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Events Guide: YIMBY, Public health exhibition, HTO book launch and more
WHAT: Yes, In My Backyard festival WHEN: Saturday October 25, 11am – 5pm WHERE: Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street W), 2nd floor The third annual...
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Friday’s headlines
• TTC puts brakes on $61M bus order [ Toronto Star ] • Car thefts common at TTC lot [ Toronto Star ] • TTC wants to reopen Daimler contract...
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Let’s rename the Toronto Reference Library the “The Jane Jacobs Reference Library”
The work and life of Jane Jacobs (wiki) has become closely associated with Toronto. Though she started out in New York — and wrote about cities in...
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EVENT GUIDE: Lawrence Heights walking-cycling consultation
As part of a revitalization project for the Lawrence-Allen area, including Lawrence Heights, the City of Toronto is asking local residents about...
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Annette bike lane controversy
Back in June, we reported on the controversy surrounding the proposal to put bike lanes on a stretch of Annette Street. The situation is now coming to a...
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Trying to understand road pricing
Last week I had a chance to talk with Marty Collier from Healthy Transport Consulting about the upcoming Transportation Futures: Ontario’s inaugural...
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Thursday’s headlines
• TTC saddled with bad buses [ Globe and Mail ] • Metrolinx fix [ NOW Magazine ] • Manhunt heats up for TTC attacker [ Toronto Sun ] &bull...
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Toronto’s First Post Office exhibit at The Market Gallery
Tucked in behind George Brown College’s downtown campus on Adelaide Street at George is Toronto’s First Post Office. Located in a building...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Councillor queries city’s land transfer tax ‘math’ [ Toronto Star ] • Trash police set to patrol Toronto curbsides...
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Dufferin Station modernization open house on Wednesday
The TTC is holding an open house tomorrow night for the public to speak with TTC staff about the modernization of Dufferin station. Have your say and let...
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Seen in Montreal
In the washroom of the cafe where we held our Spacing Montreal anniversary party on Sunday, I found this statement scrawled on the chalkboard wall. We...
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Will Self Walks
Prolific author-walker Will Self was blogging at the New York Times this summer for a series called Necessary Steps. Self was in Toronto last year to...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered