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World Wide Wednesday: Avenue towards heaven, biking broadway
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Wednesday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • St. James park protesters allowed to stay [The Star] • Occupy protesters play the waiting game [The Star] • Judge issues injunction...
By Laura McConnell -
Fourth Wall: Engaging Young People in Local Governance
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 -
Spacing Satellite: The Grass is Always Greener…
What with Occupy Toronto camping out in St. James Park, we thought we’d test your knowledge of the city’s other finely foliaged spots. Can you...
By Allie Hunwicks -
Tuesday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • Ford expects Occupy protesters to leave soon [The Star] • Mayor Ford warns Toronto Occupy protesters will be booted ‘soon’ [Globe &...
By Laura McConnell -
STREET SCENE: Boarding
STREET SCENE: Boarding Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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EVENTS: Toronto Talks
This week’s free lectures in Toronto include talks on the future of sustainable architecture, what Jane Jacobs got wrong, city planning in Vancouver and...
By Dale Duncan -
LORINC: Ford’s mistake of historic proportions
Mayor Rob Ford’s plan to bury the 19-km Eglinton Crosstown LRT from end to end, instead of just through the crowded core of the city, will be rightly...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • Attempt to spread Occupy protest to Queen’s Park fails [The Star] • No plans to leave [NOW] • Porter: protesters inspire activist to new...
By Laura McConnell -
Spacing Saturday: Lost Villages, Election Distraction and World Heritage Sites
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. As part of Spacing...
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Toronto’s current urban planning conflicts rooted in the past
The seeds of Toronto’s modern-day political discord, as it pertains to urban development, were planted in the 1950s. According to Stephen Bocking, one...
By Liam Lahey -
Friday’s headlines
OCCUPY TORONTO • Poll: City wants Occupy Toronto out as soon as next week [The Star] • Man assaulted with hot soup at Occupy Toronto protest [The Star] â€...
By Laura McConnell
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered