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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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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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  • Mid-Week Headlines

    MATADOR CLUB: • Is it closing time for the Matador? [ Toronto Star ] • 43 years of history vs. 20 parking spots [ Toronto Star ] MISSISSAUGA...

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  • Exploring the Pickering Airport Lands

    Back in the early 1970s, the federal government had the idea that air traffic was going to grow exponentially, and that Malton Airport (now known as...

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  • POLL: do you plan to drive on Car Free Day?

    Today is international Car Free Day. Toronto’s celebration of this important day is embarrassing compared to what other cities are doing (even the...

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  • Carfreedom!

    The Sierra Club of Canada is hosting the City of Toronto’s 2007 Car Free Day celebration on Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square on Thursday...

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  • Bikes Belong in Ontario

    The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC), with the ThinkFirst Foundation of Canada, an organization dedicated to preventing brain and spinal cord...

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  • Field notes from a parched city

    By Andrew Millward, Ph.D. Director of Ryerson University’s Urban Forest Research & Ecological Disturbance (UFRED) Group In this special article...

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  • Friday’s Headlines

    • Reflections on lives hidden in full view [ Toronto Star ] • Miller wants quick vote on new taxes [ cbc ] • Miller renews tax pitch ...

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  • Wednesday’s Headlines

    • A worry in Camelot: Is there green to pay for the park? [ Toronto Star ] • Why we don’t like Mondays [ Toronto Star ] • City park...

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