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Thursday’s headlines
SCARBOROUGH SHOOTINGS • Community leaders working on solutions to gang violence [Toronto Sun] • Crime reporting, 140 characters at a time [NOW] • Chief...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Does Toronto need another car sharing company?
I’ve never used a car sharing program in my life. I’ve been vaguely aware of the fact that they exist, but it was never anything I saw a real need to use...
By Amber Daugherty -
The condo retail we need
Last week, the mainstream media awoke to the fact that it’s not just knee-jerk NIMBY reactions driving Torontonians to fight new condo developments. It’s...
By Jake Schabas -
Wednesday’s Headlines
SCARBOROUGH SHOOTING • Scarborough shootings: 2 killed, 22 hurt in gunfire at block party [Toronto Star] • Scarborough shooting: ‘Gang involvement’ in...
By Mairin Piccinin -
STREET SCENE: Spadina Bus Come Back
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Walking Every Street in New York City
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 -
An imagined future in Upper Toronto
It’s a pie in the sky idea, purposefully. Upper Toronto is “a science fiction urban design project” that proposes the building of a new city, right on...
By Claire Nelischer -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Mayor Rob Ford has made senior aide Earl Provost his acting chief of staff [Toronto Star] • Toronto council hikes street parking rates...
By Amber Daugherty -
Urban Planet: Bicycle Monuments
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 -
20 pianos played across Toronto
With news that 41 pianos have been placed around the city for the public to play, musician Marc Soares set out on Friday, July 13 to play 20 of the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Monday’s headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Mayor Rob Ford cuts proposed bonuses; Doug Ford suggests bonuses for councillors [Toronto Star] • Councillors want city to allow landlords...
By Amber Daugherty -
LORINC: Is there a chance for OneCity 2.0?
Are we in the midst of a golden age of transit construction in Toronto? I pose the question in complete seriousness to all the grim-faced fans of...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered