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Toronto’s first hanging — and how it went wrong
In 1798, John Sullivan and Michael Flannery got drunk. They were drinking whisky at one of the very first taverns ever built in Toronto. The city was only...
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LORINC: Is Olivia Chow missing the train?
Yesterday morning, Toronto Region Board of Trade (BoT) president Carol Wilding gave every politician in southern Ontario a veritable prairie of leeway by...
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Pusateri’s threatens Bay Street pedestrian improvements
The City of Toronto will be reconstructing Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd this year. One of the key benefits to pedestrians will be...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSIT Board of Trade favours new taxes to pay for expanded transit [Globe & Mail] Board of trade urges tolls, taxes to pay for Toronto transit [CBC...
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What are your thoughts on Board of Trade’s transit revenue tools?
The Toronto Region Board of Trade has come out with a proposal which recommends a variety of ways to fund Metrolinx’s Big Move transit projects. You...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
CASINO Ontario says no to special casino deal for Toronto [Globe & Mail] Casino connections: How MGM, the OLG and other major players are connected...
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Follow John Lorinc as Board of Trade announces transit funding plan
EDITOR’S NOTE: Follow Spacing senior editor John Lorinc on Twitter as he covers the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s event announcing their...
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Event: Toronto Urban Photography Festival
What: The inaugural Toronto Urban Photography Festival is a two-week series of exhibits, speaking events, workshops, and walks happening across the city...
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A few short video clips of TTC’s new streetcar
This morning, I grudgingly dragged myself out of bed at 2:30am to watch and film the new streetcar as it made its way down and up Bathurst. I decided to...
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Factory Theatre: From family to church to modern playhouse
When you pass through the tattered brick and iron fencing on Adelaide and Bathurst Streets — home to Factory Theatre — the lights don’t have to dim...
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STREET SCENE: More Lane Life
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
CITY HALL Shelter numbers tell a different story from Ford’s: Fiorito [Toronto Star] No shelter bed shortage in Toronto, city council report says [Toronto...
By Julie Fish
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered