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  • Human River walk this weekend

    The Toronto Public Space Committee is holding its 3rd Annual Human River walk along Garrison Creek, Toronto’s biggest buried river, this Sunday...

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  • YIMBY returns

    Cross-posted from Eye Daily. After last year’s success, the YIMBY festival is returning to the Gladstone Hotel October 27. For those who may be out...

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  • Cultural Geography in Windsor

    For our Windsor readers and those who may be heading to the Sun Parlour of Canada this weekend, there is a symposium on the cultural geography of the...

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  • A good week for walking

    The Walk21 conference last week got remarkable, and entirely unexpected, media coverage. In fact, I suspect pedestrian issues got more media coverage than...

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  • Walk21: Wayfinding

    I have a particular interest in the idea of pedestrian maps, and co-created one for the now-finished Walking Life exhibition (I hope to post an electronic...

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  • Walk21: Public health and urban design

    Today’s Walk21 post brings you some findings from a fascinating session on the relationship between public health and urban design as they affect...

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  • Nuit Blanche in three minutes and twenty-six seconds

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AeEvBJIffs[/youtube] Spacing contributor Jessica Wolfe made a “short and rough” composition of her...

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  • Walk21 reports: the business case for walking

    There’s already been far more interesting stuff at the Walk21 conference than I can easily report, so I will just give a quick taste of some of the...

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  • Doors Open Niagara

    One of the happiest traditions in recent years has been Doors Open, a free annual architectural event that allows visitors to explore and appreciate old...

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  • LEAFy Drinks

    Are you passionate about Toronto’s urban forest? Do you enjoy a nice beverage? Join LEAF staff and volunteers for a pint at the Victory Cafe on...

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  • Walk21 appetizer

    A quick reminder that there are several community events in the next couple of days related to the Walk21 conference starting this evening in Toronto. I...

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  • Toronto is the black sheep of the White Nights

    Nuit Blanche has come and gone and proved once again to be a wonderful evening for thousands of participants. And once again, the event has triggered...

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