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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
POLITICS TTC chair Stintz to run for Toronto mayor [Globe & Mail] Rob Ford ‘absolutely salivating’ to defend his record as TTC chair Karen...
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LORINC: The challenges Stintz faces in her mayoral bid
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Eglinton-Lawrence councilor Karen Stintz announced on the weekend that she would be challenging Rob Ford in next year’s...
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EVENT: This Saturday the Riverside WalkFEST
This Saturday October 26th there are of free walks in and around Queen Street East as part of the annual Riverside WalkFEST. There are walks with...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
TRANSIT Integrated TTC-GO fare urged for Liberty Village riders [Globe & Mail] GO Transit appoints Greg Percy as new president [Toronto Star] TTC to...
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EVENT: Art Deco and Style Moderne in Toronto photo exhibit
WHAT: Smart Address: Art Deco, Style Moderne and Their Contemporaries in Toronto WHEN: Oct. 26-Jan. 25, Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and...
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Happy 40th Birthday Robarts Library!
Happy Birthday Robarts Library! Today you are 40. The more time I spend in you, the more I like you. 40 years of watching over the U of T campus and...
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Quick comparisons between Toronto’s and Chicago’s street grids
Chicago is often referred to as Toronto’s closest sibling. Built in similar times, with similar sizes and populations, there are obvious similarities...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
TRANSIT The TTC is building six new stations up to Vaughan. Five are under construction. One is not [National Post] TTC to simplify signage across the...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSIT Port authority warns island runway extension looms [Toronto Star] Toronto Port Authority decries critics’ ‘doomsday’ concerns...
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Double Event: Toronto the Good party & a Detroit + Toronto Symposium Friday Oct 25
It’s Toronto the Good time again, the annual party that celebrates Toronto for the sake of Toronto. This time it’s a little more serious as...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSIT Pan Am Games: Planners work to get athletes to the game on time [The Star] Gardiner Expressway’s replacement could bring us together: Hume...
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LORINC: Gardiner’s future a gift to Ford election bid
I’d like to pose an impolite question to the talented officials at Waterfront Toronto (WT) and their dedicated colleagues in the City’s waterfront...
By John Lorinc
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