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How I could support a Sheppard subway extension (but not Rob Ford’s version)
While I attending Earl Haig Secondary School in the early 1990s, the construction of subway lines suddenly became a fascinating interest to me. There was...
By Matthew Blackett -
STREET SCENE: @ Bathurst and Queen
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s Headlines
CITY HALL • Alice Klein on youth rage and city cuts [NOW] • Scaring up Ford Nation [NOW] • Hold the gravy, but keep the meat [The Grid] FORD & THE...
By Bronwyn Clement -
World Wide Wednesday: Cycling monuments, Endangered places, Pop-Up Playgrounds
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 & QUEEN’S PARK • Rob Ford to hold cap-in-hand talks with Dalton McGuinty [Globe & Mail] • Cash-strapped Ford off to Queen’s...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Park City: Hidden under a highway
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL & UNIONS • Posted Toronto Political Panel: Should Ford slash the city’s workforce? [National Post] • Lockout of stage workers unions...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Toronto Life screws Jane Jacobs?
According to the September issue of Toronto Life, the city is – or ought to be – in the throes of an “exodus to the burbs” where, as the headline informs...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: Shadows on Tecumseth
STREET SCENE: Shadows on Tecumseth Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Summer Streets get New York moving
On my recent trip to New York I found myself walking Broadway on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, negotiating the sidewalk amidst hordes of people and...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL & THE THREAT OF LAYOFFS • Toronto mayor to city staff: take a buyout or face layoffs [Globe & Mail] • Ford should have known he’d...
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Park City: At the water’s edge
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered