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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Mayor Rob Ford compares rival councillors to Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin [The Star] • Rob Ford says five councillors are ‘left of...
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SPACING: Come to our release party in Vancouver!
WHAT: Spacing’s 2nd national issue release party WHEN: Friday February 3rd, 2012, 9pm-1am WHERE: Canvas Lounge (99 Powell St. in Gastown) HOW MUCH...
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NO MEAN CITY: Concrete Ideas book launch
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture This Wednesday (Jan 25), Pina Petricone launches what should be a fascinating...
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STREET SCENE: Bike
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Pedestrian behaviour
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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Leslie Street – Gateway or Gate to the Waterfront?
The City of Toronto has an opportunity to transform Leslie Street into a welcoming gateway to the Leslie Street Spit and the eastern waterfront, but is...
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Toronto to Montreal, on two wheels: Day 3
Destination: Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport (Duration: 196km) Morning aches, blisters, an amazing home-cooked breakfast, and wet gear would...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto mayor Rob Ford delays vote on sale of TCHC homes [The Star] • Mayor seeks deferral in social-housing sale [Globe & Mail] • Newbies...
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Urban Planet: The Flash comics explain transportation demand management
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: How Los Angeles found religion on transit: A lesson for Toronto?
This just in: thanks to the fiscal disciplinarians in the Ford administration, the TTC will be able to sock away $135 million for transit vehicles. Can we...
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NO MEAN CITY: Abbey Gardens by Williamson Chong Architects
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture This isn’t a “tour” of a completed building but of a...
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Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • A spectacular mayoral fall [National Post] • Gamble tipped the budget vote [Globe & Mail] • Ford not concerned with council’s fence...
By Laura McConnell
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered