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Bike Collisions in Edmonton
Introduction On November 26, 2014, the Edmonton Bike Coalition presented to Edmonton’s City Council in support of the creation of a core network of bike lanes. To understand more about where the bike...
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Book Review – Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing...
Authors: Jamie Hicks Masterson, Walter Gillis Peacock, Shannon S. Van Zandt, Himanshu Grover, Lori Feild Schwarz, John T. Cooper, Jr. (Island Press, 2014) When we talk about sustainability and...
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Grassroots transit advocacy in Halifax
By Sean Gillis and Scott Edgar Halifax desperately needs better public transit. To be sure, the city would benefit from the decrease in carbon emissions that would come with more people commuting by...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: January 26 – February 1
WINTER CITY Iveson: For the Love of Winter [doniveson.ca] Embracing Edmonton’s winter through new urban design guidelines [MetroEdmonton] We need to be more chill and warmly embrace winter, conference...
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LUSTY YOUNG GIANT: A Biography of Downtown
Originally published in the winter 2014 issue of The Yards. Written by Omar Mouallem. Shortly after the CN Tower was completed in 1966, the City of Edmonton’s planning department produced a fact sheet...
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Visual Thoughts #49
Last VT image: Dundas Square Christmas Tree, Toronto. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator, independent researcher and designer with...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 2 – 8
URBAN POLITICS Canada’s big city mayors ready to push urban agenda [Globe and Mail] Canada’s big city mayors confident of clout in federal election [Toronto Star] The case for city investment for...
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Toronto Park Summit: Five questions with Vancouver’s Malcolm Bromley
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 9 – 16
NATIONAL URBAN POLITICS Canada’s infrastructure gap is widest in big cities [Globe and Mail] 18 mayors can’t be wrong: Why Ottawa needs to do more for Canada’s cities [Metro News] Big-city mayors glad...
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Book Review – Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand
Five years after the publication of his well-received book Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand, Simon Unwin and Routledge kicked off 2015 with the publication of a Second Edition....
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Visual Thoughts #50
Last VT image: View towards Udaipur, India. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator, independent researcher and designer with personal and...
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Park Summit: Five questions for Park Avenue Community Oven’s Ali Shaver
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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5 things ETS could improve for new users
Whether you just moved into town or have never taken public transit before, riding Edmonton Transit System (ETS) can be stressful. It’s unfair to expect any rider to understand how things work and...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: the new 2015 series on city cycling
This post by Beth Savan is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about the think tank, and the series, here. Welcome to...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 17 – 22
HERITAGE High repair costs make future uncertain for historic downtown McDougall United Church [Edmonton Journal] Simons: McDougall Church too important to lose [Edmonton Journal] Petroleum Club...
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Book Review – The Language of Space
Author: Bryan Lawson (Routledge, 2001) When one brings up the topic of communication, the first thing that often comes to mind is chatting with friends, writing a note, or the flurry of media we are...
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Small Housing Toolkit Released for Free Download
It’s no secret that, in cities across the country, house construction over past several decade has focused on outlying suburban areas. Increasing environmental consciousness, financial pressures and...
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Park Summit: Five questions for Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s Kevin Hunter
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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BOTTLE SERVICE: Why a “wet shelter” makes sense for downtown homeless
Originally published in the winter 2014 issue of The Yards. Written by Scott McKeen. Mental illness is not a crime. Not a moral failing. Not the result of weak character, cowardice or lazy streak. Not...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 23 – March 1
TRANSPORT Limited cash for west Edmonton LRT until 2034 [Edmonton Journal] Simons: City needs the right economic tools to build LRT [Edmonton Journal] Council considers lobbying election candidates on...
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