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Friday’s headlines
TCHC • Ford: Sell 928 TCHC homes [The Star] • Ford plans to sell social housing stock to close budget deficit [Globe & Mail] • Ootes wants city to...
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Regent Park trees no match for feller buncher
A huge machine tears out a tree from Spacing Magazine on Vimeo. There’s a big new machine in town, and it’s a mean one. As Catherine Porter of the Star...
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STREET SCENE: Summer Cycles
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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The top 25 walking intersections in Toronto
We finally have a map of where and how much we walk in Toronto. As part of Global’s story this week on the most dangerous intersections for...
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Another open letter from one Toronto cyclist to another: the law’s the real problem.
Editor’s Note: Last week we posted an open letter by Emma Woolley about bad cyclist behavior in Toronto. The post generated lots of discussion here...
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Thursday’s headlines
TTC • Time for new thinking at TTC [The Sun] • TTC balks at paying full fare for Presto [The Sun] • TTC looking at service cuts, fare hike in budget...
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MY CITY LIVES: “David Miller, Transit Mayor” part I
“David Miller Transit Mayor” is a new web series that explores the life and leadership of Toronto’s 63rd mayor as explained by Miller himself. Each...
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Thanks for a great party — now let’s hit the road
It could have been the great view of the financial district, or the historic digs, or the amazing collection of photos on the walls. It could have been...
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World Wide Wednesday: Three-way streets, Before I Die, Public Space Music Videos
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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The most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Toronto
The 100 most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Toronto. The larger the dot, the greater the danger. Yesterday, Global News released a map by...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY FINANCES • Don’t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises [The Star] • Ford ‘crying wolf’ over budget: Councillor [The Sun] • City...
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Tuesday’s headlines
G20 • Officers tell their side of Adam Nobody’s G20 arrest [The Star] • The blue-wall two-step [The Sun] TTC • TTC report backs province’s electronic...
By Katia Snukal
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered