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Monthly Archives: November 2005

  • Union Station Precinct Meeting

    As part of the planned renovation of Union Station, the city is holding a “precinct study” to look at how to renovate the area around the...

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  • Pillow Fight!

    If you missed the wonderful public space intervention Pillow Fight last week at Dundas Square — staged by newmindspace — you should check the...

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  • Housing Projects and Public Space

    An important dimension of the recent two-week bout of rioting in France, one that a few people have noted, is the shape and use of public space. According...

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  • Why do you want to kill me?

    I can help you my friend. I know the cure. What is it? The same thing that cured me. Ride your bike to work. It’s instant, it’s complete. Your...

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  • So long and thanks for all the fish

    The Toronto Star reports about how the City of Toronto lost the controversial Aquarium proposal for Exhibition Place due to, among other things, lack of...

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  • Goodbye, Dear Riverdale?

    One of the things I love most about Toronto is the way our modern structures sometimes seem to rise straight out of the wilderness of our ravines and...

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  • Transit sites to check out

    There are two sites worth checking out if you are a transit fan. The first one is The Yet Better Way by Leif Harmsen who decided to envision the way...

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  • uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto

    In today Ideas section of the Toronto Star, the first essay from uTOpia has been reprinted. uTOpia is a new book from Coach House being released next...

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  • To Scarborough or York U?

    The Toronto Star has a a good report today about the aging Scarborough RT and the possible extention of the subway to York University. The Globe and Mail...

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  • Abandoned Art

    The Montreal Gazette reports on Champ Libre’s art festival in abandoned urban spaces. Champ Libre holds an international festival of video and...

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  • Pedestrian lighting

    One way to make streets more friendly to pedestrians at night is to incorporate pedestrian-scale streetlights over the sidewalk. The Harbord BIA has...

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  • People for St. Clair

    Before Toronto got into the silly situation about the dedicated streetcar lane up on St. Clair, there was a great group doing community work to bring...

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