Green Space
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A slice of nature in the concrete jungle
With winter’s first few flakes of snow rearing their frigid faces this week, I decided to get out and try to absorb as much of the autumn atmosphere...
By Mike Bulko -
The design of tree pits
The base of tree, often referred to as a tree pit, is one of the small details of urban design that I have a strong fascination with. Here in Toronto...
By Matthew Blackett -
Shenzhen: China’s Instant City
The first half of my visit to China took me to the working class city of Changchun and the modern city of Dalian, both in Manchuria, in the northeast. The...
By Sean Marshall -
ELECTION 2008: Global warming isn’t trying to kill us, and that’s a shame
Clever graffitti really should inform more of the debate in our federal election. There I was, tearing my hair out trying to understand how anyone can...
By Keith Stewart -
Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm
TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Junction Tree Tour tomorrow
WHAT: Junction Tree Tour WHEN: September 7th, 11am to 1pm WHERE: Meet at the northwest corner of Keele St. and Dundas St. West HOW MUCH: Suggested...
By Dale Duncan -
The effects of CNE parking in Parkdale
From the start of August, the southern part of Parkdale is transformed by two major events: Caribana and the CNE. A huge influx of people descend on the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Red-Tailed Hawk in Queen’s Park
On a walk through Queen’s Park yesterday afternoon, I spotted a huge bird in one of the trees. I started walking towards it only to realize it was...
By Megan Hall -
Event Guide: Talk on sustainable homes and communities
Architecture for Humanity Toronto is holding another in its series of “Building Sustainability” lectures, on Monday: Going Green: Designing...
By Dylan Reid -
“Thunderdusk” and the “sunset of the century”
In the last 1/2 hour I’ve been getting texts and reading Twitters about the “sunset of the century.” Something about a storm and the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Why street-side trees are dying, part III
One year ago I posted about a set of five dead or dying trees at the Yonge and Finch intersection (see photo above), and two weeks ago I followed up with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Queen West “Hug Me” tree finds a new home
As we first reported yesterday, the fabled graffiti tree at Queen West and Peter, also known as the “Hug Me” tree, fell over ending its near...
By Matthew Blackett