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Think of the children
In the district of Greenwich in London, England, a lot of the speed limit signs in residential areas have pictures beneath them drawn by children. Turtles...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: Lawn Chair Parking
I saw this “official graffiti” stencil on Queen West just east of University, in preparation for the annual Santa Claus Parade this weekend. I...
By Dylan Reid -
Tuesday’s headlines
POLITICS • City seeks new integrity boss [ Toronto Star ] • T.O. forced to look again for integrity poobah [ Toronto Sun ] • City watchdog...
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Removing pole pollution
Thanks to a City of Toronto project to reduce pole pollution, Dundas Street West is looking a little less cluttered these days. As part of the redesign of...
By Megan Hall -
Montréal Monday: Words the Dogs Know, friendly to graffiti, and population growth
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...
By Mike Bulko -
Monday’s headlines
• In this game of musical chairs, Miller wants his friends close [ Globe and Mail ] • So much for spicing it up [ Toronto Sun ] • Activists...
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Water in Toronto: HTO book launch TODAY at Fort York
For the past three years Coach House Books has produced the uTOpia series: a collection of essays, articles and photos all about Toronto. Quite a few...
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Transformation AGO in the Saturday papers
Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef is the Blogger-in-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Matters blog in anticipation of the grand...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • You’re being watched, TTC warns passengers [ Toronto Star ] • Cameras fail to protect TTC drivers [ Toronto Sun ] • GO...
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A slice of nature in the concrete jungle
With winter’s first few flakes of snow rearing their frigid faces this week, I decided to get out and try to absorb as much of the autumn atmosphere...
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AGO Transformation: Alien views and the Toronto look
ED: For the next few weeks Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef will be the Blogger-in-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Matters blog...
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Friday’s headlines
• Metrolinx leader stepping aside [ Toronto Star ] • Metrolinx chair taking new job [ Globe and Mail ] • Miller hails votes on water, trash...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered