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By Dylan Reid

  • 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...

  • Toronto can and must set up an alternative to the OMB

    Christopher Hume, interviewing former Toronto chief planner Paul Bedford, has written one of the best columns I’ve seen so far about the issue of...

  • London, England pedestrian initiatives

    Pedestrian cross in Kensington, London, England. – – – – – – – – As Toronto begins to work on creating a...

  • City of Lights

    Spacing Wire readers might enjoy this remarkable 360-degree image of Paris at night (scroll horizontally to see the whole thing). You can see many of the...