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New Art of Suburbia — thoughts from Scarborough
ED: Tim Whalley, Executive Director of the Scarborough Arts Council, contributed the following reflection on the New Art of Suburbia panel that took place...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Shaken Liberals plan next moves [ Toronto Star ] • Parliament suspended after GG agrees to… [ National Post ] • City should have...
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The sidewalk canopies of New York
One detail I’ve always liked about the New York City streetscape are the canopies that lead from building entrances to the edge of the sidewalk...
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Architecture Fetish: By George!
Toronto is a Georgian city. It’s our first architectural style and the basis of our city’s grid plan. There may not be much of it around...
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New transit shelters eating into sidewalk space
New TTC shelter at Queen West and Peter In recent weeks, while walking on routes which have been familiar to me for years on Queen Street West and Hoskin...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Miller to forgo raise; freeze office budget [Globe & Mail] • City turning up the heat on landlords [Globe & Mail] &bull...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • $1.5-billion earmarked to rejuvenate city’s social housing… [Globe & Mail] • Toronto approves 5-cent fee on bags...
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City Hall’s new committee members
Members to Toronto’s standing committees and agencies were confirmed today by City Council. Usually at the mid-point of a term, the committees are...
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Heavier U.S. population uses billions of dollars more worth of fuel
For the most recent issue of Spacing (coming out next week) I reviewed a book by Mary Soderstrom called The Walkable City. It’s full of interesting...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Council set to vote on rules to curb packaging waste [ Globe & Mail ] • Bottler and activists in water fight [ Toronto Sun ...
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Gift Guide: Phoenix Print Shop Holiday Cards
If you’re planning on sending holiday cards this year, consider getting them from Foundations of Print, a program run by Phoenix Print Shop that...
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A look inside the new Spacing
Next week, you’ll be able to pick up the new issue of Spacing, either on newsstands or at our fifth anniversary party on Wed. Dec. 10th at the Great...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered