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Q&A with Dan Bergeron: Evergreen Brick Works’ Underground Kilns
At the Evergreen Brick Works more than 40-million bricks a year were produced, bricks that helped define much of Toronto’s skyline. Now, to...
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GREENBERG: 8 steps to change the future of the Gardiner
It now appears that an important threshold has been crossed. With the news that over half of the elevated Gardiner Expressway on both sides of downtown...
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Thursday’s headlines
TTC • TTC surplus won’t postpone fare hike [Toronto Sun] • TTC studies whether Wheel-Trans changes needed [Toronto Sun] • Woman hit by...
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Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?
You might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre long trampoline track...
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Instaflaneur: mo urinals no problems
Last week’s Toronto Star column looked at the public washroom problem in Toronto. One of those sustained pressure issues in the city. We used to...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • TTC’s Wheel-Trans ‘unsustainable’ as is, scathing auditor general report says [Toronto Sun] • Makeover recommended for TTC...
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STREET SCENE: From the Post Office
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: City of Light could go dark?
A new proposal would have Parisian businesses turn off all their lights. This would cut energy use across Paris, bringing in a more frugal and greener...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL Budget chief vows to quit if councillors seek more spending [The Globe and Mail] Toronto budget calls for 2 per cent tax hike [Toronto Star...
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Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL Much anticipated audit of Rob Ford’s election expenses to be released in January [The Globe and Mail] Diagnosing Toronto’s casino...
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STREET SCENE: The Harbour
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Spinning flywheels boost subways
We can only imagine the amount of energy it takes so send subways around the city. Here’s an article that has at least one solution taken from the...
By Jonathan Zettel
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered