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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...
By Jonathan Zettel -
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...
By Jonathan Zettel -
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 -
Friday’s headlines
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY Councillor proposes Toronto sell Gardiner, erect tolls [The Globe and Mail] Gardiner Expressway should be turned into private sector...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Spacing holiday & release party tonight!
WHAT: Holiday & release party WHEN: Tonight! 8pm until late WHERE: The 3030 (3030 Dundas West in the Junction) COST: Free! You get copy of the mag and...
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GREENBERG: Crumbling Gardiner offers Toronto an opportunity
The truth has now come out, albeit grudgingly. We have just learned via a Freedom of Information request by the Toronto Star that notwithstanding months...
By Ken Greenberg -
Thursday’s headlines
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY • Future of Gardiner focus for council tug-o-war [Toronto Sun] • Gardiner Expressway: Fix it or not, Toronto is in for a world of...
By Mairin Piccinin -
NO MEAN CITY: ‘tactical urbanism’ and the Green Line
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Architects and urban designers, have a look at this: The Green Line, a new...
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Urban Planet: Project-a-lane bike lights
BLAZE – Kickstarter Launch Video from BLAZE COMPONENTS on Vimeo. Has your mayor ripped out all your bike lanes? Fear not! Blaze has a solution, or...
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Op-Ed: Laying down the law on police budget? Maybe next year
Two key figures in the Ford administration have signaled their willingness to take on a Herculean task that, politically, only a right-wing administration...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered