{"id":15775,"date":"2010-11-16T13:59:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T17:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=15775"},"modified":"2010-11-16T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T17:59:03","slug":"podcast-saving-bixi-bronson-avenue-and-our-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/11\/16\/podcast-saving-bixi-bronson-avenue-and-our-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: Saving BIXI, Bronson Avenue, and our parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/uploads\/radio\/\/spacing-radio026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"spacing-radio026\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/uploads\/radio\/\/spacing-radio026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN TO THE NEW <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/11\/16\/026-saving-bixi-bronson-avenue-and-our-parks\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPACING RADIO PODCAST<\/span><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While  some parks are jam-packed with kids, dog walkers and seniors practicing  Tai Chi, others are deserted and neglected. Producer Mieke Anderson  speaks to David Harvey about his recent study on improving parks.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Spacing Ottawa&#8217;s Evan Thornton discusses his city&#8217;s plans to  turn back the clock to a time when car was king. And reporter Andrew  Walsh addresses the pros and cons of the public bike network, BIXI, with  Spacing Montreal&#8217;s Alanah Heffez.<\/p>\n<h4>Links to stuff from Spacing Radio 026:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metcalffoundation.com\/index.html\">Metcalf Foundation<\/a> report, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metcalffoundation.com\/p_resources_pub.htm\"><em>Fertile Ground for New Thinking: Improving Toronto\u2019s Parks<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saving Ottawa&#8217;s Bronson Avenue: <a href=\"http:\/\/westsideaction.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/04\/public-gets-chance-to-rescue-bronson\/\">WestSideAction<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centretowncitizens.ca\/rescuebronson\">Centretown Citizens Community Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BIXI: in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bixi.com\/home\">Montreal<\/a> and in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.bixi.com\/\">Toronto<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our musical guest is Forest City Lovers: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestcitylovers.com\/\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/forestcitylovers\">MySpace<\/a> page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LISTEN TO THE NEW SPACING RADIO PODCAST! 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