By Chris Hardwicke
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12 Lessons from 12 Cities
The Globe and Mail’s Tralee Pearce offers Mayor Miller some tips from other cities ranging from free wireless networks, public events, wind powered...
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Toronto City Hall is turning 40
Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:30 – 10 pm The September 1965 opening of the newly designed City Hall marked an era of architectural experimentation...
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Life in the Bike Lane
Offthemapgallery is moving to a new location and celebrating the move with a Green Bike Convoy and an exhibition called Life in the Bike Lane curated by...
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Plant seeds not bullets
The Toronto Star has a good news story about urban farming in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood. Run by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority the urban...
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Vital Images
Calling all Toronto photographers. Another intiative by the Toronto Community Foundation is a call for submissions for vital images. They are seeking...
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How would you make Toronto a better city?
The final results of the “Think Outside the Box†initiative—a month-long chance to vote for the top priority among a list of issues are in...
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Recycled Trash Bins
ArchitectureChicago PLUS reports on the finalists for a Chicago’s Young Architect’s Forum’s competition for a recycling receptacle in...
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The Other Way
For those of you who are considering submitting something for The Better Way exhibition, take a look at this Metro Arts and Architecture website...
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Ad share
The Guardian has a story about the rapid succes of Vélo’v which is reportedly the largest bike share organization in the world...
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Scientific Art
The Ontario Science Centre has a new website showing the shortlist of pubilc artworks for its Grand Hall. There are some provocative and interesting...
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Dark News
In the Toronto Star today: Christopher Hume sees the dark and supports the cause for annual blackout day. Meanwhile renegade senior citizens fight...
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What are we scared of?
We love Christopher Hume. He is a valiant defender of the public realm. Sometimes he gets so excited about his cause that his writing becomes frenetic...