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Events Guide: Pedestrian Sunday Kensington – Blackout Anniversary
WHAT: Blackout anniversary edition of Pedestrian Sunday Kensington WHEN: Sunday, August 16, 2009 from 1PM – 7PM (10PM on north Augusta) WHERE...
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Friday’s Headlines
TRANSIT • Designs on a Metropass masterpiece [ Toronto Star ] • Youths find independence is a subway ride away [ Toronto Star ] • Hidden...
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Storm watch: Sam Javanrouh’s time-lapse
Toronto Lightning Storm from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. Spacing photo contributor Sam Javanrouh captured a recent lightning storm in a great time-lapse series.
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Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend
Agincourt Village (NEW!) – SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 @ 1:30 PM Discover Agincourt Village, an early 20th century transportation and commercial hub, that...
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STREET SCENE: Lane Encounters
Getting personal in the back alley. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Copenhagen: Quickie street transformation
While I was in Copenhagen earlier this summer, I observed an interesting recent street transformation on Norrebrogade, one of the main roads leading out...
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From one garden to another: growing Cambridge Gardens
Playter Gardens sits at the northeastern end of the Prince Edward Viaduct, a stamp-sized park bordering Cambridge Avenue and Danforth. Overgrown and...
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Thursday’s Headlines
WILDLIFE • Wily coyotes dine on Durham’s tab [ Toronto Star ] • Bane of the Beaches still roams free [ Toronto Star ] • The invasion...
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POLL: The splitting of the 501
From October 18 to November 21, the TTC will conduct a weekday pilot in which the 501 Queen streetcar route will be split in two. According to a meeting...
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World Wide Wednesday: a global tour of car-free festivities, David Byrne’s “Bicycle Diaries,” and Google Street View via tricycle
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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Twitter Stalking Shawn through London
I spent five days last week wandering the streets and interiors of London, day and night (never before 11am though). In my essay in the spring/summer...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• Injection site for Toronto under study [ Toronto Star ] • Rusted out power box worrisome [ Toronto Star ] • Loss of parks when schools...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered