By Jake Schabas
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Monday’s Headlines
STRIKE COMMENT • City workers’ strike brought about by bad timing [Toronto Star] • Summer temperatures heat up strike plan [Globe &...
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Projector ads in the Annex
The summer’s back and along with guerilla gardeners comes guerilla marketers. This is the second time I have seen these guys camped out in the...
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Reaching the Summit: Bicycle parking
Just three days into this year’s Bike Month, a damp May 28th was host to Bike Summit 2009, a day-long conference on cycling policy co-hosted by the...
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Friday’s Headlines
TRANSIT • Mayor ups streetcar pressures [Toronto Star] • Ottawa’s turn on streetcars [Toronto Star] • Toronto’s plea for...
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Events Guide: This weekend’s Heritage Toronto walking tours and Black Creek Historic Brewery Opening
Leslieville (NEW!) – SATURDAY, JUNE 20 @ 10:00 AM In the mid 1800s, gardener George Leslie began a plant nursery business near the shores of...
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Green roof meets Gardiner Expressway
As the debate heats up over what the future of the Gardiner holds, local architect Les Klein proposes a radical new plan. Vannessa Lu’s article in...
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Throwback Thursday: Travelling back in time on board the Trillium
Every Thursday, Spacing will bring you a snapshot of Toronto’s past, looking into what took place that day in the city’s history. Throwback...
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Thursday’s Headlines
CITY WORKER STRIKE • How a city worker walkout will affect you [Toronto Star] • After years of wild spending, how can Miller cry poor? [Toronto...
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World Wide Wednesday: Detroit’s (re)turn to light rail transit
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT • Plan envisions John St as ‘spine’ of cultural area [Toronto Star] • Vision for club district…...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
TRANSIT AND BICYCLING • Newcomers urged to get back in bike lane [Toronto Star] • ’70s were hardly a golden age for transit [Toronto Star...
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Montreal Monday: Block Parties, Montrealhenge and the ‘park with no name’
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...