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Thursday’s Headlines
TTC • Toronto’s Transit City slower, shorter [ Toronto Star ] • Miller won’t support revised Metrolinx plan [ Globe & Mail ] Mayoral Race...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Spacing nominated for Best Single Issue of 2009
Spacing is happy to announce that the summer-fall 2009 issue of the magazine was nominated for Best Single Issue by the National Magazine Awards. This is...
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LORINC: Rossi gets tunnel vision too
Another day, another subway platform. Adding his voice to the chorus of calls for subway expansion, mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi yesterday unveiled his...
By John Lorinc -
World Wide Wednesday: Greenways, maps, and a railway run by children
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...
By Katia Snukal -
Pug Awards: Vote on Toronto’s newest architecture
It’s time to vote. The Pug Awards want to know which new architectural additions to Toronto’s landscape are a big hit, and which are a big flop. This...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Wednesday’s Headlines
TTC • Rocco Rossi would expand subway [ Toronto Star ] • Sell Toronto Hydro, build more subways: Rossi [ National Post ] • Toronto’s mayoral race...
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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.
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Tuesday’s Headlines
City Hall • Councillors may lose freebies [ Toronto Star ] • James: A radical plan for accountability [ Toronto Star ] • One-minute idling limit chugs...
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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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered