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Iloilo City, Philippines Pt. 2 – The Jeepney
Spacing correspondent Ian Malczewski is spending the summer interning with the Canadian Urban Institute in Iloilo City, the Philippines. Over the next few...
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Exhibition Review: Fringe Benefits
The attention of Toronto’s “urbanist” community (myself included) tends to focus on the central part of the city, the old City of...
By Dylan Reid -
Monday’s headlines
• Urban rebels take back part of the city’s asphalt jungle [ Toronto Star ] • Picnic gives streets back to people [ Toronto Sun ] &bull...
By Monika Warzecha -
Atlanta on my mind
I have recently changed jobs and was more than excited to find out that my new position would involve some international travel. Frankly, I’ve...
By Jason Paris -
Day 3 of the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure
Just one of the many different beautiful spots along the shores of Lake Ontario. I like adventure. I like to ride my bike. I like to ride it along the...
By Tammy Thorne -
Sunday’s headlines
• Bike thefts ‘really big problem’ [ Toronto Sun ] • Tenants are in a fix [ Toronto Sun ] • Park named after boy hero [ Toronto...
By Monika Warzecha -
Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Rising fuel prices driving riders to transit, GO says [ Toronto Star ] • Rider fares not GO-ing up [ Toronto Sun ] • Airport rail...
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Events Guide: theatre festival, art show, urban design exhibition, and more…
WHAT: Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival WHEN: On until July 13 WHERE: At various locations across the city Toronto’s largest theatre festival will...
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Ourtopias: Cities and the Role of Design
I just finished reading Ourtopias: Cities and the Role of Design, a collection of essays that were developed out of the Ourtopias conference hosted by the...
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Attractive traffic calming
Last night I came across a rather attractive traffic calmer. It uses bricks instead of the now-traditional speed bump. It creates the same effect that is...
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Friday’s headlines
• TTC’s gas bill expected to double [ National Post ] • Riders on the GO [ Toronto Sun ] • New engines come with muscle [ Toronto Sun...
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Road Trip: Saint John, New Brunswick — solid urbanism
We spent a quick night in Saint John, New Brunswick last Friday en route to Nova Scotia. Though Saint John’s glory days, when it was a busy port on...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered