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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • David Miller’s long goodbye hits rough water [ Toronto Star ] • Lindsay Luby quits Miller’s executive committee ...
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JOHN LORINC: The New Deal for Cities, RIP
If you tally up the list of prominent politicians at all levels who staked their careers on advancing the so-called cities agenda, only one’s still...
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New ways of thinking about cities and policy making
“Every time you do something in the city, don’t just do it, do it beautifully.” A seemingly simple statement made by Joe Berridge at...
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Montreal Monday: Life without roads, embracing ‘grit’, and the descent of Mary and Jesus
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...
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Monday’s headlines
DAVID MILLER • Ideal mayor would be nine parts David Miller [ Toronto Star ] • Facing likely defeat, David Miller opts to get out of the way ...
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STEVE MUNRO: The mayor of Transit City
Steve Munro writes the public transit column for Spacing and is a contributing editor to the magazine. This column is cross-posted from Steve...
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Schoolyard bully kicked Miller out of shame
In a media scrum yesterday after David Miller announced he would not seek a third term as Toronto’s mayor, Adam Vaughan talked about the “kick...
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STREET SCENE: Another Diverted Street Car
If there is track in the road, eventually a train will roll by. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Mayor announces that he wont seek third term
Flanked by family, friends, his staff and media, an emotional, passionate and feisty Mayor David Miller announced that he will not seek a third term...
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Spacing at Word on the Street
WORD ON THE STREET WHEN: Sunday Sept. 27, 2009, 10am-6pm, rain or shine WHERE: Queen’s Park Circle (Museum & Queen’s Park stations) This...
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Friday’s headlines
TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION • TTC wants province to pay twice for streetcars [ Toronto Star ] • TTC approves $1.5-billion capital budget [ Globe...
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2009 Toronto Urban Design Award winners
On Monday evening, the 2009 Toronto Urban Design Awards were handed out to a variety of winners (the event is held every two years). Submissions to the...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered