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World Wide Wednesday: (Park)ing day, fashion bikes, and a $7.6 billion metro system
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
NEW DEVELOPMENT • Office tower finally ready to open [ Toronto Sun ] • Trio of new office towers to revitalize downtown [ National Post ] &bull...
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JOHN LORINC: knocking heads
The Toronto Cyclists Union did itself no favours yesterday when they tried to persuade the members of council’s public works and infrastructure...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: Diverted Streetcar
Last weekend, with College St. closed, I saw diverted College and Dundas streetcars bunching up west of Bathurst. I was delighted to have so many slow...
By Jerry Waese -
Tuesday’s headlines
HELMETS/LICENSING • Nothing settled in bicycle wars [ Toronto Star ] • Battle over bike helmets [ Toronto Sun ] MISSISSAUGA POWER PLANT &bull...
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Two cool short films at TIFF Tuesday
While TIFF can be more about stargazing and seeing this fall’s eventual blockbuster movies, the film fest can also uncover some fantastic short...
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Spacing Radio is back for season two!
back in March 2009, Spacing launched our first season of Spacing Radio, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by the CBC Radio’s David Michael Lamb. After six...
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Montreal Monday: Street sales, parades, and a 100 year old Hawthorn
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...
By Katia Snukal -
Monday’s headlines
CYCLING IN THE CITY • Bicycle helmets, licensing pushed [ Toronto Sun ] • Adult cyclists should carry licences and wear helmets: councillor ...
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STREET SCENE: Watching The Detectives
I am always curious. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend
St James Park: Imagining Toronto’s Past- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 – 1:30 PM In his novel Consolation, author Michael Redhill imagined the lives...
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Pages in retrospective
Editor’s note: At Afterword, the wake held for pages books on Tuesday night, a number of folks came up to say what the store meant to them. As Matt...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered