Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities. • Toronto celebrated its annual Nuit Blanche on October 3rd. Over 1 million people participated, more than doubling the turn out from 2 years ago. Read about it here, here, and here. • The TTC increases its fares and amends the Bylaw stating offenses. In addition to the usual wrongdoings, the TTC will now have the authority to ...

Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities. Ed. Note: Sorry for the absence, folks. Should be back regularly now! • John Lorinc muses over the necessity of the bicycle helmet. The Toronto Cyclists Union just rejected a motion to mandate them. Lorinc proposes a pretty interesting alternative solution involving a 3-year phase-in period. • RIP Pages Books & Magazines. Toronto loses yet another specialty bookstore. Artists and ...

Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities. • Toronto City Council approved the revitilization of Union Station. Somewhere, Fritz Lang is nodding. • Savedbybikes.com, a 200-square-foot retail bike store, opens in First Canadian Place - Canada’s tallest skyscraper. The shop is the exclusive Canadian distributor of the foldable STRiDA bikes. • Dylan Reid has a few articles about his recent trip to Copenhagen, highlighting ...

Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities. • The strike is finally over! Toronto Mayor tweets about the good news! Toronto begins scent detox! • Jake Schabas writes a nice article about a secret garden he found while biking through the Eglinton Flats one day. Anyone know of any of these in Montreal? Are the Mile End Alleys the closest thing we have? • Tree Planting is not ...

In conjunction with my earlier post about l'Adresse symphonique, an RFP has been publicized for a new work of public art to accompany the future Adresse symphonique building, helping to define the character of the Quartier des spectacle. Appel de candidatures - 23 juin 09: L’objectif principal de la Ville de Montréal est de doter la place de l’Adresse symphonique d’une œuvre d’art public permanente. Par sa localisation judicieuse et son échelle appropriée, l’œuvre d’art complète et dialogue avec le futur édifice de l’Adresse symphonique, tout en qualifiant l’ensemble du Quartier ...