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Sunnyside — our isolated Riviera
In Today’s Toronto Star Insight section I have an essay on Sunnyside. It’s accompanied by some nice photos by the Star’s Keith Beaty...
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New Rees wavedeck adds fantastic performance space to waterfront
Yesterday afternoon, the Rees wavedeck was opened to the public officially launched. The third of four wavedecks to open following the Spadina and Simcoe...
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STREET SCENE: Bouquet of Bikes
the ordinary becomes sublime. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Youth paint cycling-themed mural on Dupont
New bike lanes are not the only reason why Dupont has recently moved up on my list of preferred cycling routes. Just this Tuesday, as I approached the...
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Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend
Cabbagetown People: Discoveries of Remarkable Lives – SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 1:30 PM Since its beginnings in the 1830s as an immigrant reception...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: Signspotting exhibition, Copenhagen
Imagine my delight when, wandering around Copenhagen on vacation, I came across an entire exhibit of funny signs in one of the main squares. The...
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Friday’s Headlines
CITY HALL • Councillors win legal support from City [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto city council will debate essential services [ CBC ] &bull...
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Corrections in Royson James’ article
As one of the many sites collecting daily articles from the local papers, Spacing received a press release from City Hall today correcting some factual...
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STREET SCENE: Outside the Royal Bank
I actually know the guy in the green truck. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Copenhagen: transit platform and bike lane
One of the tricky aspects of the planned pedestrian and transit improvements to Roncesvalles is the TTC’s desire to put transit-boarding platforms...
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Thursday’s Headlines
UNION STATION • $640M Union upgrade OK’d [ Toronto Sun ] • A ‘public-public-public-public-private’ partnership [ National Post...
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Council approves Union Station revitalization
Today Council approved plans to make the City the head lessee of all current and future retail spaces in Union Station, including spaces in a new lower...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered