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ELECTION: Powers of the mayor should sway voters
Back in the summer, when Rob Ford carried a large lead in the polls, a lot of friends and colleagues would talk to me about the looming election with...
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NO MEAN CITY: The ups and downs of architecture shows
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture There are very few galleries in Toronto – or anywhere – that focus...
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Street Stories: Baldwin Street
Walking onto Baldwin Street at lunch hour is like walking into a Business Improvement Area’s best-case scenario: the trees are lush, the storefronts...
By Eric Mutrie -
STREET SCENE: Otis
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s Headlines
MAYORAL RACE • Ford, Smitherman no-shows [The Star] • The Smell Test: Ford’s sole-source vote [The Star] • Pantalone musters bike-friendly...
By Eric Mutrie -
World Wide Wednesday: Meters, TOD, Cranes and Floating Orbs of Light
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 -
PODCAST: Buffalo, Detroit, and the T.O. campaign trail
CHECK OUT THE LATEST SPACING RADIO EPISODE! As election day nears in Toronto, we hunt down mayoral candidates Joe Pantalone and Rob Ford. And our reporter...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
MAYORAL RACE • Smitherman fends off attacks in CP24 debate [The Star] • YWCA launches assault on Rob Ford’s mayoral bid [The Star] • Tenants’...
By Eric Mutrie -
Drivers should love Toronto’s bike box, too
Jake Tobin Garrett moved to Toronto earlier this year from Vancouver. Here, he provides some perspective on his experience with bike boxes in his former...
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ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 18
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
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Willcocks goes pedestrian
Last week, I went to have a look at how the new pedestrian space pilot project in the University of Toronto is coming along. A block of Willcocks Street...
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Toronto’s Great Schlep — this election is up to you, get your people voting and vote for number two.
The following is a reprint of my Eye Weekly Psychogeography column. It’s based entirely on you not wanting Rob Ford to be mayor of Toronto. If you...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered