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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...
By Mairin Piccinin -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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...
By Amber Daugherty -
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...
By Spacing -
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...
By Hilary Best -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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 -
Tuesday’s headlines
DEVELOPMENT • Street Meet: The Queensway yearns to be urban [Toronto Star] • The Fixer: Useless utility pole adds to street clutter on Broadview Ave...
By Amber Daugherty
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered