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Mayor turns to Facebook, YouTube to fight guns
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc06nT2gvjw[/youtube] For years, Mayor David Miller has written to prime ministers (first Paul Martin, now Stephen...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Dispatches from Metronauts
About 100 interested people met on Saturday for the Metronauts “unconference” to discuss ideas for transit in Toronto and the larger Toronto...
By Sean Marshall -
Monday’s headlines
• Mayor’s executive committee can’t dodge every demand [ Globe and Mail ] • City examines vacuum trash collection [ National Post ...
By Monika Warzecha -
Wireless Road Tolls and Metrolinx
In this month’s Toronto Life, Phillip Preville pens a fascinating article Toronto’s congestion problems, including an interview with Metrolinx...
By David Pal -
Sunday’s headlines
• Sneak preview of $5-million facelift [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto taxes are lower. No, higher. Wait, they’re both [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Monika Warzecha -
Weekend diversions
“Sidewalk Psychiatry” is a public-art sidewalk project that plays with the fact that people often think about personal issues while they walk...
By Dylan Reid -
Sneak peek of layouts from Spacing’s next issue
Here are a few layouts from the next issue of Spacing (due out in a few weeks). Click on the image to see a larger version.
By Spacing -
Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Mayor defends push for more power [ Toronto Star ] • Miller’s blind ambition tour [ Toronto Star ] • Mayoral candidates...
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Toronto Wildlife Centre: Unsung urban hero of the week
This morning there was a pigeon the back yard, as there sometimes are, so not much notice was taken of it. A bit later it was still there, arousing...
By Shawn Micallef -
Community mobilizes against Eastern Avenue development
Recently there has been a lot of noise about the proposed development by Smart!Centres on Eastern Avenue – a development suspected to be a Big Box...
By Ian Malczewski -
Pedal-car Not Guilty!
A judge ruled yesterday that pedal-powered cars are safe to be driven down the streets of Toronto. A case redolent with irony and absurdity saw the driver...
By Patricia Simoes -
Friday’s headlines
• Decision on Eastern Ave. mall will shape city [ Toronto Star ] • Tunnel would ease crowding on PATH [ Toronto Star ] • Big birds causing...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered