WHAT: Toronto Streetcar t-shirt sale WHEN: Today until Sunday (March 28-April 1) WHERE: on Spacing's e-store COST: $22 (usually $30) with promo code and includes shipping There's only three days left in our Toronto Streetcar shirts sale. Usually, our t-shirts run for $30 each, but we're slashing prices this week: only $22! These shirts pay homage to the iconic look of our city's streetcar fleet, available on red or black American Apparel 50/50 tees. The Spacing e-store is the only place this t-shirt is available, so we encourage you to act now.

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Residential high rises weren't exactly a "new" idea in the mid 1500s—Rome has its insulae since the days of the empire, and many medieval European and Middle Eastern cities had buildings in excess of ten floors—but the Yemeni city of Shibam bears special mention as one of the earliest examples of vertical urban planning. While the area of Shibam has been settled for over 1,700 years, and some of the surviving buildings date back to early Islam, the majority of the town was rebuilt after a 1532 floor ravaged the area. The new Shibam was laid out in a grid plan, and the outer wall and dense mudbrick high rises were built as a defence against Bedouin raids.

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. In 1910, Edgar Chambless released his plans for his utopia Roadtown, a completely linear city with everything the community needed housed in one miles-long stip and completely self-contained (picture an excessively large skyscraper laid on it's side). The idea was for the building to be three storeys high, and two units wide, with three subway tunnels running directly beneath. The top floor would be encased in glass and feature a promenade and bicycle paths, with the middle and ground floors being the residential and commercial/working units, respectively. Along the length of the building would be communal  farmland.

  Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. High above commuter's heads, there is a small, black stain on the ceiling of Grand Central Station's main concourse. The distinctive rectangle (half on the teal background of the astrological mural, half on the beige bordering) is what the ceiling looked like before restoration efforts in the mid '90s. The black residue was long ...

  Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Since its opening in 2005, the New South China Mall in Dongguan has held the world record for largest mall in terms of gross leasable area, which is also the problem. With Dongguan's population of over seven million people, developers projected the mall to attract 200,000 visitors every day.  However, much of Dongguan's workforce is made up of low-paid ...

We are currently conducting interviews for two internship positions (unpaid) at Spacing. Editorial intern Responsibilities for editorial inters include: developing, pitching, and writing their own pieces for our blog; writing assigned weekly/regular blog features; and assigned content for our next print issue. Applicants should have a passion for cities and engagement with the issues at the core of our editorial mandate. This is a two day/week, in-office internship available immediately. Applications should be in the form of a resume, pertinent writing samples, and, most importantly, a letter describing why you would be a good fit for ...

WHAT: Spacing office holiday sale WHERE: CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St (just south of Bloor), ground floor WHEN: Mon Dec 19 - Wed Dec 21, noon-6pm Due to the great success of our holiday sale last week, Spacing is extending it a little longer for all you last minute shoppers! Stop by our table on the first floor of CSI Annex between noon to 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and pick up some great deals on our merch. Holiday gift packs: Each year, Spacing takes the issues published in the calendar year and wraps them up in a TTC route map. Every purchase will include a CD of highlights from our Spacing Radio podcast. $15 Montreal Metro buttons and magnets: Our new Montreal Metro sets will be available individually as well as in packaged sets. $2-$25 Rob F#*king Ford buttons and magnets: This brand new set is a collection of greatest hits/bloopers/memes commemorating our first anniversary with Rob Ford as mayor. Available indidually or as 5-piece sets. $3-$15

WHAT: Spacing office holiday sale WHERE: CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St (just south of Bloor), ground floor WHEN: Tues, Dec 13 - Fri, Dec 16, noon-6pm Starting on Tuesday, Spacing is going to have a merch table set up on the ground floor of our building to help you stuff the stockings of all the urbanists on your gift list. You can save yourself the shipping, and pick up some great holiday deals that we'll only be offering in person: Holiday gift packs: Each year, Spacing takes the issues published in the calendar year and wraps them up in a TTC route map. Every purchase will include a CD of highlights from our Spacing Radio podcast. $15 Montreal Metro buttons and magnets: Our new Montreal Metro sets will be available individually as well as in packaged sets. $2-$25 Rob F#*king Ford buttons and magnets: This brand new set is a collection of greatest hits/bloopers/memes commemorating our first anniversary with Rob Ford as mayor. Available indidually or as 5-piece sets. $3-$15

What: Queen West Art Crawl Where: Trinity Bellwoods Park When: Saturday, September 17th, 11am-6pm Spacing is going to be at the Queen West Art Crawl all day today offering great deals on subscriptions, back issues, buttons, magnets, and t-shirts. Stop by our booth, say hi, and pick yourself up a subscription just in time to catch our upcoming issue due out in early October.

If you're like me, you're now imagining how cool it would be to have a personal Asimo to ride doubles with, or at the least, a scrolling, handlebar-mounted red light with the voice of William Daniels. It doesn't look like Apple's ready to go that far yet, but on August 5th, Apple filed a patent for what is being called the first "smart bike". The smart bike system seems to be the cycling version of Nike + iPod. Pretty much what anyone outside of the hype-0-sphere calls a "bike computer". But we all know Apple won't just put out some lame John Hodgman bike computer that only tells you how you're going too fast or aren't exercising enough. Think 'Mac Bike Pro'.