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Searching for a network on the new CN Leaside bike trail
When it comes to transportation planning, networks get a lot of credit. This is particularly true in grid cities like Toronto, which transportation...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CRIME • Toronto, Canadian crime rates decline but more homicide reported [Toronto Star] • Stephen Harper urges tougher crime laws, meets with Rob Ford...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Instaflaneur: a new regular photo feature on Spacing from Shawn Micallef’s city wanders
Since I got a new iPhone last fall — with its rather good eight megapixel camera — the best and most useful app I installed on it has been Instagram. It...
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Urban Planet: The Best US Cities for Walking and Biking
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: The Middle Way
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Looking under the hood of transportation policy
Our ideas about travel behaviour provide the foundation of transportation policy. Is rail transit really more attractive to potential users than buses...
By Dylan Reid -
All aboard Art Train Conductor No.9
Between a row of familiar green and white GO Train cars lies a vibrant art piece, a moving idea lab, a space for education and conversation. Art Train...
By Claire Nelischer -
EVENT: Designing Cities for Health and Happiness
WHAT: Free public lecture: Designing Cities for Health and Happiness WHERE: The Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street WHEN: Wednesday July 25, 7:00 – 9:00...
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Brainstorming begins for O’Keefe Lane revitalization
O’Keefe Lane and St. Enochs Square are areas of the city thousands of people walk by without noticing every day. Why? Because the lane showcases the...
By Amber Daugherty -
Tuesday’s headlines
GUN VIOLENCE • McGuinty rejects Ford demand on police money but extends TAVIS [Toronto Star] • Mayor Rob Ford, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Police Chief Blair...
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The last day of Tanner Zurkoski’s month in a car
Tanner Zurkoski is sitting in the car that’s become his home for a month, and will cease to be such after today. It’s a hybrid that barely allows him to...
By Amber Daugherty -
Urban Planet: The Effect of Local Ownership on Civic Health
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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered