Communication
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Weekend round-up of links
Murray Whyte of the Star write about orphan spaces: “They are the unloved, invisible and, chances are, right outside your door — dozens of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Petty Laws Week
London, Ontario city council has just passed a law banning under-18s from purchasing markers or spray paint without a parent or guardian present. Yes...
By Dylan Reid -
condo BOOM! call for submissions
Multistory Complex and The Theatre Centre are in the process of putting together an exhibit that explores the marketing, development and impact of...
By Laura Hatcher -
Anne Murray: Menace II Toronto
Last night the Toronto Psychogeography Society started one of our weekly drift’s at the corner of University and King after an Images-Geothe film...
By Shawn Micallef -
Public space catch-all post
Here are a number of articles from the last few days: Trash: A recommendation that York and Durham regions’ trash be incinerated will likely cause...
By Matthew Blackett -
Who says Torontonians are cold-hearted?
Who says Torontonians are cold-hearted? BlogTO has a great little post about Annex residents piling carboard boxes and spare sheets below a lamppost. The...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto homeless survey
Jeff Gray writes in today’s Globe and Mail: A controversial one-night city survey of the homeless is set to go ahead this week, despite opposition...
By Matthew Blackett -
A Toronto “What If?”
Today’s Toronto Star has a great section called “What If?” It is very much like our “History of our Future” issue from last...
By Matthew Blackett -
Easter Egg Hunt
The crazy kids over at Newmindspace have hatched a new plan — the Easter Egg Hunt. They need people to be involved this Sunday so if you’re...
By Matthew Blackett -
Ottawa Public Space
I went on a trip to Ottawa in the fall, and noticed good, interesting, and bad public space initiatives. The Good Ottawa has made many pedestrian-oriented...
By Dylan Reid -
Art installation gets bomb squad call
On April 1st, five teenager girls, ages 16 to 17, put up question block icons seen in Super Mario video games. The clever public art installation in...
By Matthew Blackett -
St. George Street signage we can get behind
These photos are from a mobile LED display on St. George Street taken tonight on the U of T campus. Rumour is it’s the handiwork of a group called...
By Matthew Blackett