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Bikes

The Bicycle Thief

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVV3xmIYjUI[/youtube] In light of the recent coverage of bike thefts such as police bike baiting on Spadina and...

By Monika Warzecha

Headlines

Sunday’s headlines

• Police line up battered wheels for cyclists [ Toronto Star ] • Uneasy riders [ Toronto Sun ] • Wheels of good fortune pay off [ Toronto...

By Monika Warzecha

Headlines

Saturday’s headlines

TRANSIT • Bombardier, TTC will meet to discuss failed streetcar bid [ Toronto Star ] • TTC Chair backs away from Bombardier comments [ Globe and...

By Monika Warzecha

Events

Events Guide: jazz festival, art show, urban design exhibition, and more…

WHAT: Beaches International Jazz Festival WHEN: July 18 – 27 WHERE: Queen Street E. from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave Join the jazz enthusiasts...

By Patricia Simoes

Spacing

Full moon bike ride tonight

WHAT: Toronto Cyclists Union Full Moon Ride WHERE: meet at the southeast corner of Warden and St. Clair (Warden Subway Station) WHEN: meet at 9:15 p.m....

By Matthew Blackett

Headlines

Friday’s headlines

TRANSIT • Streetcar plan derailed as TTC bidders fall short [ Toronto Star ] • TTC reopens contract after derailing Bombardier’s bid ...

By Monika Warzecha

Politics

BREAKING NEWS: TTC suspends streetcar purchases; bids non-compliant

A Siemens rendering from 2007 of a possible new TTC streetcar This rather interesting tidbit of TTC news just arrived in Spacing’s inbox: The...

By Matthew Blackett

Traffic

Highway lessons from Shanghai?

View from pedestrian bridge under Shanghai elevated highway, but above Lake Shore Blvd.-style road The recent decision by city council to begin the...

By Matthew Blackett

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

TRANSIT • Gardiner plan offers raze of hope [ Toronto Star ] • Road tolls, fees ‘on the menu’ [ Toronto Star ] • T.O. parked in...

By Monika Warzecha

Events

TONIGHT: [murmur]’s 5th Birthday

WHAT: [murmur]’s 5th Birthday WHERE: Canada Corps, 201 Niagara Street WHEN: Thursday, July 17th 7:30PM-12AM COST: Free (and drinks priced like...

By Shawn Micallef

Architecture

The Glass Factory

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – In early March, I discovered a missing board on the hoarding surrounding an abandoned glass factory in my neighbourhood in...

By Joseph Clement

History

Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: The Goulding Estate, and In the Footsteps of the Taylors

This weekend’s Heritage Toronto walking tours are a great way to get out and explore the city (free + no reservations required): The Goulding Estate...

By Matthew Hague