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TTC increases fines and adds new offences
We know none of our lovely Spacing readers would be silly enough to do any of these things, but if you ride the TTC, take note… Effective October...
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STREET SCENE: School Bus
After they drop off the children, where do they go? Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
GOOGLE STREET VIEW • Not our best side: Google Street View captures garbage-filled Christie Pits park for all to see [ National Post ] • Google...
By Katia Snukal -
Google Street View goes live
The Google Street View of Spadina Avenue at Sullivan Street. The Toronto Star reported earlier this morning that Google Street View is now live in the...
By Sean Marshall -
World Wide Wednesday: Electric cars, shanty towns, and America’s transportation future
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
ISLAND AIRPORT TUNNEL • Deadline buries island airport tunnel [ Toronto Sun ] • Deadline issue buries island airport tunnel [ Toronto Star ...
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OPPI / CIP Conference: Building a Better World
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent last week in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the...
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STREET SCENE: Back to Work
going north through the traffic in the morning. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Tuesday’s headlines
REPORT: TORONTO’S VITAL SIGNS 2009 • Poor get poorer in an affluent city [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto: A city of disparities [ Toronto Star...
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Nuit Blanche: a city changed
Yes the lines were too long, the streets too crowded, and the TTC too packed. And it’s true that this year, like the years before, the event...
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Nuit Blanche 2009 reaches 1-million Torontonians
Nuit Blanche has come and gone for another year and I survived the all-nighter with a little help from Tiny Toms Donuts and a Mercy blanket at Fire and...
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JOHN LORINC: Waiting for the other shoe
Power, as any poli-sci major will confirm, hates a vacuum, and the question at City Hall from now on is whether David Miller’s long (and hopefully...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered