-
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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 -
Monday’s headlines
TTC Stintz, Ford at odds over need to hike TTC fares in 2013 [Globe & Mail] In court, TTC workers have someone in their corner [Globe & Mail...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Cycling Day Trips: Kitchener to Hamilton
A few weeks ago, I completed a ride from Kitchener to Hamilton by bicycle, again mostly using rail trails and taking GO Transit to the starting point and...
By Sean Marshall -
NFB film shows Toronto as a “boom town” in 1951
This 1951 Leslie McFarlane film from the NFB, “Toronto Boom Town,” showcases Toronto as a growing metropolis. It really is a blast from the...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Spacing at Word on the Street this Sunday!
WHAT: The annual Word on the Street WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 23, 11-6 WHERE: Queen’s Park Circle This Sunday will mark the eighth time Spacing has set-up...
By Spacing -
STREET SCENE: On Augusta 12
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Has Mayor Rob Ford become Mayor Tommy Shanks?
The continued follies of Toronto mayor Rob Ford may be life imitating art (or pop culture). During a moment of time-wasting today, I stumbled across a...
By Matthew Blackett -
Phase three of Regent Park revitalization gets underway
The Toronto Community Housing Corporation and The Daniels Corporation unveiled Phase Three of the five-part Regent Park revitalization project last week...
By Andrew Russell -
Instaflaneur: biking through the traffic
Not all exploration happens on foot. On Sunday I was in a car slowly getting out of the city centre to go for a Sunday drive in the inner and outer...
By Shawn Micallef -
Urban Planet: Making the Case for Walkable Communities
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 -
Thursday’s headlines
FORD IN CHICAGO • Rob Ford’s greatest hits [Toronto Sun] • Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz invites Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to the city after geographical...
By Mairin Piccinin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered