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Fringe Benefits continued: “Informal Urbanism”
A key theme of the new exhibition Fringe Benefits (reviewed yesterday) that I found very interesting was the idea of “informal urbanism”...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Hot topics could prolong session [ Toronto Star ] • Critics fear cost creep as council considers Gardiner takedown [ National Post ...
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Montréal Monday: Crosswalk pranks, Jean Talon Market vendors told to quit BBQing, and Roadsworth’s downtown street stencils
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sunday’s headlines
• Bike thefts ‘really big problem’ [ Toronto Sun ] • Tenants are in a fix [ Toronto Sun ] • Park named after boy hero [ Toronto...
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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...
By Matthew Hague
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered