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Province not onside with council’s Scarborough subway decision
Mayor Ford may be doing his end zone dance after a recent win at council, but it’s the Province who calls the game, and they’re not done playing...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION Toronto Community Housing Corp. fires five employees [Globe & Mail] TCHC fires 5 in wake of 200 Wellesley...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
TRANSIT Toronto council votes for Scarborough subway extension [Globe & Mail] ‘I don’t know if I could do a back flip but if I could I...
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Icon and architecture in the land of Mirvish + Gehry
In response to Christopher Hume’s piece on Jennifer Keesmaat’s concerns over the proposed Mirvish+Gehry development, I would like to raise a few concerns...
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A Short History of the Highrise
Editor’s Note: We invited Katerina Cizek, creator and filmmaker of HIGHRISE, to discuss the launch of her newest project with the New York Times...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSIT Scarborough subway up for more council debate [The Star] Video: Marcus Gee on the simplicity (ha!) of transit in Toronto [Globe & Mail] TTC...
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FREE EVENT: Toronto Book Awards Wed Oct 9
WHAT: The Toronto Book Awards WHEN: Wed Oct 9/2013 6PM Reception & Cash Bar 7PM Awards hosted by CBC Metromorning’s Matt Galloway...
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Toronto Public Library’s Writer in Residence, Shawn Micallef, wants you walking and writing your city
This fall I’m honoured to be the Writer in Residence at the Toronto Public Library. One of the things we’re hoping to encourage is more...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSIT Toronto council poised for subway debate [Toronto Sun] Fixing the TTC: Steve Murray’s better ways to make the Better Way way better...
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LORINC: Mr. Soknacki Goes to City Hall
Hello, viewers out there. It’s time for yet another installment of…. (drum roll)… “Let’s Make A Decision!” with your co-hosts Rob Ford and Karen Stintz...
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Reading List: Urban Code
I just finished a curious little book called Urban Code: 100 Lessons for Understanding the City. It’s by two Swiss architects who look at the...
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Time to take the politics out of transit planning
Funding public transit is essential to a city’s economic growth. Doing this, however, requires the support of the general public and, often, the...
By Glyn Bowerman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered