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World Wide Wednesday: stealing public space, the worlds finest train station, and Burning Man’s lessons for urbanism
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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Wednesday’s headlines
CAR-FREE DAY • Car-Free Day gets rough ride [ Toronto Sun ] • On Yonge Street, mini-golf replaces cars [ National Post ] • Car-Free Day...
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STREET SCENE: Going Uphill
These are metaphorical times. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Defeat a city council incumbent? Fat chance [ Toronto Star ] • Pitfield ponders a return to the clamshell [ Globe & Mail ...
By Katia Snukal -
Montreal Monday: Discoveries underground, a park on a hill, and $3 billion for transit
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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LEAF’s final tree tour for 2009: St. James Town
WHAT: LEAF’s last tree tour for 2009 WHEN: Wednesday, September 23 @ 6pm WHERE: St. James Town. Meet at northwest corner of Winchester Street and...
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Monday’s headlines
TORONTO’S SEWAGE • Sometimes crap happens [ Toronto Sun ] • City charged in sewage spill [ Globe & Mail ] • Open pipe creates a...
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STREET SCENE: Cyclist Checks Again
With the construction and narrow lanes, you just never know. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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TTC replaces vicinity maps, but still some work to do
Updated September 21 at 3:25 pm: According to Spacing’s contributing editor Steve Munro, the TTC has announced that it will be reviewing, correcting...
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Friday’s headlines
TORONTO 311 • Wanna get some service? Dial 311 [ Toronto Sun ] • Toronto’s 311 Contact Centre ready to help [ National Post] &bull...
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A political subway map
Norway recently had a federal election. The newspaper Dagbladet produced an interesting infographic to show how people voted: it took the Oslo subway map...
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STREET SCENE: Electric Service Pigeons
These lovers don’t care too much about the pedestrians down below, seen out my kitchen over Dundas. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing...
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered