{"id":381,"date":"2005-12-09T12:59:55","date_gmt":"2005-12-09T16:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=381"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:45:51","slug":"in-defence-of-proximity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/12\/09\/in-defence-of-proximity\/","title":{"rendered":"In defense of Proximity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Closer to home the Globe and Mail has several stories about dense urban life.   <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/ArticleNews\/TPStory\/LAC\/20051209\/MAYSCOL09\/TPEntertainment\/?query=architect\">John Bently Mays<\/a> talks about the importance of <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/planning\/midrise_symposium.htm\">mid-rises<\/a> in the future of Toronto Avenues.  <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/ArticleNews\/TPStory\/LAC\/20051209\/WATCHCOL09\/TPEntertainment\/?query=urban\">Derek Raymaker<\/a> talks about creating housing close to  transit nodes in the suburbs highlighting the importance of integrated local and regional transit.  And <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/ArticleNews\/TPStory\/LAC\/20051209\/ARCHICOL09\/TPEntertainment\/?query=urban\">Dave LeBlanc<\/a> summarizes one of our favourite new books <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.chbooks.com\/tech\/catalogue.cgi?t=utopia\">uTOpia<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Discuss uTOpia <a target=blank href=\"http:\/\/www.chbooks.com\/cms\/forums\/utopia\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Closer to home the Globe and Mail has several stories about dense urban life. John Bently Mays talks about the importance of mid-rises in the future of Toronto Avenues. Derek Raymaker talks about creating housing close to transit nodes in the suburbs highlighting the importance of integrated local and regional transit. 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