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POLL: Your thoughts on tearing down the Gardiner
Urban Affairs critic Christopher Hume, in today’s Toronto Star, expressed his disappointment that local decision-makers lack the gumption to do the...
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Bike Film Fest this weekend
The international Bicycle Film Festival is here and worth checking out. Its been going on for two days already, but there are a lot of good flicks and...
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Friday’s headlines
• Councillors face expense crackdown [ Toronto Star ] • T.O council to bare budgets [ Toronto Sun ] • Civic cowardice fuelling backward...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Carving out transit future will take steely nerves [ Toronto Star ] • Alarm raised over St. Clair right-of-way [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Exciting new trash bin graces NYC’s Union Square
NEW YORK — Though waste receptacle culture here in New York City regularly makes me hearken back longingly for Toronto’s more progressive (if...
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ROM rooftop garden preview
This morning I had the opportunity to preview the Royal Ontario Museum’s new rooftop garden, known as Liza’s Garden in memory of...
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Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: Cabbagetown People, The Exhibition Grounds, and 150 Years of Toronto Union Stations
This weekend’s Heritage Toronto walking tours are a great way to get out and explore the city (free + no reservations required): NEW! Cabbagetown...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Dangers of cycling Toronto streets reduced by training, bike officer says [ Toronto Star ] • Cult bikes from Duke’s fire ...
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TUFF: Toronto Urban Film Festival accepting submissions
The Toronto Urban Film Festival — “The Festival for Commutors” — is currently accepting submissions. TUFF is an 8-day long public...
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Tree Tuesday: Escape from the Concrete Confines
The Toronto Tree Tours is a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee that offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Road tolls, a bitter pill that works [ Toronto Star ] • Cyclists will commute if dedicated paths are there [ National Post ] • Did...
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When Arts + Statistics = Gong Show
It’s June 16. After more than ten days of intense media coverage from all the major print, web, and broadcast media, Luminato has wrapped at last...
By Leah Sandals
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered