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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
MAYOR ROB FORD Ford gives thumbs down to report advocating new levies on motorists [Globe & Mail] Mayor Rob Ford’s executive will consider ‘Israeli...
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LORINC: Premier Kathleen Wynne Q&A with Spacing on public transit
In January, 2012, I asked in this space who was going to emerge as Toronto’s equivalent of Antonio Villaraigosa, L.A.’s gamechanging civic leader. During...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
EARTH DAY What I’d like to see this Earth Day: More fracking [Globe & Mail] Toronto marks Earth Day with community cleanup [CityNews] TRANSPORTATION...
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STREET SCENE: Harbord Bus
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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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...
By Julie Fish -
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...
By Hilary Best -
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...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered