{"id":133,"date":"2005-08-19T12:53:42","date_gmt":"2005-08-19T16:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=133"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:18:47","slug":"a-new-bike-rack-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/08\/19\/a-new-bike-rack-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"A new bike rack painter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/street_painter.jpg\" alt=\"bike painter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They say imitation is form of flattery, so the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beautification.ca\">City Beautification Ensemble<\/a><\/strong> should be pleased that they are spawning copycats. The CBE, known around the city for painting Toronto&#8217;s &#8220;ring and post&#8221; bike racks and bringing colour therapy to our streets, has a fan in an anonymous man (shown above) who has spent the better part of the summer painting bike racks and utility poles along Roncesvalles Ave. in the Parkdale area. Many thanks to Adam Krawesky of <a href=\"http:\/\/inconduit.com\/eye.php\">www.inconduit.com<\/a> (and <em>Spacing<\/em> contributor) for alerting us and use of the image. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say imitation is form of flattery, so the City Beautification Ensemble should be pleased that they are spawning copycats. 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