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Mayor turns to Facebook, YouTube to fight guns
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc06nT2gvjw[/youtube] For years, Mayor David Miller has written to prime ministers (first Paul Martin, now Stephen...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Weekend diversions
“Sidewalk Psychiatry” is a public-art sidewalk project that plays with the fact that people often think about personal issues while they walk...
By Dylan Reid -
USA’s gentrified ‘hoods threatened by aristocratization
It may be the day after April Fool’s, but this article from the Onion is worth the post: WASHINGTON—According to a report released Tuesday by...
By Matthew Blackett -
The Story of Two Pools
Here’s the story of two wading pools. One in Ward 19 and the other in Ward 25. At the beginning of the City’s budget process, both pools...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Winter cyclist profile – Jonny the musician
Spring is now officially here, but as there is a little bit of snow to contend with, we offer you one more in the series of winter cyclist profiles. Name...
By Tammy Thorne -
Why do stores keep one door locked?
One of my greatest pet peeves is when retail stores have one door open and keep the other door closed and locked. Since my employment experience has...
By Matthew Blackett -
Passive aggression in Cabbagetown
We have all been cussing, silently or otherwise, at people who do not shovel their alloted segment of sidewalk. I like shoveling snow — it’s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Please, no photos, we’re British
Londoners seem to keep their wits about them in stressful and even terrible times, as we saw during the Tube and bus bombings a few years ago...
By Shawn Micallef -
Helmet policy causes conflict at city rinks
The City of Toronto is having difficulty enforcing a six-year-old helmet policy, which has come under criticism in the city’s south end. “We have...
By Kevin Kennedy -
Eugene Yao, 1946-2008: A Chinese Activist
Cross-posted from Spacing Montreal Eugene Yao was born in Shanghai in 1946, and came to Canada in 1969 as a student of McGill University in electrical...
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Ted Tyndorf, 1953-2008: Toronto Chief City Planner
Over the weekend, Toronto’s chief city planner, Ted Tyndorf, passed away. He had been battling for months against a second bout of cancer. Over the...
By Spacing -
Mapping our urbanism part VI – income
This animated map showcases the datum bookends of the excellent publication The Three Cities within Toronto: Income polarization among Toronto’s...
By Robin Chubb