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New plan actually improves the Port Lands
Last week, Waterfront Toronto released a revision of the plans for the Port Lands (pictured below). The revision was part of the “Port Lands...
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Instaflaneur: the Rochester ferry terminal has the best lonely view in the city
The Rochester ferry terminal is a lonely, lonely place these days. Rochester! We hardly knew you. I, like everybody (?), always meant to take the ferry...
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MOVE Expo explores the past, present, and future of urban transportation
To reach Evergreen Brick Works, visitors typically walk to a subway station, hop on a train, and transfer to a shuttle bus. This multi-modal transit trip...
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Thursday’s headlines
POLICE SPENDING • Levy: Targeting police spending (Toronto Sun) • Blair says budget freeze would force layoffs (Globe & Mail) ONTARIO PLACE • The man...
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Event: Inspiring Ideas for Trees in Public Spaces
Our friends at Park People are co-sponsoring a talk tomorrow evening to show how cities around the world have been using trees as unique design features...
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Community activism not enough to deviate Toronto flight paths
Sheryl Herle awakes at 3 a.m. to a loud, drowning sound of something flying overhead her house. Her two children are sleeping, and she has to be up at 6...
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Dawson City: big city problems in a small northern town
Tim Falconer is the author of three books, including Drive: A Road Trip through Our Complicated Affair with the Automobile. He recently spent three...
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Wednesday’s headlines
FORD • Mayor Rob Ford says of reading while driving: ‘Yeah, probably. I’m busy’ [Toronto Sun] • Toronto police to Mayor Rob Ford: Get a...
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STREET SCENE: Crossing Spadina on College
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Pedestrians and Cyclists on Getting Politically Active
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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Instaflaneur: Inflation is garbage in Scarborough
A weekend wander in Scarborough turned up this ancient sign, representing a municipality that no longer exists. It appears that back in the good old...
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Video: The invisible bicycle helmet
Two design students who hate bike helmets (one says they’re like “a hard mushroom on your head”) took it upon themselves to create...
By Todd Harrison
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered