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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...
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STREET SCENE: Transit 284
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
WEATHER Ice pellets? Slush? Upload your weather pics [Toronto Sun] Toronto police caution drivers as icy weather persists [Globe & Mail] Freezing rain...
By Julie Fish -
Walking insights from “Gridlock Sam”
I went to the talk by former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz on “Creating a More Walkable Toronto – Strategies from Chicago and New York...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
PORTER JETS Jets landing in Toronto? City Hall divided [Toronto Sun] Porter’s expansion plans requires city’s approval [Toronto Sun] Toronto...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
ZOO LOCKOUT Toronto Zoo lockout could threaten panda opening, union warns [Toronto Star] Union at Toronto Zoo warns of possible lockout ahead of panda...
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NO MEAN CITY: A Superkul renovation in Hoggs Hollow
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Last week in The Globe and Mail I wrote about a renovation by Superkul...
By Alex Bozikovic
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered