{"id":13051,"date":"2010-08-07T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:14:04","slug":"spacing-saturday-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/08\/07\/spacing-saturday-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: Photowalking, front porches and books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"front porch\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4135\/4855258069_dba5f26127_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spacing Saturday\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog                    network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic    region.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Ottawa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spacing Ottawa editor Evan Thornton <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/08\/05\/photowalking-the-city-five-questions-for-justin-van-leeuwen\/\">catches up with photographer<\/a> Justin Van Leeuwen about photo-walking the city.<\/p>\n<p>Erin O&#8217;Connell <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/08\/03\/the-resurgence-of-the-front-porch\/\">takes a look at front porches<\/a> and the ways they are used in neighbourhoods as a method of interacting with the community.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"atlantic\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spacing Atlantic editor Emma Feltes revisits her article from Spacing&#8217;s 18th issue, &#8216;<em>Oh, The Spectacle<\/em>&#8216; on the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/08\/05\/market-valu\/\">newly developed Seaport Farmers&#8217; Market building<\/a> in Halifax.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"montreal\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00c9mile Thomas lists the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/08\/04\/school-yourself-5-books-you-should-have-read-about-your-urban-space\/\">top five books<\/a> about urban spaces. Including his own recaps of why they&#8217;re an important read.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"toronto\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spacing&#8217;s publisher, Matthew Blackett, starts a discussion about<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/08\/04\/mapping-subways\/\"> the usability of subway maps<\/a>. In Toronto the map is simple, because there are only 69 stations compared to New York&#8217;s 486.\u00a0 Which is why graphic designer Eddie Jabbour <a href=\"http:\/\/radar.oreilly.com\/2010\/07\/redesigning-the-new-york-city.html\">wants to redesign New Yorks map<\/a> \u2014 to make it less intimidating.<\/p>\n<p>John Lorinc compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/08\/03\/lorinc-where%E2%80%99s-the-open-debate-about-open-fare\/\">a pros and cons list<\/a> for both the Presto smartcard and open fare payment systems that are being proposed as fare alternatives for the TTC.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/4855258069\/\">Erin O&#8217;Connell<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n<p><input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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