The summer 2011 issue of Spacing is a special edition. For the first time, Spacing is producing a national issue — our contributors look at the joys, obstacles and politics of the urban landscape of Canada's largest cities.
EVENT DETAILS:
The event will take place on the third floor of the DX in the exhibition hall.
COST: $10, which gets you a copy of the new issue
MISC: There will be a...
[read more] The summer 2011 issue of Spacing is a special edition. For the first time, Spacing is producing a national issue — our contributors look at the joys, obstacles and politics of the urban landscape of Canada's largest cities.
EVENT DETAILS:
The event will take place on the third floor of the DX in the exhibition hall.
COST: $10, which gets you a copy of the new issue
MISC: There will be a handful of small activities at the event
WHAT'S INSIDE THE ISSUE:
– The cover story examines and ranks the 100 best public spaces in Canadian cities. We asked 135 judges from coast to coast to pick the top squares, markets, neighbourhoods, streets, and parks in their respective city. There are top 10 lists for Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Calgary. Top 5 lists were produced for Victoria, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Quebec City, GTA cities, Halifax, and east coast cities.
– Award-winning urban affairs journalist John Lorinc looks at the need to create a national transit strategy. You'll hear from Naheed Nenshi, the new mayor and Calgary, on the need to look long-term when developing our subway, LRT or bus networks. And former Toronto mayor David Miller writes an opinion piece on how other countries have successfully implemented a national transit strategy.
– Adam Proteau, a senior writer at The Hockey News, delves into the world of stadium and arena building. Having cities help pay to build shrines to our professional sports teams seems to all the rage again, so Spacing asked the movers and shakers in Edmonton, Ottawa, and Toronto whether building these facilities can either help or hinder the development of local communities and public spaces.
– There are articles on a range of urban issues from across the country — the perils of street performing in Victoria, waterfront development in Saint John, green spaces and sustainability issues in Quebec City, the people behind the Griffintown cultural corridor in Montreal, urban design in Edmonton.... The issue is packed with features that try to give Spacing readers a better understanding of the challenges facing Canadian cities.
