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Back to the Better Way
1927-2010 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows by local artist and Toronto history enthusiast Alden Cudanin. Toronto...
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Youth and the spaces around schools
EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Fullan, who teaches English and Civics at the University of Toronto Schools (a private high school affiliated with the...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Budget shortchanged Toronto, Miller says [ Toronto Star ] • Miller refuses to comment on “ludicrous” remarks from mayoral...
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Walking Amman
Talk about putting Toronto’s walking issues in perspective — Toronto cycling activist Hannah Evans recently moved to Amman, Jordan to work...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY SERVICES • Private transit less rare than you’d think [ Toronto Star ] • How the Swedes are making it work [ Toronto Star ] • Outsourcing...
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STREET SCENE: Gray Morning
Clouds with silver lining? Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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World Wide Wedneday: Los Angeles, Denver and Mumbai
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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Could Toronto lease out the Gardiner and DVP?
There was an interesting article in the Star recently (with a misleading headline) about how Chicago’s chief financial officer arranged leases on...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City budget meeting turns into screaming match [ Toronto Star ] • Councillor confronts citizen who criticized city hall’s tax-and-spend...
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Toronto’s Market Buildings and First City Hall of 1831
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was written in 1985 by Stephen Otto for a catalog that was never published to accompany the exhibit “Meeting Places...
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Decorated librarian pays tribute to his female colleagues
I rarely blur the line between my role on the Toronto Public Library Board and my writing for Spacing but today is an exception. On February 25, I...
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SPACING RADIO: City budgets, ferry rides and Olympic legacies
Spacing Radio 017 is on the air. It’s budget-time in Toronto and while City Hall is busy at work approving the final numbers, host David Michael...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered