Walking

Toronto

REID: Sidewalks — snow-free at last!

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I have been writing and advocating about the need to expand sidewalk snow clearing to every sidewalk in the city for what seems like... Read More

Toronto

Shining a light on Toronto’s streetlamps

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Street lighting is an important, yet overlooked, part of any city’s standard infrastructure. For over seventy years... Read More

Toronto

REID: Is ActiveTO on life support?

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On a Sunday in the middle of May, I went for a bike ride along the south end of Bayview Ave., which was open to pedestrians and... Read More

Vancouver

The pandemic is reforming even sidewalks

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“It feels like there are more people in the world!” The Lonsdale shopping strip in North Vancouver feels different to Amy Amantea, who... Read More

Vancouver

Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Three

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‘Starting Over’ Part Three: Zoning Out Manipulation is needed to move the gears, but not everything runs on the same... Read More

Vancouver

Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Two

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‘Starting Over’ Part Two: Self Knowledge There was a commonwealth in understanding the city as a shared resource. It was... Read More

Toronto

The duality of Amazon in Scarborough – from delivering jobs to packaging community relations

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Amazon’s notoriety for exploitative work conditions, harmful environmental practices, corporate tax exemptions, and stripping jobs... Read More

Toronto

REID: Yes exit

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It’s the kind of thing that has always hung out at the edge of our urban consciousness, that we used to occasionally notice and find... Read More

Vancouver

Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1

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[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker... Read More

Toronto

OP-ED: YongeTOmorrow is an opportunity not to be missed

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This is an op-ed by from YongeTOmorrow and co-signers Richard Florida, Rana Florida, Ken Greenberg, Dr. Robin Mazumder, Brent... Read More