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Walkable winter cities when the weather is frightful!
VANCOUVER — A couple of weeks ago Vancouver was hit by a significant (at least by our standards) and unexpected snowfall. For a city more used to being...
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Urban Planet: Soda bottle lights
In low income communities across the globe, natural light is often unavailable in windowless homes crowded together under corrugated metal roofs. Even on...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY • Gardiner Expressway $4M environmental assessment revived [Toronto Sun] • Gardiner Expressway study to be resurrected [Toronto Star...
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STREET SCENE: Indoor Outdoor
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Walkability boosts city’s economy
After being hit hard by the national housing crisis, the city of Lancaster in California, was looking for ways to grow. With the newly built Lancaster...
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William Gibson and the Summer of Love — the author’s drug-fuelled days in Yorkville
It’s the summer of 1967. The Summer of Love. Hippie culture is at its height and Yorkville has become one of the biggest hubs for sex, drugs and...
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LORINC: Beware what you wish for in Gardiner debate
Hands up everyone who loves Lakeshore Boulevard east of the Don, where the Gardiner stub once stood, a monument to an earlier generation’s failed plans...
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Instaflaneur: the King Edward Hotel reflected upon & hotels in Toronto
Earlier in the fall the light from adjacent skyscrapers reflected nicely on the King Edward Hotel on King Street East. This hotel, and hotels in...
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STREET SCENE: Strachan Crossing
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Living green in Tokyo
Japan might not be first country that comes to mind when we think about ground breaking environmental living, but that’s changing. From urban farms...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL Toronto residents asked for their opinions on a casino [Toronto Sun] City of Toronto opens casino consultation website [Toronto Star] Toronto...
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Thursday’s headlines
TORONTO POLICE • Public spat between Toronto police, SIU after police brutality complaint [Toronto Star] • Toronto police deny SIU allegation that...
By Mairin Piccinin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered