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My City Lives: “Old Town Toronto” part II
Continuing our video series on Old Town Toronto with Bruce Bell, famous Toronto historian, we’ve profiled the Gooderham Building. This historical...
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REID: Getting sensible speed limits
The headline recommendation from a new Toronto Public Health Report, Road to Health: Improving Walking and Cycling in Toronto, is reducing speed limits in...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • ‘Tremendous’ budget savings can be found in middle management, says councillor Doug Ford [National Post] • Mayor Ford invites the Mighty...
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STRAPHANGER: A week of excerpts from Taras Grescoe’s new book
This week, Spacing presents five excerpts from Straphanger, the new book by Montreal-based author Taras Grescoe. The book examines the success stories...
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Urban Planet: Dumpster Camera
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: The perils of funding the future of transit in the GTA
It often seems that Greater Toronto is forever poised at the cusp of an ah-ha moment when it comes to creating a more sustainable and sensible...
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Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto’s 5-cent bag ‘fee’ should help plant trees, city told [The Star] • Mayor Ford’s approval rating up [Globe & Mail] â€...
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VIDEO: The Social Life of Small Places
William Whyte got it right: the legendary urbanist created the film “The Social Life of Small Places” that has become one of the best learning...
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Urban Planet: Scoring Walk Score
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: Near Ryerson
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Levy: Ford should attend Pride event [The Sun] • Toronto budget: Fate of outdoor pools, wading pools still up in the air [The Star] • City may...
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Sim City: City Amenities, Inconveniences, Opportunities
Among the many features in Spacington—A university, city hall, jail and courthouse, major league baseball station, golf course, harbour, boat docks and...
By Dylan Collie
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered