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  • Come to the TTC’s 10th annual public meeting

    The TTC is inviting the public to give them ideas on how to improve service. We are looking for ideas on where and when to add new routes, or how we could...

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  • Monday (and weekend) headlines

    A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday. TRANSIT ISSUES • Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto transit dream...

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  • Public Dublin

    Though only in Dublin a very short time, I got the feeling it’s a happy city. And a public one. The streets in the city centre are absolutely full...

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  • Public space as a tool for world peace

    Budapest, 2004 On March 17, 2007 Peace Signs will be formed on every continent of Earth. The demonstrations will take place in London, Nairobi, Buenos...

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  • Friday’s Headlines

    Toronto garbage collector, 1930.   • The city’s new heart [ Toronto Star ] • Plant Architect design chosen for Nathan Phillips Square ...

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  • Upholstering a tree stump: A how-to guide

    You can create a how-to guide for anything these days, and Madelon Galland has done just that, with the help of SuperNaturale, a website dedicated to the...

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  • Tuesday’s Headlines

    • Arborists tackle 4,860 calls like a ‘triage unit’ [ National Post ] • Gardiner closed for 2nd day [ Toronto Star ] • Drivers...

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  • Subway Life

    Ok, I’ll admit it. I have a staring problem. Whenever I ride the TTC, I look at people’s faces and wonder what their story is. It helps pass...

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  • Monday’s Headlines

    • Threat of chunks of ice falling from CN Tower closes area [ National Post ] • Cities seek transit cash [ Toronto Star ] • Candy Land...

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  • East Toronto Greats

    Eminent Easterners are being featured along Queen Street over the next few months (by current and former Spacing contributors, would-be Lytton...

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  • Full moon riding

    Today marks the 3rd anniversary of activist Tooker Gomberg’s death. To commemorate his life there will be a full moon Take the Tooker group ride...

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  • Replacing one bad habit with another

    Streets Are For People did a great job of highlighting the hypocrisy of the recent campaign of the Canadian Cancer Society: if you quit smoking you can...

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