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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: The wonky Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Everyone has probably seen the footage...
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“Groundbreak” in New York City’s Artist Alley
Through bold, bright sidewalk art, an alleyway in Manhattan’s Lower East Side is being reclaimed as a space for creation, recognizing Extra Place’s...
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Wednesday’s headlines
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY • Gardiner concrete falls yet again [Toronto Star] • More concrete falls from Gardiner Expressway [Globe and Mail] • Another piece...
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Laneway Housing: Berryman Street & Barton Myers revisited
EDITOR: This is a continuation in our series looking at the laneway housing projects created in a University of Toronto Architecture Faculty’s...
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My City Lives: David Miller on Redefining Citizenship
The most recent TedxToronto featured a wide range of speakers discussing topics pertaining to “redefining.” Among the speakers was David...
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One week until Spacing’s new issue release party!
WHAT: Spacing release party for Summer 2012 issue WHEN: Tuesday, May 29th, 7:30-midnight WHERE: Evergreen Brick Works, BMO Atrium COST: free! (mag costs...
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Urban Planet: Subway System Patterns
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: More travellin’ blues for Ford (Environics poll, pt. II)
While Christmas is a long way off, Mayor Rob Ford decided to dangle a shiny bauble in front the eyes of North York and Scarborough voters, pledging during...
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Tuesday’s headlines
GETTING AROUND • AutoShare comes to the burbs [Toronto Star] • Pearson’s cable-propelled transit LINK is TTC rider’s dream [Toronto Star] CP STRIKE • GO...
By Amber Daugherty -
STREET SCENE: Old Cars Come Out To Play
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Monday’s headlines
G20 • Police under attack — the flip side of G20 misconduct [Toronto Star] • Toronto police chief vows to pursue charges against G20 officers [Globe and...
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Sim City: Transit for Change
People have jobs. The “slum” we discussed last week has begun to come around and seemingly, it was an easy fix. This particular neighborhood...
By Dylan Collie
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered