By Glyn Bowerman
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 088, Big City Mayor Takes on Canadian Housing
In this episode, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pick of former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, we...
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BOWERMAN: Doug Ford suddenly cares about local democracy?
In case you missed it: democracy is being usurped! At least, that’s what some of the loudest right-wing voices in Toronto are warning us. And...
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In memory: Q&A with Michelle Senayah
Michelle Senayah, co-founder of the Laneway Project and a force behind Open Streets Toronto, died suddenly at the age of 36 earlier this summer. In...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 049, City scenes that saved summer
It’s been a rough summer for everyone, but people have found ways to get outside and make the most of it. In this episode, we speak to 8 80...
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HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS: List of 2017 winners
Here are the nominees and winners of the 2017 Toronto Heritage Awards: 2017 Special Achievement Award The Heritage Toronto Board of Directors is pleased...
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Paul Bedford Q&A: change Toronto’s governance model
Since Toronto’s amalgamation, there’s been very little re-tooling of the governance model foisted upon the region during Harris years. Paul...
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The UP Express: has Metrolinx overpriced new link to airport?
By next spring, business class jet-setters who rely on Pearson Airport will be able to enjoy a direct, 25-minute link between Toronto’s largest...
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A transportation minister and a city planner walk into a bar
In the bustling Foxes Den pub on Bay St., a hurricane of wait staff wielding large, clattering plates of piping hot et cetera, were swirling from kitchen...
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Rolling Out: The future of Toronto’s Bixi bikes
While city hall, last month, was dominated by one man’s almost unbelievable personal implosion, the business of Toronto is moving ahead… and...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSIT Pan Am Games: Planners work to get athletes to the game on time [The Star] Gardiner Expressway’s replacement could bring us together: Hume...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
ROBOCALLS Paul Ainslie says he is a victim of a Rob Ford robocall (with audio) [Toronto Sun] Councillor Paul Ainslie quits Rob Ford’s executive...
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Province not onside with council’s Scarborough subway decision
Mayor Ford may be doing his end zone dance after a recent win at council, but it’s the Province who calls the game, and they’re not done playing...