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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...
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Urban Planet: 100% recycled bike
Desiging the world’s first 100% recycled bicycle wasn’t easy, but company The ReCycle was able to overcome major challenges to present the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
ROB FORD’S LEVEE • Hundreds show up for Mayor Rob Ford’s New Year’s levee [Toronto Sun] • Mayor’s levee proceeds without a hitch...
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STREET SCENE: Bathurst Station
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: The agricultural cliff
While the fiscal cliff is dominating news in the States, there is a growing concern about the agricultural cliff. Farmers are growing older, and few are...
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Urban Planet: Nests made of cigarette butts
. Birds are using cigarette butts in their nests, but this might not be a bad thing. Some say that the nicotine acts as a toxin to keep parasites at bay...
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NO MEAN CITY: Don River Park, Hurricane Sandy and the meadows that will save Bay Street
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture What did we learn about building cities in 2012? From Superstorm Sandy, the...
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STREET SCENE: Season’s Greetings
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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New Fife & Drum out, the jam-packed newsletter issued by the Friends of Fort York — subscribe for free today
The Friends of Fort York, the volunteer advocacy organization that has helped look after the interests of City of Toronto’s premier museum site...
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Urban Planet: Cloud architecture hits Seoul Korea
Known as The Cloud, these two hi-rise residential buildings are joined in the middle by a ten stories of apartments and spanning living areas. Designed by...
By Jonathan Zettel
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered