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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...
By Patricia Simoes -
Thursday’s headlines
TTC • The world takes notice of a makeover done right [ Toronto Star ] • Millions go underground [ Eye Weekly ] • Fairness will guide TTC...
By Monika Warzecha -
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 -
Winter Accessibility Survey for pedestrians
The research branch of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is doing some really interesting scientific research on pedestrian behaviour and creating...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered