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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...
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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 -
Friday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • New port lands plan will cost taxpayers $270 million [Globe & Mail] • Mayor Ford defends brother’s waterfront vision [The...
By Laura McConnell -
Guest Toronto waterfront commentary: it ain’t about the monorail or Ferris Wheel. It’s the long-term lost revenue.
EDITOR: The following is commentary by Jon Robson, cross-posted from his tumblr. Robson is an amateur photographer and close municipal politics watcher...
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STREET SCENE: Laundry
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Thursday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Doug Ford’s waterfront sells us out for the short-term money [The Grid] • Ferris wheel of fortune [Torontoist] • Waterfront...
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World Wide Wednesday: Open source planning, test cities, Change by Us
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...
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Wednesday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Ford vows port lands remake within a decade [Globe & Mail] • City moves to take over port lands [National Post] • Doug...
By Laura McConnell
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered