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Friday’s headlines
TRANSIT TTC chair challenges Hudak on his plan for province to take over subways, LRTs [Globe & Mail] Hudak’s plan for Toronto-region...
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NO MEAN CITY: Superkul’s Gradient House in Kensington
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture I have a story in The Globe and Mail today about a modest but fascinating...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Urban Planet: Keys to the City
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Event: Herman’s House at the Bloor
After living in solitary confinement for four decades, how would you imagine a home? For Herman Wallace, sentenced to life in prison in 1974, it would be...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • For whom the road tolls? [NOW] • James: It’s time to tell the truth about transit [Toronto Star] • Flaming TTC bus: Quick-thinking driver gets...
By Mairin Piccinin -
“What would you do with 32” (minutes, that is)
CivicAction has launched its campaign to get Toronto talking about new transit. Perhaps wisely, their campaign is starting with a less policy-oriented...
By Dylan Reid -
Q&A with Sean Hertel: “A good city is worth paying for”
“A good city is worth paying for,” said Urban Planning Consultant Sean Hertel, who spoke at “Going to School: A Transit Conference for...
By Andrew Russell -
Wednesday’s headlines
TTC UNION • TTC opening itself up to terrorists: Kinnear [Toronto Sun] • TTC launches anti-privatization ad campaign [Toronto Sun] • TTC union launching...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Urban Planet: A False Creek
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
STREET SCENE: Excavating the Subway
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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LORINC: Ceasefire or armistice between TTC and Metrolinx?
At the press conference last week where the TTC and Metrolinx declared their latest truce, I asked Liberal infrastructure minister Bob Chiarelli whether...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL Toronto charts a path to car-free streets [Globe &Mail] GTA residents divided on best route for transit funding: poll [Globe &Mail...
By Jonathan Zettel
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered