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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...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Bad winter weather good for GO [ Toronto Star ] • GO’s punctuality problems [ Globe and Mail ] • Looking to GO past Oshawa...
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SPACING PRESENTS: What to do with the Gardiner?
WHAT TO DO WITH THE GARDINER EXPRESSWAY a panel discussion presented by Spacing and Harbourfront’s Viewpoints WHEN: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 WHERE...
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Events Guide: block party, stuff swap, spring fling, and more
WHAT: Da Big Block Party WHEN: April 11, 5 pm WHERE: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St. West) White Ribbon Campaign Canada (WRC) has partnered with a...
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Friday’s headlines
• No TTC strike yet, union says [ Toronto Star ] • Negotiations ‘frustrating,’ TTC union says [ Globe and Mail ] • Pace of TTC...
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Mississauga not fiscal paradise anymore
The City of Mississauga, hailed by critics of the City of Toronto as a financially sustainable paradise for many years, is now anything but. It’s...
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No TTC strike this week
The Toronto Star is reporting that there will be no TTC strike this week: The union representing Toronto transit workers said today that its members...
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Signs of Spring
Mark Jenkins is one of my favourite public space artists. His latest work to celebrate the arrival of spring — in his home base of Washington DC...
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Google’s Street View raises privacy concerns
In May of 2007, the search-engine behemoth Google launched a new Google Maps service called Street View. As the name suggests, Street View offers users...
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Thursday’s headlines
TTC • The world takes notice of a makeover done right [ Toronto Star ] • Millions go underground [ Eye Weekly ] • Fairness will guide TTC...
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Help pick my road trip route
Next week, I take off for a week-long vacation. But I’m not the type of person who likes to stop working while I’m away — I need a...
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Deer hunting in Sudbury
Two weeks ago I spent Good Friday afternoon walking around the fine and solid City of Sudbury. Because it was a holiday the city felt silent and empty...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered