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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Matthew Blackett

  • Green the ‘burbs

    Hume in the Star today (click here for full article): So far, builders, especially suburban builders, have blithely ignored the consequence of what they...

  • Toronto beaches open today

    From the Toronto Star: Toronto’s city beaches officially opened for business yesterday with some city councillors frolicking in the 16C waters off...

  • Howard to quit? Ducharme says cars rule road

    This TTC fiasco story won’t end soon, it looks like — Moscoe may step down from the the TTC Chair position. From Jeff Gray in the Globe and...

  • We missed Dump the Pump Day

    They take their cars and gas prices seriously south of the border, but transit systems across the US took part in a national Dump The Pump Day yesterday...

  • Arts on Track, Opera House, countdown lights

    The Toronto Community Foundation announced this morning, “significant new funding, achieving a major milestone in its “Arts On Track” initiative...

  • Is it time for Moscoe to step down, too?

    UPDATE: The TTC Commission promptly asked Rick Ducharme to clean his desk out today, not on Nov. 30th as the former-GM had suggested in his resignation...

  • Contribute to Spacing’s next issue

    Have you ever said to yourself, “I have a perfect article idea for those chumps at Spacing”? Well, here’s your chance. We are putting...

  • TTC General Manager to quit

    If the last 10 days at the TTC haven’t been weird enough, the transit system’s GM Rick Ducharme is quitting as of November 30th citing...

  • Check out new subway trains starting today

    It looks like the TTC and its workers are in some tense talks which could lead to another walkout, The Star is reporting. You can ignore these...

  • Keep Toronto Clean posters

    Does anyone know who is responsible for this poster initiative? I’ve seen the large displays on construction hoardings around the city for a few...

  • SPACING: Green roof hopping in St. Petersburg

    Here is Spacing.ca’s Monday morning article: Dianna Graham takes us on a geurrilla tour of green rooftops in St. Petersburg, Russia. The bustle of...

  • The City Formerly Known as Cambridge

    A bunch of clever folks in Cambridge, Mass. calling themselves “The Institute for Infinitely Small Things” are asking the public to rename...