By Matthew Blackett
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SPACING POLL: What is the most important public space issue for Toronto in the upcoming Ontario election?
The recent fallout at City Hall over the city’s new taxation tools highlights the how Toronto’s fortunes are intertwined with the upcoming...
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Tree pit liberation and placemaking in Kensington
We posted an event listing the other day about the transformation of a little corner on the eastern edge of Kensington Market at Oxford and Spadina. This...
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Weekend headlines
photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star CITY HALL NEWS • HUME: Tough week at the office, mayor? [ Toronto Star ] • Embattled mayor hangs tough ...
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Et tu, councillors?
If you have any questions about why Toronto is looking for pennies to run the city, then ask these 23 councillors who voted to defer taxing revenues.
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Deferral of city tax revenues could be a blessing
City Council’s decision to defer implementation of Toronto’s planned new taxes could be a blessing for our cash-strapped city. While the mayor...
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SPACING POLL: Where should pedestrian-only zones be located?
At the start of June, I wrote a post about how Toronto needs to begin the process of creating pedestrian-only zones in the city — we lag behind many...
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Pedestrian Sunday in Baldwin Village this weekend!
WHAT: Pedestrian Sunday in Baldwin Village WHEN: Sunday, July 15th, 12-10pm, rain or shine WHERE: south of College, east of Spadina HOW MUCH: free LINK...
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R.I.P. Psychedelic Tree Stump
For nearly 10 years, Trinity-Bellwoods Park has been home to a psychedelic tree and wolf (officially known as the Universal Love Machine). Sometime...
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Roof-top fights
As I mentioned in a post last week, I’m now living very high up in Parkdale. The division between private and public is severely blurred at this...
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Hidden City: CBC Radio show on public spaces
If you’re around a radio tonight at 7:30pm, check out Hidden City, a summer show on CBC Radio hosted by Nick Purdon (you can also listen to it on...
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Cartoonist Brett Lamb on off-leash dogs
Local cartoonist Brett Lamb has a good comic about Toronto’s off-leash plan.
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St. George Station signage to be left in place
Spacing’s transit contributor James Bow recently wrote about the Save the TTC Signs which includes preserving the signage system at St. George...