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The turtle sign should die a slow death
I am fascinated by signs on our streets. This fascination, though, often leads me to frustration in Toronto. A case in point is the use of the sign Please...
By Matthew Blackett -
Lost villages: Pickering’s Peculiar Predicament
Pickering Village, at the corner of Kingston Road and Church Street in Durham Region is a great example of a village hidden in plain sight. Thousands of...
By Sean Marshall -
STREET SCENE: Bikes on Transit
Kinda Cool, not what I expected. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Tuesday’s Headlines
City Hall • Councillors may lose freebies [ Toronto Star ] • James: A radical plan for accountability [ Toronto Star ] • One-minute idling limit chugs...
By Nicole McIsaac -
LORINC: The game Ford will never win
Thanks to David Miller’s dogged pursuit of a City of Toronto Act, Rob Ford can spend the next five months vowing to radically slim down council, from 44...
By John Lorinc -
Hot Docs: Disorder
Population density inevitably increases turmoil. Although the size of a municipality is often directly linked to the amount of regulation and...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Hot Docs: Osadné & The Mirror
More and more we live in cities; more and more human stories are urban stories. But, of course, lots of charming, witty, and eager-to-talk people still...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Monday’s headlines
TTC • Joe Pantalone urged to step up for Transit City [ Toronto Star ] • TTC Union and riders share their anger [ Toronto Star ] • Bus fleet’s bike...
By Nicole McIsaac -
STREET SCENE: Neighbourly Day
It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. This weekend is Jane’s...
By Marcus Bowman -
You will walk all over Toronto this weekend like it’s some kind of Jane Jacobs welcome mat
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly — a reminder that this is Jane’s Walk weekend. Exploring Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Yonge Street North “Before” and After Adelaide
1907-2010 “Yonge Street North “Before” and after Adelaide” Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows...
By Alden Cudanin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered