By Matthew Blackett
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Vault lights are more than sidewalk decor
Easily overlooked and sometimes mistaken for decorations, glass tiles embedded in the sidewalk are often indicators of subterranean rooms. Called...
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Camera shy?
Ever get the feeling you're being... -
Comparing transit in Melbourne and Toronto
Back in 2004, I spent a year living... -
Beware the Ides of Merch?
After years... -
This is my neighbourhood
Whimsical pencil sketches of bicycles sit alongside brightly coloured pictures of birds and flowers. Enthusiastic drawings of cars, rows of houses, and...
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23 Bay, 23 Bay, 23 Bay….
All I was in for, originally, was... -
Mumbai makes do
It's a transit system where you're expected to... -
Wayfinding your way
I was riding my bike through Forest Hill late at night recently when the neighbourhood street lights went out. Up until that point, I had only been paying...
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World’s tallest free-standing poster
Some of the best public art reacts to the changes a city undergoes as it grows, and like all cities, Toronto is constantly evolving. Along with the new...
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Playing in public space
It’s a late afternoon in early autumn at Christie Pits: it’s the weekend and the air is comfortable, though the sun is slouching towards the...