{"id":26360,"date":"2012-02-17T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=26360"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:09:11","slug":"sim-city-walking-and-lrt-in-spacington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/17\/sim-city-walking-and-lrt-in-spacington\/","title":{"rendered":"Sim City: Walking and LRT in Spacington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/17\/sim-city-walking-and-lrt-in-spacington\/spacington-dec-26-241329426547\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26361\" title=\"Week Three Spacington\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-26-241329426547-600x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-26-241329426547-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-26-241329426547.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Welcome to Spacington\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/feature-sim-city.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spacington is slowly getting bigger.\u00a0The\u00a0population\u00a0is still low\u00a0at around\u00a01,500 residents, but\u00a0nevertheless the city has adopted it&#8217;s first\u00a0LRT system. The current\u00a0LRT system consists of only one line, but the square-shaped route\u00a0replaces\u00a0previous car commutes\u00a0to the\u00a0opposite side of the city.\u00a0Although thet\u00a0LRT in Spacington\u00a0isn&#8217;t heavily used,\u00a0it\u00a0more importantly\u00a0initiated the groundwork for future transit.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u00a0is\u00a0divided\u00a0into mixed use streets and sections.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0the majority of residence commute by\u00a0walking at most a\u00a0couple of blocks or\u00a0in some cases only across the street (shown in the picture above).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Spacington\u00a0has become a stranger to\u00a0heavy pollution\u00a0and\u00a0is deeply\u00a0focused on wind-power (its only\u00a0sustainable option)\u00a0or any\u00a0method\u00a0that emits low\u00a0amounts of pollution. Directly related to both the\u00a0zero-to-low pollution\u00a0and cross-the-street commuting,\u00a0the citizens\u00a0of Spacington are\u00a0&#8220;Calm and Content.&#8221;\u00a0The assessment meters\u00a0in\u00a0Environment, Health, Safety, Traffic, Education, and Land Value are displayed with\u00a0vibrate\u00a0bright green success.\u00a0And,\u00a0unlike our own major, the high major rating hasn&#8217;t skipped\u00a0a beat.\u00a0The city\u00a0is clearly still in\u00a0early\u00a0development stages\u00a0and isn&#8217;t much of a &#8220;city&#8221; yet \u2014 it&#8217;s more like a small town \u2014 but it&#8217;s beginning to show promising signs of becoming a 21st century urban centre.<\/p>\n<p>What should we\u00a0concentrate on\u00a0this week?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/17\/sim-city-walking-and-lrt-in-spacington\/spacington-dec-23-241329425254\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26362\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26362\" title=\"Week Three Spacington\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-23-241329425254-600x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-23-241329425254-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/02\/Spacington-Dec.-23-241329425254.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacington is slowly getting bigger.\u00a0The\u00a0population\u00a0is still low\u00a0at around\u00a01,500 residents, but\u00a0nevertheless the city has adopted it&#8217;s first\u00a0LRT system. The current\u00a0LRT system consists of only one line, but the square-shaped route\u00a0replaces\u00a0previous car commutes\u00a0to the\u00a0opposite side of the city.\u00a0Although thet\u00a0LRT in Spacington\u00a0isn&#8217;t heavily used,\u00a0it\u00a0more importantly\u00a0initiated the groundwork for future transit. 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