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Presto technology sold to Washington, D.C. raises questions
Accenture, the $28 billion private contractor building the Presto electronic fare network, last week won a contract to construct a similar system for...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
ECONOMY Toronto’s jobless rate hits home for the city’s unemployed [Toronto Star] Updated Toronto’s jobless rate second highest among Canada’s big...
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The difference between a fee and a tax for city governments
Before the holidays I got into a discussion with Ed Keenan about whether there is a difference between a fee and a tax. In an article, Keenan said...
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LORINC: Toronto’s business community vs. Rob Ford?
For much of the past two years, University of Toronto urban geographer Richard Florida has repeatedly asked a probing question about the political...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
WEATHER Toronto to ask for help with ice storm costs [Globe & Mail] We have been trained to live in fear of spending — the ice storm proved us fools...
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Deadline for Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest extended!
WHAT: Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest WHEN: Deadline is extended to Friday, January 31st, 2014 COST: Free! FACEBOOK: RSVP to our event to get...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
TAX HIKE Duelling mayors Norm Kelly, Rob Ford dispute size of Toronto tax hike [Toronto Star] Toronto budget committee approves 2.25% tax hike [Toronto...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
POLITICS Premier Kathleen Wynne accused of acting like T.O.’s mayor during ice storm [Toronto Sun] Doug Ford still eyeing provincial career [Toronto...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
WEATHER LIVE: Deep freeze grounds airplanes, cancels school buses [Toronto Star] Ice breaker: How beet juice beats salt for melting ice [Toronto Star...
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Elizabeth Simcoe’s 1794 nightmare — the story behind one of Toronto’s first recorded dreams
Toronto was founded in a troubled time. It was the summer of 1793 when the first British soldiers showed up to clear the forest and make way for our brand...
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Good reads: winter issue of Fort York’s free newsletter, Fife and Drum, is out
The December issue of the Friends of Fort York’s quarterly newsletter, Fife and Drum was released just before the new year. The articles include: An...
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IN THIS ISSUE: What if it was Spacing’s 100th anniversary?
As I detailed in a previous post last week, I am responsible for designing the covers of Spacing. When we began the planning of our 10th anniversary issue...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered