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What to See at Hot Docs 2013
Hot Docs, Toronto’s beloved annual documentary festival, begins April 25 and runs until May 7. We’ll be reviewing some films here over the...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
BIXI BIKES Bixi Toronto always expected city to invest, but Mayor Rob Ford says nix to Bixi [Toronto Star] Bixi: Think of bike-sharing as transit...
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What to do in the event of a zombie attack
An unidentified parasite is infecting people across the city. Legions of infected Torontonians lurch through the streets, in search of one thing...
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A beautiful anti-social building
If you’ve ever walked, biked, or otherwise commuted past the monolithic Bell Canada building north of Dufferin subway station, chances are you’ve wondered...
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STREET SCENE: On Harbord
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Spring comes to Toronto in 1837 — a first-hand account of the city’s transformation
One of my favourite primary sources for old Toronto history is Anna Jameson’s diary, Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada. She was a British...
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Toronto educator & skateboard evangelist Craig Morrison
When I arrived at Saving Gigi to meet Craig Morrison, founding teacher of the Oasis Skateboard Factory, I almost didn’t recognize him. Tall, bearded, and...
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Walkonomics walking app comes to Toronto
Walkonomics, a British-based company, is launching their walkability app in Toronto. It’s a concept pioneered by American company Walkscore, whose...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSIT Kathleen Wynne’s tolls-for-transit plan is bold, honest and politically risky [Globe & Mail] College students’ project highlights...
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Diversity Garden deep downtown
It really seems the strangest place to put a garden: tucked back behind City Hall. Nestled neatly at the corner of Foster Place and Elizabeth Street just...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSPORTATION Man faces seven charges after cyclist dies amid string of crashes on Kennedy Rd. [Toronto Star] Driver, 46, charged in death of cyclist...
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Tires or feet? Chief Planner’s Roundtable on next generation suburbs
Last week I attended the Chief Planner Roundtable, hosted by our celebrity civil servant, Jennifer Keesmaat. The topic, the Next Generation Suburbs, is of...
By Robert Ruggiero
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered