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Congestion Inflation
The Toronto Star reports that congestion is costing us $2.3B-$3.7B a year and that the new provincial budget is planning to spend $1.2B to invest in...
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Whitewashing
The Guardian reports that Melbourne’s street art scene is being culture cleansed for the Commonwealth games. Meanwhile adidas is giving up some of...
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Toronto Ruins
(Photo courtesy of Bob Krawczyk) The Toronto Star reported two days ago that the James Chalmers Building located at 6 Howard Street has collapsed. This...
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Crazy cycle lanes
BBC news asked readers for photos of bizarre bike lanes and got some good ones.
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Part of billboard falls on man in Dundas Square
A piece of a billboard hit a man today, seriously injuring him as he walked through the Dundas Square area today. Here’s what CP24 is reporting: One...
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Good articles from the Star & NOW
Some recent articles in the Star are worth posting about: 1. The City wants to crack down on vehicles idling. 2. Royson James writes about the need for...
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Warm days and beach criminals
This was the weekend that Toronto was set free — the first warm couple of days, when the thick heavy coats are left behind (not that it’s been...
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Adscape
What is the geographic impact of advertising on our cities? We know that advertising pervades our urban environment but what would a map of advertising...
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Reading Toronto post: ad nauseam
An article from yesterday’s National Post has been cross-posted on Reading Toronto’s website. It focuses on how Toronto’s planning...
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Urban Imbalance – Exquisite Corpse
The city is bankrupt. We need more transit and other services. Miller talks to McGuinty – the province is broke. McGuinty talks to Flaherty –...
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206 Carlton
The recent sentencing of David Irving to three years in prison for holocaust denial got me thinking about the fortified house at 206 Carlton. This was...
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Forget what you knew about Toronto
The National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place is a nice place to shop for boats and check out the latest in hot tub technology, but most of us probably...
By Shawn Micallef