Green Space
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Design Thinkers: ‘Design is my weapon, Zimbabwe is my country’
DESIGN THINKERS CONFERENCE — Look in any direction, from almost anywhere in downtown Toronto, and more likely than not you’ll see advertising...
By Jessica Hume -
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...
By Dylan Reid -
Design thinkers: Day one
DESIGN THINKERS CONFERENCE — Janine James has a tip for every city that wants to become more sustainable: start with a vision and the rest will...
By Jessica Hume -
Tree Tuesday: Towering Carolina poplar
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Bendale Tree Tour
Join the Toronto Tree Tours – A partnership between LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee – and the Highland Creek Community Stewardship...
By Todd Irvine -
Dark clouds over the urban forest
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. For once Denzil Minnan-Wong and I agree. “They keep on planting trees, yet they can’t take care of them,†he was...
By Dale Duncan -
A Traditional Toronto Thanksgiving
A few of us spent a day or two this past weekend giving into tradition and doing what so many Canadians have done for years on Thanksgiving: we went to...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: Guerilla gardening
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Bike lane countdown 2007
This photo was taken by Martin Koob at the City’s cycling consultation session in July. A summary of that consultation can be found here. Remember...
By Tammy Thorne -
The high cost of building parking lots
There is a great article published yesterday on Salon.com about the North American compulsion to build parking lots. It includes a look at “minimum...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: Big old bitternut
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
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...
By Todd Irvine