Green Space
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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 -
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...
By Sean Marshall -
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...
By Sean Marshall -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
By Tammy Thorne -
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...
By Tammy Thorne