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One of the CNE’s weirdest exhibits ever: live animal surgeries in the early 1960s
The Ex had never been more popular than it was in 1962 and ’63. More than three million people walked through the gates during those years. The...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSPORTATION TTC industrial accident sends two to hospital [Toronto Star] Spadina-King intersection to re-open tomorrow [Toronto Star] TTC: Pape Station...
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LORINC: Union Station, re-visited
As we walk carefully along a catwalk suspended high above the railway platforms at Union Station, David Swanson, Metrolinx’ senior construction supervisor...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
TRANSPORTATION Metrolinx construction leaves a bad taste in Weston [Toronto Star] Yonge-University subway returns to normal [Toronto Star] Toronto parking...
By Julie Fish -
Regent Park Placemakers: Meet Aleshia, a former Angry Girl
This past spring, Jay led her first ever Jane’s Walk — the Not So Typical Regent Park Walk. As a writer and narratologist, Jay was interested in leading a...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
TRANSPORTATION Parking tickets: Toronto’s hotspots revealed [Toronto Star] TTC takes to YouTube to explain Pape Station 12-day closure [Toronto...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Etobicoke’s Modernist buildings
The Summer 2013 issue of Spacing is jammed packed with a slew of great articles, photos, and interviews focused on Toronto urbanism. This article appears...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: Planning Your Cycling Trips — Lesson From a New Cyclist
This post by Benvenuto Triolo is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more...
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New project — Track. listen.local. — set to collect and map songs about Toronto with your help
There’s a neat project in the works called Track. listen.local. that’s looking for your Toronto contributions. Here’s more infomation on...
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SPACING FILMS: The Honest Ed’s bench in the Annex
Each week, we present Spacing Films — short docs based on articles that have previously appeared in Spacing magazine. The first four films will focus on...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSPORTATION Union Station facelift to shape commuter city of the future [Globe & Mail] Enjoy Toronto’s glorious bike paths but beware the rampant...
By Stephen Brophy -
Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSPORTATION Female cyclist hit by car, then almost robbed, police say [CBC] Toronto’s construction: why is it happening all at once? [Globe &...
By Kayla-Jane Barrie
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered