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JOHN LORINC: Getting to yes
How did they get to yes? The City of Toronto’s daily press releases, which I am fortunate enough to receive, offer some telling clues. Two weeks...
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Montreal Monday: Sewage treatment, nut trees and urban villages
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 Jake Schabas -
Monday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Do or die for strike talks [ Toronto Star ] • Why not binding arbitration over trash? [ Toronto Star ] • Deal or no deal, no one...
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STREET SCENE: Transit and Weather
Either way you are going to get there. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Secret garden at Eglinton Flats
Biking along the Eglinton bridge over the Humber, I spotted a tiny little garden on the eastern bank of the river just north of the bridge. The garden is...
By Jake Schabas -
Dept. of Funny Signs: Common Sense Unleashed
I spotted this sign at the Scarborough Bluffs last weekend, not long after ignorantly (but gleefully) breaking rule #2. I’m generally not a huge fan...
By Ian Malczewski -
Friday’s Headlines
WATERFRONT • Politicians celebrate waterfront’s new look [ Toronto Star ] • Hope floats on Toronto’s waterfront [ Globe & Mail ...
By Jake Schabas -
POLL: Should TTC eliminate some streetcar stops?
photo by Kevin Steele An often heard complaint about the TTC’s streetcar network is that some routes possess too many stops that are very close...
By Spacing -
Urban tree-planting in Toronto
It’s 7am on an overcast Wednesday morning. Zoe and her six co-workers stand underneath a tree along the Humber River, surveying their previous...
By Jake Schabas -
STREET SCENE: Spadina Crossing
At Richmond when the lights change. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Re-Burbia: Re-designing the suburbs contest
Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are hosting a design competition around re-visioning the suburbs. With the goal to re-use the built environment of...
By Jake Schabas -
Thursday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Trash is another blight on scene of Queen St. fire [ Toronto Star ] • Strike refunds fall short, critics say [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered