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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Councillor wants to be first to get the call about crimes [ Toronto Star ] • Councillors want calls from cops as crimes happen ...
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1st anniversary for Spacing Montréal
Since Spacing Montreal was launched one year ago, our readership has grown quickly to nearly 2,000 visitors per day. To celebrate our first year...
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Events Guide: Tree planting, Bixi bikesharing, Human River, and Local Flavour
WHAT: Taylor Creek Park Tree Planting in the Forks WHEN: October 18, 10 am – 12 pm WHERE: Meet in the Taylor Creek Park parking lot Friends of the...
By Mike Bulko -
Walking Adelaide West
On probably the last warm day of the year, I went for a holiday Monday walk along Adelaide Street West, where it becomes a local street after Bathurst...
By Dylan Reid -
The design of tree pits
The base of tree, often referred to as a tree pit, is one of the small details of urban design that I have a strong fascination with. Here in Toronto...
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Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan consultation
Metrolinx, the provincial agency charged with sorting out the Greater Toronto Area’s transportation woes, has come out with a draft Regional...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s headlines
• Liberals hold Toronto, but Conservatives make gains in 905 [ CBC.ca ] • Suburbs not the jackpot Tories sought [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Medium bins in short supply as new trash plan rolls out on Nov. 1 [ Globe and Mail ] • Bedbugs should be declared a health hazard: councillor...
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Shenzhen: China’s Instant City
The first half of my visit to China took me to the working class city of Changchun and the modern city of Dalian, both in Manchuria, in the northeast. The...
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Monday’s headlines
• Stuffing in last-minute canvassing [ Toronto Star ] • Valves a hazard – what were they thinking? [ Toronto Star ] • As cans...
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Montréal Monday: Elections, beautiful trees, and anniversary!
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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High and lonely in Detroit
I’m sitting on the 54th floor of the Detroit Marriott hotel as the wind shakes this 73-story perfectly round skyscraper, the middle tower of the...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered