Monthly Archives: August 2006
Queen and Portland
By Dylan ReidThe large parking lot at Portland between Queen West and Richmond is one of the last major undeveloped sections of Queen Street West... Read More
New Pedestrian Space, Montreal
By Dylan ReidThis attractive little space is the result of the pedestrian-oriented rebuilding of Bernard Street, a minor mixed... Read More
Every station club
By Matthew BlackettOver at Torontoist, David Topping has been posting an image every day, for 69 days, of a Toronto subway station, and today is the... Read More
Ootes doesn’t like bikes
By Tammy ThorneOkay, this isn’t exactly a breaking news headline, I admit, (in fact, it could be called an understatement) but check out the... Read More
Streets to Screens: August 31
By Matthew BlackettSTREETS TO SCREENS Toronto Public Space Committee fundraiser The Mayor of Tent City (Canada, 2005 • 53min) Director: Rosalie... Read More
Croft Street Reborn
By Dylan ReidA year ago, I went on a walking tour of the Harbord Village area that ended at Croft Street, an utterly charming, unconventional... Read More
Montreal Cycling
By Dylan ReidOn my recent trip to Montreal, I found the city’s cycling projects very interesting. Of course, Montreal cyclists will tell you... Read More
“Port Authority Wins”?
By Ian MalczewskiJohn Barber’s column in the Globe today betrays a sense of defeat about the Island Airport issue. You can find it in the Print... Read More
Building Neighbourhoods along with Subways
By Dylan ReidUrban consultant and former councillor Richard Gilbert has a very interesting op-ed in the Star today arguing that each of the... Read More
The Lakeshore Median: Parkland or Parking?
By Ian MalczewskiThere’s an article in the Globe and Mail today about the debate concerning parking for the newly restored Palais Royale. A plan... Read More