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STREET SCENE: King Car with Condos and Crane
STREET SCENE: King Car with Condos and Crane Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Rookie Toronto councillor pulls support for Ford’s waterfront plan [Globe & Mail] • Ford ally joins experts in rejecting his port lands...
By Laura McConnell -
New York City to launch bike share program
The Big Apple has jumped into the bike share game, and, true to form, has immediately catapulted itself to the top of the list in terms of the size of the...
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World Wide Wednesday: Safe Cities, LA Bike Lanes, Park(ing) Day
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
CITY HALL • Mayor Ford’s office slams deliberate attack by waterfront CEO [Globe & Mail] • Ford support plummeting, poll suggests [The Star] â€...
By Laura McConnell -
Decline by little cuts
I thought I’d have a look at the impact of the cuts proposed by the City Manager as a result of the “Core Services Review” in terms of...
By Dylan Reid -
Impressed by Doug Ford’s backroom vision for the Toronto Port Lands? Take a look at Mayor Bert Xanadu’s vision for the Toronto Islands: “The Islands in my Brain.”
EDITOR: It’s circa 1973. Bert Xanadu is the Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas on Yonge Street. Mayor Xanadu has been governing...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY BUDGET CUTBACKS • Mayor’s newly released budget strategy sets stage for battles [Globe & Mail] • Kelly McParland: Fords take on Santa, puppies in...
By Laura McConnell -
Ford takes the money and runs
Here’s a question for budget chair Mike Del Grande: How does the Ford administration spell renege? Answer: P-O-R-T-L-A-N-D-S. During last Tuesday’s...
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STREET SCENE: Marching Band Boy
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Monday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Waterfront Toronto keen to collaborate on port lands [The Star] • Ferris wheel pitchman says ‘only Rob Ford’ listened [Globe...
By Laura McConnell -
150 years of Toronto’s streetcars
Image from Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 3363. Single-horse Seaton Village car, 1890. Ten days ago, on September 1, the Toronto Transit...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered