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LORINC: Metrolinx and Accenture deny Presto-DC allegations
Metrolinx officials last week strongly denied that Accenture had leveraged its $700 million-plus Presto contract to win a $184 million/six-year deal for a...
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Landfill on the Toronto Islands
I took this photo of Gibraltar Point Beach on a long walk around Toronto Islands during the city’s most recent cold snap. Because parts of the...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
POLITICS Race to replace Mayor ‘Hurricane’ Hazel begins without key rival [Globe & Mail] Kathleen Wynne no idiot to snub the posturing Rob Ford...
By Elaine Kelly-Canning -
Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
POLITICS Mayor Rob Ford on Premier Kathleen Wynne’s rejection: She’s ‘confused’ [Toronto Sun] Wynne refuses to meet with Ford to...
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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...
By Kayla Apostolides
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered