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Literally in Toronto
What do the novels Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright, Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, and In the Skin of a Lion by...
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Events Guide: tree planting, stuff swap, community consultation, and more
WHAT: Taylor Creek Park North Bank Tree Planting WHEN: May 10, 10 am — 12 pm WHERE: Meet at the Haldon Ave. parking lot Join Friends of the Don East...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Property tax cuts ‘right thing to do’ [ National Post ] • Tax incentives proposed [ Toronto Sun ] • Councillor...
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Walking Thorncliffe Park
After my walk around Flemingdon Park (and being questioned by the police for taking photos), which I described in yesterday’s post, I decided to...
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Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: Toronto’s railway heritage, Winchester Street and the Necropolis, and the Howard’s High Park
This weekend’s Heritage Toronto walks (free + no reservation required): Saturday, May 10 — 11:00 AM Toronto’s Railway Heritage On May...
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Thursday’s headlines
• TTC vow: focus on safety [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC fined over worker’s death [ CBC.ca ] • Blind commuters see transit light [ Toronto...
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IKEA decorates subway interior
In the weeks leading up to the mid-April opening of an Ikea store in Kobe, Japan, the Swedish furniture design giant has “redecorated” one of...
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SPACING PRESENTS: thinkToronto urban design ideas competition
You might have seen the ad in the magazine or here on the blog, but today we’re officially announcing the launch of thinkTORONTO, a...
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Walking Flemingdon Park
This year, Jane’s Walk Toronto introduced a special focus on the “inner suburbs” — the former suburban municipalities that were...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• ‘Strong mayor’ issue to get public airing [ Globe and Mail ] • Does sharp drop in riders signal recession? [ Globe and Mail ...
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Pedestrianizing charrette of Huron & Willcocks at U of T
HURON-WILLCOCKS PEDESTRIANIZATION CHARRETTE WHEN: May 8 & 29, 2008 TEAM BRIEFING: May 8, 3:30 pm, University of Toronto WHERE: Room 1017, Wilson...
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The Walking Bike reinvents the wheel
No, it’s not a shoe rack, although it can probably serve as one. This is the Walking Bike, an art project by UK designer Max Knight. The artist...
By Patricia Simoes
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered