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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...
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Events Guide: TCAT Bike Summit 2008
The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation has organized a Bike Summit that will bring together local, Canadian and international speakers —...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • New registry for lobbyists to lose boss [ Toronto Star ] • Watchdog quits in blow to lobbyist registry [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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Anti-Car Petition
Streets Are For People! are once again engaging the public and the government in an effort to disrupt our car-obsessed society. To celebrate Earth Day...
By Patricia Simoes
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered