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Babylon: Myth and Truth – the prototype of the big bad city
When I visited Berlin this June, I was excited to have the opportunity to visit an exhibition I had read about called Babylon: Myth and Truth, at the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Viva stoppage the strike no one noticed [ Toronto Star ] • Councillors reject bid to make TTC essential service [ Toronto Star ...
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Wall Street Bailout: There’s a bike in that pork
The Wall Street Bailout has, of course, been dominating the news the past week (along with some other minor events). Seeing American politics in action...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: allergic to art
I find the idea of that it’s possible to be allergic to a piece of art inherently funny, but it seems particularly apt at a time when the Prime...
By Dylan Reid -
Tuesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Executive committee rejects proposal to declare TTC an essential service [ National Post ] • TTC strike ban rejected [ Toronto Sun ...
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Mayor outlines 2009 budget priorities
Mayor David Miller has formally laid out his priorities for the City of Toronto’s 2009 operating and capital budgets in an October 1 letter to...
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Your walls can look like a subway platform
Toronto keeps producing interesting homages to our public transit heritage despite the TTC’s total lack of appreciation (or attention)...
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ELECTION 2008: Campaign signs in public spaces
Green Party candidate Ellen Michelson has decided not to put up campaign signs in public spaces throughout her riding of Toronto Centre. “Public space...
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Dalian: Heritage and Spectacle in China
Looking towards Friendship Square. The ball is supposedly supposed to resemble a soccer ball, and lights up in LED animations at night. While I was in...
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Montréal Monday: Stolen sidewalks, suburban exodus, sucky trash, and more
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
• Tories see support growing in Toronto suburbs [ Globe and Mail ] • Political sabotage [ Toronto Sun ] • Vandals target Liberals’...
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NUIT BLANCHE: impressions, part II
I found this year’s Nuit Blanche a little underwhelming, but that could be due to my plan of just winging it. I didn’t have a schedule or...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered