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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Civilization in the year 3991 AD
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. A decade-long computer simulation has...
By Mike Bulko -
Should Toronto allow the entrance marquee to flourish?
Stroll through New York City’s Upper West Side and you will undoubtedly find yourself walking beneath a canvas entrance marquee. (Spacing senior editor...
By Claire Nelischer -
Without an active mayor, city council needs to show discipline
For close to a year, city council has been the substitute for our crisis-a-day mayor. In its collective role as mayor, council has become acutely aware of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Wednesday’s headlines
RIVERDALE FARM • Riverdale Farm handed funding lifeline from executive committee [Toronto Star] • Riverdale Farm won’t be put out to pasture...
By Mairin Piccinin -
LORINC: What We Talk About When We Talk About Guns
In the wake of the Eaton Centre shooting, The Sun’s Joe Warmington declared predictably that Toronto is “a dangerous city.” The rebuttals – statistical...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: Charger On Dundas West
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Urban Planet: Popularise – Collaborative Planning Online
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 -
Broken leg exposes broken system
Editor’s note: This is an augmented version of a piece that appeared in Spacing’s Summer 2012 issue. In January, I suffered a serious cycling...
By Sean Marshall -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto City Council: Ban plastic bags, but bring on the Olympics [Toronto Star] • Mayor Ford bites back after province refuses to approve...
By Amber Daugherty -
Urban Planet: Preserving the View of Citadel Hill
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 -
Monday’s headlines
PEARSON • Pearson lands high-flying airport chief [Toronto Star] • Transport Canada tight-lipped about security changes prompted by stowaway at Pearson...
By Amber Daugherty -
NO MEAN CITY: ‘What have you always wanted to do to a house?’
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture This weekend, a crew of young architecture students and artists are using a...
By Alex Bozikovic
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered