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Losing a sense of “place”
I’ve been clearing out my old files, and I came across an article given to my me a couple of years ago by walking activist Helen Riley...
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Digging out from the holidays
After the release of Spacing’s fifth anniversary issue in mid-December, the staff of the magazine took a much needed break. We cut-back on the blog...
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Friday’s Headlines
• New year brings opportunity to transform the city [ yourhome.ca ] • Thousands line up for chat, photo op with cities’ mayors [ Toronto...
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Thursday’s headlines
• Revamped Kingsway Theatre ready to roll [ Globe & Mail ] • GTA murders drop in 2008 [ Toronto Star ] • Roads riddled with potholes...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Vaughan council makes up [ National Post ] • Experience key in tough times, says McCallion [ Toronto Star ] • Fire marshal can’t...
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2008 success story: the TTC
As much as I might not have believed it, the TTC has been one of Toronto greatest success stories of 2008, and it’s all about the little things...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Economy priority for mayor [ Globe & Mail ] • Homeless protesters to set up fund [ National Post ] • Fire site still ‘a wound...
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Montréal Monday: Big bollin’, Top 3 indoor spaces, Steinberg’s legacy
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
TRANSIT • TTC’s streetcar deal not to be signed until April [ Globe & Mail ] • Metrolinx needs power to redraw transit map [ Toronto...
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Friday’s headlines
• The man who build Toronto [ Globe & Mail ] • Today’s gadget gift, tomorrow’s e-waste [ National Post ] • Treating a city...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Parliament Street rattled by change [ National Post ] • Pan Am bid seen as economic salve [ Toronto Star ] • Torontoist website gets...
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GO Transit’s new bike shelters
On a recent visit to my hometown of Brampton, I noticed a new GO Transit bike shelter freshly installed in front of the downtown Brampton station. The...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered