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Fort York Visitor Centre winning design announced
As we wrote two weeks ago, the For York Visitor’s Centre design competition included four detailed schemes. “Submission A” was chosen...
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Friday’s headlines
TTC • Calm returns to St. Clair West [ National Post ] • The TTC chairman’s faulty math [ National Post ] POLICE BOARD • Paid police...
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Billboard Tax: Saved by Girls Hockey
This is the second retrospective look at how the new billboard tax and sign by-law were recently won by the Beautiful City Alliance. For some context on...
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STREET SCENE: 4017
I am starting to recognize their numbers. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
ARCHITECTURE • Queen’s Park vista threatened by condo plan [ Globe & Mail ] • Regent Park gets millions for arts centre [ Toronto Star...
By Katia Snukal -
World Wide Wednesday: Streetcars, Subways and Bikes
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 -
Wednesday’s headlines
TTC • TTC wants $46M more [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC chair confident budget will pass [ Globe & Mail ] • TTC station to bring...
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STREET SCENE: After the Fall
Hardly a leaf remains on the scrawny trees. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Free vintage streetcar ride on St. Clair Saturday
A PCC streetcar on the Harbourfront line, May 2009 By turning on the power on the overhead wires, the work is now essentially complete on the section of...
By Sean Marshall -
Tuesday’s headlines
REMEMBERING DAVID PECAUT • In death, David Pecaut sets out a challenge for all Torontonians [ Globe & Mail ] • James: David Pecaut brought...
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Remembering David Pecaut and his love of Toronto
EDITOR’S NOTE: Around 10am this morning, one of Toronto’s great civic leaders passed away after a two year battle with cancer. David Pecaut...
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JOHN LORINC: Liberals at the gates of City Hall
No matter how large the field grows, the 2010 mayoral race will ultimately devolve to a single ur-narrative: can an outsider do a better job than the...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered