{"id":877,"date":"2006-06-14T12:09:32","date_gmt":"2006-06-14T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=877"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:20:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:20:14","slug":"street-furniture-gone-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Street furniture gone wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today at Toronto&#8217;s City Hall, city councillors will finish their debate about the possible <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=752\">street furniture contract<\/a> the City wishes to tender in the fall. One of the items our local representatives will probably discuss is the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=672\">Superbox<\/a> &#8212; the City wants to combine individual newspaper boxes into one big box to decrease commercial clutter and save room on the sidewalk. So what will happen to all those boxes once a &#8220;superbox&#8221; comes into play? Well, we can just look to street artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fecalface.com\/SF\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=108&#038;Itemid=51\">TEWZ ONE<\/a> out of Chicago for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at Toronto&#8217;s City Hall, city councillors will finish their debate about the possible street furniture contract the City wishes to tender in the fall. One of the items our local representatives will probably discuss is the Superbox &#8212; the City wants to combine individual newspaper boxes into one big box to decrease commercial clutter<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Street furniture gone wild&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1022,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21757,4],"tags":[431,17,25,21,2545,2544,19,1576],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","category-culture","tag-chicago","tag-graffiti","tag-intervention","tag-other-cities","tag-street-artist","tag-tewz-one","tag-toronto","tag-torontos-city-hall"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today at Toronto&#8217;s City Hall, city councillors will finish their debate about the possible street furniture contract the City wishes to tender in the fall. One of the items our local representatives will probably discuss is the Superbox &#8212; the City wants to combine individual newspaper boxes into one big box to decrease commercial clutterContinue reading &quot;Street furniture gone wild&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2006-06-14T16:09:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-01-21T19:20:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matthew Blackett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Spacing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Spacing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matthew Blackett\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\",\"name\":\"Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2006-06-14T16:09:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-01-21T19:20:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/4f3b818d7e3504a6e4626afc774b2574\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Street furniture gone wild\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/\",\"name\":\"Spacing Toronto\",\"description\":\"Canadian Urbanism Uncovered  |  Toronto Architecture, Urban Design, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spaces\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/4f3b818d7e3504a6e4626afc774b2574\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blackett\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eb8fd719ea39ea94dc1b32911c80f51?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eb8fd719ea39ea94dc1b32911c80f51?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Matthew Blackett\"},\"description\":\"Matthew Blackett is the publisher, creative director and one of the founders of Spacing magazine. He is the author, editor, and photographer of 11 books. He is also a graphic artist, product designer, and deeply-committed advocate for Toronto. TWITTER: @MatthewBlackett INSTAGRAM: @MatthewBlackett\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/author\/matt\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto","og_description":"Today at Toronto&#8217;s City Hall, city councillors will finish their debate about the possible street furniture contract the City wishes to tender in the fall. One of the items our local representatives will probably discuss is the Superbox &#8212; the City wants to combine individual newspaper boxes into one big box to decrease commercial clutterContinue reading \"Street furniture gone wild\"","og_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/","og_site_name":"Spacing Toronto","article_published_time":"2006-06-14T16:09:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2013-01-21T19:20:14+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Matthew Blackett","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Spacing","twitter_site":"@Spacing","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matthew Blackett"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/","name":"Street furniture gone wild - Spacing Toronto","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg","datePublished":"2006-06-14T16:09:32+00:00","dateModified":"2013-01-21T19:20:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/4f3b818d7e3504a6e4626afc774b2574"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.animalnewyork.com\/metro%20boxes1.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/06\/14\/street-furniture-gone-wild\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Street furniture gone wild"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#website","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/","name":"Spacing Toronto","description":"Canadian Urbanism Uncovered  |  Toronto Architecture, Urban Design, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spaces","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/4f3b818d7e3504a6e4626afc774b2574","name":"Matthew Blackett","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eb8fd719ea39ea94dc1b32911c80f51?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eb8fd719ea39ea94dc1b32911c80f51?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Matthew Blackett"},"description":"Matthew Blackett is the publisher, creative director and one of the founders of Spacing magazine. He is the author, editor, and photographer of 11 books. He is also a graphic artist, product designer, and deeply-committed advocate for Toronto. TWITTER: @MatthewBlackett INSTAGRAM: @MatthewBlackett","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/author\/matt\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38175,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/38175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}