Green Space
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Toronto’s Climate Plan
On Friday, Toronto released Change is in the Air, its proposed framework for action on climate change and clean air, and it is a thing of beauty (albeit...
By Keith Stewart -
Friday’s Headlines
• ‘Our last chance’ [ Toronto Star ] • Miller to unveil green plan [ Toronto Star ] • New green measures to come within weeks ...
By Julie Yamin -
Public forum: Urban Design or Civic Design?
One plus One equals Three invites you to join a public forum this Saturday, March 24 at 1p.m., at the Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen St. East). The forum...
By Spacing -
This is not a bike path
I had Johnny Rotten stuck in my head Monday night after the West Toronto Railpath (WTR) public meeting: Happiness and sunshine. This is not a love song...
By Tammy Thorne -
Green-collar jobs for Toronto
I saw a TTC streetcar wrapped in a Diesel Jeans ‘Global Warming Ready’ ad today. My first thought was ‘Can the end be far away?’...
By Keith Stewart -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• ‘A lot of us are in the middle’ [ Toronto Star ] • Council duo deny they own rent bills [ Toronto Star ] • Pay up, thrifty...
By Julie Yamin -
Monday (and weekend) headlines
A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday. TRANSIT ISSUES • Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto transit dream...
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Rolling out the West Toronto Railpath
At long last, the Railpath is coming! Well, construction will begin “later this year” according the press release (see below.) The West...
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Managing a restaurant’s waste is no cheap deal
I’ve worked a series of serving jobs in the GTA and noticed that when the dirty dishes went from the table to the dish pit, the remains all got...
By Julie Yamin -
Pricing pollution to prevent paving paradise?
What do carbon markets have to do with explosive population growth in Milton? Maybe a lot. Yesterday, CIBC’s top economist Jeff Rubin came out with...
By Keith Stewart -
Public Dublin
Though only in Dublin a very short time, I got the feeling it’s a happy city. And a public one. The streets in the city centre are absolutely full...
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Rally for Kyoto this Sunday
Canadians for Kyoto have organized rallies this Sunday in Toronto, London, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Ottawa and Halifax so that you can...
By Tammy Thorne