Monthly Archives: November 2005
DIPS and other fun at City Hall
By Dylan ReidNew local street standards for Toronto A joint committee of Works and Planning today considered the “DIPS” report from... Read More
Subway station revitalization unveiled
By Matthew BlackettToday, the Toronto Community Foundation unveiled its proposal to redesign three subway stations along the University Avenue subway... Read More
Community Gardening 101
By Laura HatcherYes, the ground is verging on frozen right now, but the people at the Toronto Community Garden Network and Foodshare want to put their... Read More
Toronto’s Governance
By Dylan ReidThere has been much talk recently that the City of Toronto’s governing structure needs to be reformed, and earlier this year the... Read More
Kingston Road LRT
By Dylan ReidThe TTC is proposing a new dedicated streetcar line in Scarborough along Kingston Road to Eglinton and then west to Kennedy station... Read More
Secret Swing goes missing!
By Matthew BlackettThe blog Ryantowne is reporting that the Secret Swing, found between two buildings off of Graffiti Alley, has sustained serious... Read More
New York trash for sale
By Matthew BlackettArtist Justin Gignac collects trash from the streets of New York City and carefully packages the litter into a plastic cube. He sells... Read More
Canadian Blog Awards
By Matthew BlackettIt seems the SpacingWire has been nominated for Best Culture Blog in the Canadian Blog Awards. That’s pretty cool. Also... Read More
Nathan Phillips Sq. and a GTA transit authority
By Matthew BlackettTwo items from the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star: 1. Nathan Phillips Square renovations: In the words of city councillor, and... Read More
GTA Carpool registry online
By Matthew BlackettThe Smart Commute Association yesterday launched Carpool Zone [smartcommute.ca], the first Internet carpool service to help commuters... Read More