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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...
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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...
By Spacing -
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...
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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 -
LORINC: Could transit construction prevent another Danzig?
Mayor Rob Ford, a man spectacularly unsuited for the crisis that opened beneath his feet last week, committed so many gaffes after the Danzig shooting...
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Monday’s headlines
ROB FORD • Toronto mayor’s new Cadillac Escalade a birthday gift [Toronto Star] • Chris Selley: Rob Ford out of his depth when he starts talking about...
By Amber Daugherty -
STREET SCENE: Get On The Spadina Bus Again
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered