Neighbourhoods
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Finally, a plan for affordable housing
How do we meet the growing need for affordable housing in this city? The problem has become so big, it’s almost overwhelming — each year more...
By Dale Duncan -
[murmur] & the Human River
On Sunday between 1:30-4:30pm [murmur] will be wandering along with the Human River following old Garrison Creek, long buried but still mighty (we...
By Shawn Micallef -
Give your 2 cents on the future of Lamport Stadium
Allan A. Lamport stadium is falling into disrepair, and the City wants to fix it. Problem is, as is the case with so many other things that need fixing in...
By Dale Duncan -
Negotiating neighbourhoods
John Lorinc writes about Section 37 in yesterday’s Globe and Mail. The term refers to part of the Planning Act that allows the city and developers...
By Dale Duncan -
condo BOOM! opens next week
From September 21 to 30, The Theatre Centre (1087 Queen Street West) will be hosting condo BOOM!, an exhibit that aims to explore “the marketing...
By Laura Hatcher -
City Surfing
City Surf is a new Toronto based company selling cool downloadable audio tours of some of our more famous neighbourhoods. For $9.99, the savvy traveller...
By Spacing -
Queen and Portland
The large parking lot at Portland between Queen West and Richmond is one of the last major undeveloped sections of Queen Street West, and as such holds...
By Dylan Reid -
Croft Street Reborn
A year ago, I went on a walking tour of the Harbord Village area that ended at Croft Street, an utterly charming, unconventional laneway that was in the...
By Dylan Reid -
Weston Residents Demand Improved Transit Vehicles, Route Change
Crossposted with Transit Toronto. A community group based out of Weston, called ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) are holding...
By James Bow -
BikeFriday starts THIS FRIDAY!
Do you know someone who would like to ride their bike to work, but is too nervous to ride in traffic? Have you ever experienced the wonderfully safe...
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Saturday’s public space headlines
• Roadsworth getting his street cred [ Toronto Star ] • A problem with the Beav on Ward’s Island [ Toronto Star ] • A garden of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Kensington Labyrinth
They’ve painted a labyrinth in Kensington Market, at the corner of Kensington and St. Andrew. I believe it’s part of the Kensington Pedestrian...
By Dylan Reid