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Mexico’s Messy Urbanism
Mexico City is a huge megalopolis of 20 million people, all crowded into a plateau surrounded by volcanic mountains. In many ways, Mexico has the same...
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TONIGHT: What to do with the Gardiner?
WHAT TO DO WITH THE GARDINER EXPRESSWAY a panel discussion presented by Spacing and Harbourfront’s Viewpoints WHEN: Tonight!!! WHERE: Brigantine...
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Sounds of the TTC
I’ve gotten into the habit, when I’m taking the subway, of sometimes just closing my eyes and listening to all the sounds around me...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Miller goes to China, talks softly of Tibet [ Toronto Star ] • Premier, mayor tread carefully on China file [ Globe and Mail ] • Mayor...
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“Le Toronto artistique”: hors de prix?
Today in the Toronto Star’s op-ed section, Martin Knelman argues that Toronto is finally getting the funds it needs to compete with Montreal as...
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POLL: What to do with the Gardiner?
As we get ready for our “What to do with the Gardiner Expressway” event tomorrow night at the Harbourfront Centre, we thought we’d offer...
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The case for a Downtown Relief Line
photo by Wylie Poon In the last 100 years, there have been many subway proposals that have come and gone. One of the first serious proposals, in 1911...
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Montréal Monday — hockey honks, colonial intersections, and grey spaces
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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Monday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Transit road map to recovery [ Toronto Star ] • The genuinely better way [ Toronto Star ] • TTC countdown [ Toronto Sun ...
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LED cycling jacket
The BBC is reporting on an award-winning prototype cycling jacket lined with LED lights that change from green to red depending on whether the cyclist is...
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Sunday’s headlines
• Toronto’s accidental treasure [ Toronto Star ] • Big-boxed in? [ Toronto Sun ]
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Where no streetcar has gone before
Following the delivery of the current Canadian Light Rail Vehicles (CLRVs) and articulated ALRV streetcars in the 1980s, the TTC disposed of most of its...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered