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Paying for transit in the GTHA,1: Commercial Parking Levy
In this series on the different options for raising the $2 billion/year needed to pay for new transit in the GTHA, I am starting with the idea of a...
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Thursday’s headlines
SCHOOLS • Plans for queer-centric high school put on hold [Toronto Star] • Media shut out of Toronto gay-centric high school meeting [Toronto Sun...
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Paying for transit in the GTHA: The big four
The Toronto region is very congested, and if it is going to continue to grow, it needs more and better public transit. At this point in time, most people...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s headlines
TORONTO ZOO Transfer of Toronto Zoo elephants to California sanctuary postponed again [Toronto Star] Toronto Zoo delays elephant move over TB...
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Urban Planet: London’s Surnames
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: 4072
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Tuesday’s headlines
FORD Ford slams reporters, apolgizes then slams them again [Globe & Mail] Councillor Doug Ford apologizes, almost, for calling reporters new name...
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Urban Planet: Canadian Bike Maker Heads to Detroit
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...
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Spacing release party tomorrow night!
WHAT: Release party for Fall 2012 issue WHEN: Tuesday, September 25th , 7:30-11:30pm WHERE: Centre for Social Innovation in the Annex: 720 Bathurst St.Â...
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NO MEAN CITY Oakville Transit’s sleek Pit Stop
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture A changeroom and lunchroom for bus drivers. That is the very prosaic program of...
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Instaflaneur: Toronto’s Little New York, just east of Chinatown
June 20th, 2012, Queen and John meet Manhattan in the summer heat. No time-space rift, just another day in Hollywood North, where our city routinely plays...
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LORINC: Why should TTC operate the new LRT lines?
A Monday morning confession: Try as I might, I simply have not been able to grasp the TTC’s intransigence towards Metrolinx’s allegedly treacherous...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered