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  • City operating budget released – deputations on Thursday

    The City of Toronto released its proposed 2007 operating budget today. Unlike the capital budget, where the city can borrow money, the operating budget...

  • Brain-enriching upcoming events

    Here are a couple of interesting events coming up later this month: On Thursday March 22nd, 2007 Moving the Economy, with the support of Transport Canada...

  • Madison, Wisconsin named most walkable US city

    Madison, Wisconsin was named the most walkable city in the US in a recent ranking of the walkability of the largest 100 US cities, with Austin, Texas and...

  • U of T’s Bikechain referendum

    Attention University of Toronto students: The Bikechain program, the great University of Toronto program that provides free bike repair services and...

  • Subway movies?

    Someone recently told me about a Hungarian movie called Kontrol, which is set in and is all about people who work in the Budapest subway system. It made...

  • Worthy Wednesday activities

    Here are a couple of events in support of good causes taking place next Wednesday, March 7. What Trees Give Back (Presented by LEAF (Local Enhancement and...

  • Rick Mercer drives a TTC streetcar

    In today’s Rick Mercer Report, Mercer does a feature on the TTC where he learns to drive a TTC streetcar, subway and bus. It’s fun, especially...

  • Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Designs (Part 1?)

    I just got back from viewing the four proposed designs for revitalizing Nathan Phillips Square. I only saw the designs and models — I didn’t...

  • Nathan Phillips Square design competition display

    The designs of the four finalists in the competition to re-design Nathan Phillips Square will be presented to the public next week. Tuesday, February 20...

  • Boost for pedestrians in 2007 capital budget

    I just came back from the capital budget open house at City Hall today, and there is good news for pedestrians in the City of Toronto’s 2007 capital...

  • Walk21 Conference call for papers (and ideas)

    In October, Toronto is hosting the major international conference on pedestrianism, Walk21. For contributions to this conference, they are looking for a...

  • Magical skating moment

    In medieval European chronicles, the authors would make a special note of years in which the local river froze over, which might happen once a decade...