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Thursday’s headlines
DAVID MILLER / BUDGET SURPLUS • James: Surprise! City bolsters budget with surplus [ Toronto Star ] • Six odd things about Miller’s budget news ...
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He’s done this before, you know
A photo I took when we went through this ritual in mid-2008. Context! June 13, 2008. A Friday. I was covering City Hall for Eye Weekly at the time. At...
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Ontario auto insurance changes hit pedestrians, cyclists
Anyone who doesn’t own a car, and the insurance that goes with it, is going to have fewer resources to deal with injuries if they are hit by a car...
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Wednesday’s headlines
DAVID MILLER • Is Mayor David Miller going to run again? [ Toronto Star ] • Miller finished … or on comeback trail? [ Toronto Sun ] • See ya David...
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World Wide Wednesday: Exit signs, China’s golf obessesion and the decade’s most expensive transit projects
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...
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Toronto Cyclists Union wins innovation of the year award
The Toronto Cyclists Union is being honoured in Washington, DC today, they have been awarded the 2010 “innovation of the year” award from the...
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Lorinc vs. Munro: TTC 2.0 or TTC RIP?
At a packed Board of Trade speech last week, Rocco Rossi vowed that as mayor, he would “put everything on the table” in negotiations with the...
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STREET SCENE: at Manning
Good sign. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Tuesday’s headlines
TTC • Who should watch over the TTC? [ Metro ] • TTC launches conflict probe [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC fires executive and his girlfriend loses $50,000...
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Monday’s headlines
TORONTO CITY BUILDERS • 30 bloggers, 30 visions of the city [ Toronto Star ] • Not just a dreamer, but a doer [ Toronto Star] • David Pecaut dared to...
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Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...
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Transport in Bogotá: Buses, Bikes, and Bans
Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Bogotá. As late as a year ago, I had never expected to visit Colombia, as it was not on my radar as an...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered