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NO MEAN CITY: The new Brutalism at U of T-Mississauga
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture How do you bring a Brutalist building back to life? I’ve written about a...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City reaches deal with TDSB on school pools [Globe & Mail] • Proposed driver training aims to reduce City-employee collisions [National...
By Noah van der Laan -
EVENT: New York cartoonist Ben Katchor presents “Reading in Public”
This Friday, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design will welcome award-winning cartoonist Ben Katchor to present “Reading in...
By Dale Duncan -
Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: That’s elephants over the bridge
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. One year after it was opened, the...
By Mike Bulko -
SPACING-ENVIRONICS POLL: 74% of GTA support regional sales tax dedicated to transit
Greater Toronto residents would overwhelmingly support the concept of a Los Angeles-style regional sales tax dedicated to transit and infrastructure...
By John Lorinc -
Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Mayor Rob Ford refuses to say if he will attend Pride [The Star] • Mammoliti wants city’s share of prostitution cash [The Sun] OTHER...
By Barry Chong -
My City Lives: “Old Town Toronto” part I
Introducing the first video in our five part series on the history of Old Town Toronto with Bruce Bell. Bell is a popular historian and tour guide, as...
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Urban Planet: Remarkable Parking Garages
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 -
STREET SCENE: Dundas and Yonge Streets
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Ford team set tone for municipal labour talks [Globe & Mail] • City Hall on the right track: Ford [The Sun] • City should be searching for...
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Urban Planet: Comparing Transit in Toronto, Montreal and Los Angeles
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
CITY HALL • Mayor Rob Ford makes amends with John Parker, gives out wrong number again [The Star] • Toronto’s shrinking budget chief [The Sun] â€...
By Barry Chong
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered