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Streetcar Turnaround
The New York Times is reporting that American cities are seeing the return of the streetcar. Portland, Cincinnati, Denver (pictured above), Houston, and a...
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San Francisco’s Urbanist on Toronto
As has already been noted here on Spacing Toronto, a delegation from the San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR) visited Toronto for...
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Friday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE Politics • Councillor Augimeri booed at meeting [ Toronto Star ] • Councillor apologizes for outburst [ National Post ] &bull...
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“Thunderdusk” and the “sunset of the century”
In the last 1/2 hour I’ve been getting texts and reading Twitters about the “sunset of the century.” Something about a storm and the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Thursday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE Politics • ‘Shut up!’ Councillor at propane blast site erupts [ Toronto Star ] • Tempers flare as residents question...
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Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: Cabbagetown People, and the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Its Neighbourhood
NEW! Cabbagetown People: Discoveries of Remarkable Lives Saturday, August 16 – 1:30 PM Leaders: Cabbagetown Preservation Association Start Point: NE...
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Why street-side trees are dying, part III
One year ago I posted about a set of five dead or dying trees at the Yonge and Finch intersection (see photo above), and two weeks ago I followed up with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Wednesday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE • 337 propane sites dot GTA [ Toronto Star ] • Sunrise leaves creditor hanging [ Toronto Star ] Politics • Politicians to face...
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Queen West “Hug Me” tree finds a new home
As we first reported yesterday, the fabled graffiti tree at Queen West and Peter, also known as the “Hug Me” tree, fell over ending its near...
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Police board, association go public with contract talks
The chair of the Toronto Police Services Board fired off a public statement this afternoon that condemned the Toronto Police Association for starting...
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Malta observed: Quiet days at the beach
Spacing Associate Editor Shawn Micallef is in his ancestral homeland of Malta and was guest blogging on the Wired Malta blog this past weekend and has...
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Tuesday’s headlines
Damaged storefront on Wilson and repairs. Storefronts were damaged as far east as Dufferin Road. More pictures below. PROPANE FIRE Politics • Blast...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered