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Checking in on the Roundhouse renovation
Built in 1929-31, the John Street Roundhouse is an architectural wonder. Its 32 bay semi-circular structure centred around the now functional turntable...
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STREET SCENE: Bathurst and Fleet
A streetcar turns around War of 1812 sculpture by Douglas Coupland at Bathurst and Fleet streets. Spacing is happy to launch an illustrated series of blog...
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More than a bridge: Reflections on Bridging the Design Gap
Several weeks ago, the members of Bridging the Design Gap, an informal design charette, posed the question: ‘when is a bridge more than just a...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
STRIKE • David Miller engineered walkout, union says [Toronto Star] • Toronto is making me mad as hell [Toronto Star] • Expect long...
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JOHN LORINC: On streetcars, strikes and the question of control
For all the spin and counter-spin hovering around the David Miller-John Baird feud over the streetcar “ask,†most observers have neglected to account...
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Strike!
A few links for you: • The City of Toronto’s contingency plans for the strike • Talks collapse, City workers on strike [ Toronto Star ...
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Montreal Monday: teens, trees and commuting
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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Monday’s Headlines
STRIKE COMMENT • City workers’ strike brought about by bad timing [Toronto Star] • Summer temperatures heat up strike plan [Globe &...
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Projector ads in the Annex
The summer’s back and along with guerilla gardeners comes guerilla marketers. This is the second time I have seen these guys camped out in the...
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Reaching the Summit: Bicycle parking
Just three days into this year’s Bike Month, a damp May 28th was host to Bike Summit 2009, a day-long conference on cycling policy co-hosted by the...
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Friday’s Headlines
TRANSIT • Mayor ups streetcar pressures [Toronto Star] • Ottawa’s turn on streetcars [Toronto Star] • Toronto’s plea for...
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Feds reject funding for streetcars
According to the Globe and Mail, another twist has developed in the political soap opera centred around federal funding of Toronto’s streetcars...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered