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Can bikes and scooters get along?
AMSTERDAM – Last summer an interesting debate got underway in Toronto. Electric scooters started appearing in the bike lane and some cyclists...
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Friday’s Headlines
• High-speed rail needs fast action [ Toronto Star ] • City fraud probes raise oversight questions, councillors say [ National Post ] &bull...
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Opening Day at the Toronto Coach Terminal, 1931
Motor coach terminal, Bay and Edward streets, Toronto, December 19, 1931. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9041. When intercity bus...
By Jamie Bradburn -
Thursday’s headlines
• Nine city workers face fraud probe [ Toronto Star ] • I saw the coyote of Neville Park Boulevard [ National Post ] • Apathy is the enemy...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Fort York Visitor Centre Competition opens
New things are afoot at Fort York. It sounds a bit strange to say that, but one of the oldest — that is, officially “historic” —...
By Shawn Micallef -
Wednesday’s headlines
• Toronto approves plan for beaches [ National Post ] • City seeks to review OMB ruling on Beach project [ Toronto Star ] • Beach dogs get...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Keep tabs on City Council through Twitter and #tocouncil
Toronto City Council is in session today and you can watch the fireworks streamed live on Rogers website. If you don’t want to watch alone, and are...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tuesday’s headlines
• At Toronto City Hall, some uncommon common ground [ National Post ] • Games bid clears hurdle [ Toronto Star ] • Budget...
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How do Torontonians behave on transit?
Last week, Spacing contributing editor Christopher DeWolf, who is now stationed in Hong Kong, asked readers of Spacing Montreal their thoughts on how...
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Montreal Monday: Forgetting face mask ban, failing Saint-Raymond, and rude transit riders
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions...
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Monday’s headlines
• Beach ban makes dog owners howling mad [ Globe & Mail ] • City steps smartly to fix sidewalk hole [ Toronto Star ] • Subway barriers...
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Toronto’s new-old is the new beautiful
My psychogeography column in the current edition of Eye Weekly looks at how Toronto’s combination of new and old buildings in close proximity to...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered