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By Dylan Reid

  • The dull blight of sameness

    I went to see the street furniture models today at city hall, and and they brought to mind a phrase Jane Jacobs uses, “The Great Blight of...

  • Pedestrian Sundays expand

    The successful Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays are expanding to other neighbourhoods this year. Both Baldwin Street Village and Mirvish Village (on...

  • Pedestrian signals next target of outdoor advertising?

    Bike Toronto has just broken the news of an April 1 initiative at city hall to raise revenue by selling advertising space in the unused part of pedestrian...

  • The forgotten other half of Toronto’s Bike Plan

    One of the key strategies for a greener and cleaner Toronto proposed in the City’s new clean air plan, Change is in the Air, is to complete the...

  • 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...