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Monthly Archives: May 2006

  • Pedestrian Crossover Review

    I told someone recently that I had been at a meeting dealing with a review of pedestrian crossovers, and they got that glazed look in their eyes. But once...

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  • Lucky Quebec

    Cross-posted from the Eye Weekly blog. The Province of Quebec and its municipalities have just struck a deal that’ll make Toronto, and other Ontario...

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  • Street-side mood lighting, bike tips and tactics

    Spacing‘s associate editor Shawn Micallef has an article in the Globe and Mail today about street-side mood lighting in Wrexham, Wales. “If...

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  • Council Sidesteps Dog Decision

    What is the public space conflict that arouses the most intense passions in the largest number of people? Is it cyclists versus motorists on our streets...

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  • Bye-bye, Monster Bins

    The monster garbage bin project is dead! Well, almost. This week, the City’s Works committee agreed to begin the process for a fat-ass street...

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  • Ring Cycle: More Phone Numbers

    In an email exchange with city staff regarding the previous post about missing rings from bike lock-ups, staff have told me the number to call regarding...

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  • Missing rings from post

    The blog bricoleurbanism.org is reporting that the metals rings from Toronto bike racks are missing along a stretch of Dundas St. West (just east of...

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  • Who You Gonna Call? Obstacle-Busters!

    At the Toronto Pedestrian Committee in January, we heard a presentation from city staff about sidewalk obstacles (construction scaffolding, patios...

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  • Petty Laws Week

    London, Ontario city council has just passed a law banning under-18s from purchasing markers or spray paint without a parent or guardian present. Yes...

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  • The Independent City

    Our friends at Broken Pencil magazine, the Canadian indie culture standard bearer, are launching their new issue tonight with a little panel discussion at...

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  • Warbike in Ottawa

    This is a last minute thing, but if anybody is in or going to Ottawa there is a conference underway looking at movement in cities. May 1-5, 2006 Cultures...

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  • Federal Budget Introduces Transit Tax Credit

    Crossposted to Transit Toronto. The first budget of the newly-elected Conservative government, introduced yesterday, contained enough spending measures...

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