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EVENTS: Toronto Talks
This week’s free lectures in Toronto include talks on what it takes to build a great city and Toronto’s growing inequality. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Toronto...
By Dale Duncan -
LORINC: Handcuffs or straightjackets on the waterfront?
If Unbuilt Toronto chronicler Mark Osbaldeston gets around to penning a third installment of our city’s missed opportunities, Michael van Valkenburgh’s...
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Monday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • Occupy Toronto goes underground on Queen West [The Star] • Occupy’s alternative social, political model ‘not self-sustainable’ [National...
By Laura McConnell -
Bixi gets bigger
I first saw the notice taped to the side of the Bixi station on Hoskin Ave and Devonshire Pl, saying that it was going to be relocated to allow for snow...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Spacing Saturday: Good Neighbours, Unbuilt Toronto and Urban Screens
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Vancouver’s...
By Marcus Bowman -
Fourth Wall: Making Meetings Meaningful
This series features highlights from the ongoing exhibit The Fourth Wall: Transforming City Hall. The exhibit, on now at the Urbanspace Gallery, considers...
By Hilary Best -
STREET SCENE: Black and Blue
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City hasn’t tallied Occupy Toronto costs [The Sun] • Occupy poll: thumbs up for Rob Ford [The Sun] • Blair praises officers’ handling of...
By Laura McConnell -
NO MEAN CITY: Is Toronto climbing, collapsing or both?
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Recently I met with an American magazine editor who was in town for a...
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Collecting real-time traffic data
Gone are the days when (at least I imagine) a man would stand at the side of a road and manually tally the number of vehicles, or carriages that would...
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Thursday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • Occupy Toronto protesters leave peacefully [The Star] • Pet owners pleased to have park back [The Star] • What’s next for the players of...
By Laura McConnell -
Scenes from today’s Occupy Toronto eviction at St. James Park
At about 11:30AM today, I walked over to St. James Park to see the eviction of Occupy Toronto from the park. Adelaide and Jarvis were closed to traffic...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered