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Yonge subway closure
Since late Thursday afternoon, the Yonge subway line has been closed between Bloor and Lawrence stations, with riders being shuttled on buses. As of...
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Subway trains become office space
If you find yourself in London, England anytime soon, you may want to check out the work of the Village Underground in the Shoreditch neighbourhood. They...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Viva bus drivers on strike [ Toronto Star ] • Viva bus drivers vote to strike [ Globe and Mail ] • Viva drivers on strike...
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Viva on Strike at 4AM
Our York Region readers will have a sunny day to take a long bike ride or gridlocked drive around the GTA as Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 will go...
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Have your say on billboards in Toronto
The City of Toronto is developing a new bylaw to regulate billboards and is seeking input from the public. Should Toronto have fewer billboards? What...
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Wow! Over 100 thinkTORONTO entries!
The editors of Spacing would like to thank everyone who took the time to enter thinkTORONTO. We received over 100 entries and we’re extremely...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Metrolinx unveils massive fix [ Toronto Star ] • Metrolinx proposes spending $50B to ease gridlock in GTA [ CBC.ca ] • Subway...
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Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm
TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...
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Montreal and Toronto mayors unite for urban funding
Cross-posted from Spacing Montreal MONTREAL — Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay and Toronto mayor David Miller held a press conference at Montreal City...
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Metrolinx releases long-term GTA transit plans
Metrolinx has released its report on transit funding in the GTA region. The Star has a good article outlining the plans: A $50 billion plan to build new...
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Sidewalk cycling in the ‘burbs
Seconds after taking this photo, a cyclist flashed past me on the sidewalk. In the suburbs, this is a relative non-occurrence, something I hardly even...
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Dear Lobbyist Registrar: Stand up for our law
Dear Madam Lobbyist Registrar, I am writing this open letter to ask you to stand up for the registry that you have been entrusted with on behalf of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered