks ago I was a member of Mississauga’s 2008 Urban Design Awards jury. I got to tour around the sprawling city — in a Mississauga...
By Matthew Blackett