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Illegal billboards and the Ontario Superior Court
One of the galvanizing issues that helped start Spacing was the incremental intrusion of billboards and advertising into the public realm (what we call...
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Mississauga has a skyline!
Don’t be alarmed but Mississauga has developed a skyline! (I took this photo from my west-facing balcony this morning). What’s great is that...
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Friday’s Headlines
• City to spend $250k on weather [ National Post ] • Premier rightly targets blowhard NIMBYists [ Toronto Star ] • Power outage leaves...
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Old TTC tickets
With the weather making it feel like spring, I decided to start clearing out some of my clutter. In doing so, I discovered two old TTC tickets in an...
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thinkTORONTO exhibit reception tonight at 401 Richmond
OPENING RECEPTION When: TONIGHT! 7-10pm Where: Urban Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W. 1st floor, beside Swipe Books How Much: free (FYI, no booze) RSVP...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY BUDGET • What has spending bought Toronto? [ National Post ] • A highly trained operator is standing by – please deposit another...
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Paris’ bike rental woes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afE44cHNkEg[/youtube] The BBC reports that half of the original 15,000 Velib bikes available for rent across the...
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Building Storeys: Long Live the Guild
The Guild Inn, 2008, by Olena Sullivan. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Heritage Toronto’s Gary Miedema final post in his series on at-risk heritage...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY BUDGET • City’s balanced budget comes at a price [ Globe & Mail ] • Miller budget hides ‘true’ tax hike, say...
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Yonge-Bloor Square?
Once a week I pass through the intersection of Yonge and Bloor. Most people see the Yonge-Bloor intersection as one of the city’s most prominent...
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Crow uses a pedestrian crossing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPHxA8-aaE[/youtube] I found this delightful video about crows adapting to an urban environment and even learning...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• ‘Frustration bubbling’ as city faces 4% tax hike [ National Post ] • Scarborough library site approved by councillors [ Toronto...
By Chloe Ellingson
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered