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Friday’s headlines
SECURITY CAMERAS • More police security cameras approved for Toronto [ CBC News ] • Toronto would be safer with a camera on every corner [ Globe...
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Bungalow’s last stand in North York — The Leona Drive Project
In this week’s Eye Weekly my Psychogeography column is dedicated to wandering the bungalow and skyscraper skyline of Willowdale in North York but...
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WATERTABLE: art commission under the Gardiner unveiled
Last night, in the darkness under the Gardiner Expressway, Toronto’s first permanent multimedia art commission was unveiled. WATERTABLE, the 500 m2...
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Vote on your favourite U of T building
U of T Magazine is conducting a poll on your favourite U of T building, so this is your chance to cast your vote. So far, in the Toronto Campus, Hart...
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Event Guide: 5th Annual Human River
WHAT: 5th Annual Human River WHEN: Sunday, October 25 @ 1pm WHERE: Meet at 12:30pm at the Pavilion at Christie Pits Human River is an ongoing Toronto...
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STREET SCENE: Another Wrapped Streetcar
I don’t mind changing some of the colors in the fleet as long as it’s not too crude. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the...
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Thursday’s headlines
MUNICIPAL ELECTION • The race for mayor [ Now Magazine ] • Mayor Miller on the race to replace him [ National Post ] • ‘New...
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The new zoning bylaw: a confusion of bases
1545 Eglinton Ave West by Kevin Steele A few weeks ago I wrote about the project to create a new comprehensive zoning bylaw for Toronto. In an effort to...
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World Wide Wednesday: Urban golf, a snowless city and 1 million trees
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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GO expands its empire as coach operators retreat
Yesterday, Tuesday, October 20 2009, the last Coach Canada bus departed the Guelph bus terminal for its run down Highway 6 to Waterdown, McMaster...
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Wednesday’s headlines
METROLINX / ELECTRIC TRAINS • Study lacks power: Critic [ Toronto Sun ] • All-electric GO train system studied [ Toronto Star ] • GO trains...
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Metrolinx approves Committee’s recommendations for electrification study
At lunchtime today, the Metrolinx Board of Directors unanimously gave the thumbs up to the GO Transit Electrification Study Community Advisory...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered