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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...
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Looking forward to Toronto the Good 2009
This coming May will mark our fifth installment of the Toronto The Good party. Back in 2005, Spacing teamed up with ERA Architects and murmur to produce...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Merit pay on mayor’s chopping block [ Toronto Star ] • Letter from Riverdale: Trouble with the water [ National Post ] • Expect...
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Museum Access Program Expands… But More for Some than for Others
This morning, Mayor Miller and City Librarian Jane Pyper announced an expansion of the Museum & Arts Pass program. Initially kicked off 18 months ago...
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Influential councillor outlines new electoral reform agenda
Last night I did an interview with Councillor Shelley Carroll for the next issue of Spacing. But Carroll is one of the great gabbers at City Hall so once...
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360EXtEndEd wants your stories for Toronto’s 175th birthday
A new web-based community storytelling project has arrived just in time for Toronto’s 175th anniversary of its inauspicious founding in the forest...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Proposed transit fare hike misguided [ Toronto Star ] • TTC expects to break ground on light rail lines this summer [ National Post ...
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Study finds that removing parking to install bike lanes or widen sidewalk would benefit businesses on Bloor
Proposals to install bike lanes and/or widen sidewalks on main streets in Toronto almost always require the removal of parking spaces along the street...
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SAIGON: Coffee on demand
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing contributing editor Christopher DeWolf is now based in Hong Kong and will make occasional posts about his unique public space...
By Christopher DeWolf
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered