{"id":6844,"date":"2012-02-25T01:52:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T09:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=6844"},"modified":"2013-01-21T07:21:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T15:21:37","slug":"spacing-saturday-gary-webster-brent-toderian-and-transit-futures-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/02\/25\/spacing-saturday-gary-webster-brent-toderian-and-transit-futures-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: Gary Webster, Brent Toderian and Transit Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1111\/1205323149_82a6c35650_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ss\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"so\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alexandre Laquerre shows the startling impact of grandiose public projects over a century of transformation at one of Canada&#8217;s most monumental intersections:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/02\/23\/elgin-sparks-1901-c-2012\/\">Elgin and Sparks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following the recent announcement by Halifax&#8217;s Mayor Peter Kelly that he will not run for re-election after 12 years in office, Jake Schabas proposes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2012\/02\/23\/a-new-mayor-a-new-agenda\/\">a basket of issues<\/a>\u00a0that should shape the city&#8217;s next political period.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sm\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a nod to this weekend&#8217;s Montreal Nuit Blanche, Andrew Emond profiles an event that will pay tribute to the path of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2012\/02\/24\/uncovering-riviere-st-pierre-during-nuit-blanche\/\">Rivi\u00e8re St Pierre<\/a>, one of the city&#8217;s most significant buried rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Allanah Heffez reports back on her presentation and other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2012\/02\/23\/opus-2-0-urban-mobility-in-the-age-of-electronic-payment\/\">insights<\/a>\u00a0from this week&#8217;s Conference on Urban Mobility in the Age of Electronic Payment .<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"st\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Bozikovik&#8217;s\u00a0<em>No Mean City\u00a0<\/em>architectural profiles a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/21\/no-mean-city-a-two-faced-house-and-a-big-architectural-award\/\">fascinating addition\u00a0<\/a>to a historic home in Toronto&#8217;s Cabbagetown neighbourhood that is beginning to collect some prestigious awards.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Webster&#8217;s termination as the Chief General Manager of the TTC continued a string of dramatic transit events in Toronto. John Lorinc provides some his characteristic political\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/21\/lorinc-rob-fords-minority-government-at-city-hall\/\">analysis on the decision<\/a>\u00a0and its broader context.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?attachment_id=21274\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-vancouver.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brent Toderian has been in focus in the urbanist community ever since the visionary and articulate former Vancouver Planning Director&#8217;s contract was terminated early several weeks ago. 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