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Wednesday’s Headlines
2010 Election • Does Toronto have a bargain basement mayor? [ Toronto Star ] • Pantalone would freeze seniors’ property taxes [ Toronto Star ] â€...
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VIDEO: Skateboarding in Kabul
I was never very good at skateboarding as a kid, though I spent way too many nights trying to slide the bottom of my board along the curb outside my...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
Transit • Tentative deal prevents Union Station workers strike [ Toronto Star ] • Greyhound lockout looms, summer travel plans at risk [ Toronto Star ] â€...
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San Francisco’s plan to deal with parking
SFpark Overview from SFpark on Vimeo. I know I’m stating the obvious when I say this: parking a vehicle downtown, in Toronto or any city, can be a...
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LORINC: John Tory exits stage left
Last Friday was something of a historic day for Toronto, because it will be remembered as the very last time John Tory’s name will be advanced for...
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STREET SCENE: Alternate Car Follows
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Sugar Beach an urban oasis
Toronto’s second waterfront beach officially opened Monday morning with all three levels of government in attendance to celebrate the cooperation that...
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Monday’s Headlines
Mayoral Race • Hume: This is one Tory with a happy ending [ Toronto Star ] • Mayoral candidate with a golden ego [ Toronto Star ] • Can Rocco Rossi rock...
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Apple envisions brainy bicycles
If you’re like me, you’re now imagining how cool it would be to have a personal Asimo to ride doubles with, or at the least, a scrolling...
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Spacing Saturday: Photowalking, front porches and books
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Ottawa editor Evan...
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PODCAST: St Mary-le-Bow’s bells in London, England
LISTEN TO TODAY’S SUMMER SHORT 017 ON SPACING RADIO You know when you’re exploring a city for the first time and you turn a corner only to...
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SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Tory, parks, & chicken suits
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010 election blog — will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and...
By Ryan Bolton
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered