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Better City, Better Life: A Window into the Chinese City
Last summer Shanghai hosted the World Expo, a lavish party meant to put the city on the global stage. While Beijing had the 2008 Olympics, Shanghai had...
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Thursday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Green programs and grants on Ford radar [The Star] • Uneven growth leaves some wards just too big [The Star] • Ford leaves slash-and-burn...
By Eric Mutrie -
NO MEAN CITY: Building for wild animals
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Why would a deer cross the road? Actually, with their wild habitats cut up by...
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World Wide Wednesday: Streetcars Named Desire
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 COUNCIL • Doug Ford: Deep cuts coming in 2012 [The Star] • Ford looks to tap brewery exec [The Star] • Budget approved with few changes [National...
By Eric Mutrie -
TTC billboards miss the point
Billboards promoting the TTC have appeared across Toronto over the last few weeks. These ads are exceptionally simple for outdoor copy: the simple black...
By Sean Marshall -
Tuesday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • James: Council lefties bleed over ‘minor’ cuts [The Star] • Tenant property taxes unfair, critics say [The Star] • City ombudsman’s request...
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LORINC: Pucks, periods, and penalties: Triple Ps for new arenas?
When Giorgio Mammolitti mused last week that council should turn to public-private partnerships to develop new arenas, he was, I’m guessing, thinking...
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STREET SCENE: 505 at Night
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Monday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL staff departure… • 2 senior staff leaving Ford’s office [The Star] • Rob Ford’s chief of staff stepping down [Globe & Mail] NFL...
By Eric Mutrie -
The last trams of Glasgow
As more and more (and more and more and more) cities return to and install light rail and streetcars, this film from Glasgow captures that time in the...
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Spacing Saturday: Façadism, Carbon Neutrality and Holy Mountain
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Julie Matlin continues the...
By Marcus Bowman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered