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Reaching the Summit: Cycling Advocacy and Community Engagement
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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Tuesday’s Headlines
TRANSIT AND BICYCLING • Newcomers urged to get back in bike lane [Toronto Star] • ’70s were hardly a golden age for transit [Toronto Star...
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Townsend: Ontario’s phantom town
You have probably heard of ghost towns – once vibrant communities that slowly disappeared as local fortunes changed, or quickly abandoned due to...
By Sean Marshall -
Montreal Monday: Block Parties, Montrealhenge and the ‘park with no name’
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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The politics of extending the municipal franchise
In The Globe and Mail’s online debate/column Friday about voting rights for immigrants, Marcus Gee denounced David Miller’s bid to extend the...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Waterfront on a roll with classy Wavedeck [Toronto Star] • City Hall’s car guy learns to ride [Toronto Star] • You can’t...
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Yonge and Bloor square revisited by Hume
Back in February, I was wandering through the construction site known as the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor. I made a quick post about the...
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A long long time to get old in Toronto
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMZIA5dK4c[/youtube] A sunny Saturday spent walking around Toronto is a fine time as any to listen to Ian and...
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Simcoe Wavedeck opens ahead of schedule
Two weeks ahead of schedule and significantly under budget, the beautiful Simcoe Wavedeck opened this morning. With the roar of the Gardiner sounding...
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Have you seen the RedBall?
Kurt Perschke’s RedBall, appearing in different parts of the city during Luminato, is one of my favourite public art projects I’ve seen in...
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Friday’s Headlines
CITY HALL • Miller to thwart daycare limits [Toronto Star] • Should long-term residents be allowed to vote? [Toronto Star] • Miller warns...
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Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend – Riverdale Homes and People and A Symphony of Clay, Stone, Metal and Glass;
Riverdale Homes and People – SATURDAY, JUNE 13 @ 1:30 PM Explore an old and historically significant neighbourhood and hear stories about life east...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered