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Remove the bubble wrap from our public spaces
It’s been said to me that City Hall is run by engineers and lawyers. The engineers determine whether a given idea is technically feasible. The lawyers, on...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Urban Planet: Pedestrian Friendly Google Map Walking Tour
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 -
Bike Infrastructure: Let’s sweat the small stuff
This past weekend I went with a few friends on a long bike ride down the trails along the Humber River, east along the waterfront, and up Strachan Ave. to...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Thursday’s headlines
G20 • ‘Officer Bubbles’ identified other Toronto officers to G20 watchdog [Toronto Star] • G20 aftermath: watchdog recommends charges against 31 Toronto...
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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...
By Mike Bulko -
“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...
By Claire Nelischer -
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...
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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...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered