Infrastructure
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Tree Tuesday: The Narrowing of Gladstone
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
The case for Toronto’s U-Pass
Vancouver has one. Halifax does, too. Same with Calgary and Chicago. Even London, Ontario is a member of this not-so-exclusive club. But Toronto...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Site Unseen: Laneway Architecture & Urbanism in Toronto
Last Thursday’s post, Lost without laneways, garnered many requests for information regarding the suggested reading I posted at the end of the...
By Joseph Clement -
Mapping our urbanism – watersheds
Along with its article today about the TRCA‘s work preserving watersheds in the GTA (Clock is ticking for conservation dream), The Star included a...
By Robin Chubb -
The Highline: adaptive reuse of industrial infrastructure
NEW YORK – The Highline is one of the most actively discussed public space projects in New York and for a very good reason. It is setting a...
By Joseph Clement -
Lost without laneways
NEW YORK – In my unending quest to find unpopulated laneways to stroll through, I’ve made an interesting discovery. There are none. Thanks to...
By Joseph Clement -
Mihevc talks recreation
Councillor Joe Mihevc has served his midtown Ward 21 for 17 years. The son of blue collar Slovenian immigrants, Councillor Mihevc began his political...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Tree Tuesday: The Healthy House
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
Final bike lane count 2007
A lot happened in Toronto’s bikeosphere in 2007. After a year of dormancy, the City’s cycling committee was finally reformed into the Toronto...
By Tammy Thorne -
Walking Washington’s 14th Street
WASHINGTON, DC — I flew down to the Washington, DC area earlier this week to celebrate Christmas with my Jewish family. Staying in the suburb of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Summerhill holiday lights and the development iceberg they’re attached to
Last year I wrote about the unique LED holiday lights that run along Yonge Street from Dundas Square up to Alexander Street. They’re back this year...
By Shawn Micallef -
The Agenda: this week at City Hall
Toronto City Council has a heavy agenda [PDF] to get through at its meeting scheduled to run on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are highlights of some of the...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler