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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...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Councillor asks city to cover legal tab [ Toronto Star ] • Panel wants public to pay councillor’s legal bills [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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Event Guide: TSA Transit City discussion
Toronto Society of Architects present: City Transit – Transit City: How will the growth of our transit system affect the streetscape development of...
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Montréal Monday: Antlerheads, gardening space, and a Griffintown update
Each Monday, Spacing brings 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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Spacing release party photos
Spacing’s spring 2008 issue release party at the Gladstone Hotel Sunday evening was a lot of fun and attracted over 200 people throughout the night...
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Kudos and curiosity on the TTC
You may have seen these two TTC-themed ads on a subway recently (apologies for poor photo quality). The ad on the left is for the TTC Day Pass. We have...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered