{"id":34229,"date":"2012-10-16T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=34229"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:26:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:26:58","slug":"urban-planet-election-day-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/10\/16\/urban-planet-election-day-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Election Day Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/10\/16\/urban-planet-election-day-holiday\/electionday\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34230\" title=\"electionday\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/10\/electionday.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we creep<em>\u00a0<\/em>closer to the November Federal Elections in the US, the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/tuesday.herokuapp.com\/\">GOOD<\/a> have a proposal for a national holiday to allow everyone to get out and vote. They are inviting businesses to sign on to their pledge to give their employees the day off. Would getting the day off of work make it easier for you to participate in an election?<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.good.is\/posts\/i-m-taking-back-tuesday-5-rituals-for-a-work-free-election-day\">GOOD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. 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