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Scarborough Students Vote: Do U U-Pass?
Starting tomorrow, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus students will put conventional wisdom to the test as they go to the polls to say Yes or No to...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
MTA trip planner wins award
As we wait for (and for some, worry about) work on the TTC’s web trip planner to start and finish, it might be useful to peek at this post on the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Why do stores keep one door locked?
One of my greatest pet peeves is when retail stores have one door open and keep the other door closed and locked. Since my employment experience has...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tuesday’s headlines
TTC • Ottawa to present $303M for TTC hybrid buses [ Toronto Star ] • TTC pass proposal divides campus [ Toronto Star ] • Funds to be freed...
By Monika Warzecha -
Upcoming issue of Spacing
For faithful readers of this blog, you have probably noticed a bit of a slow-down in the amount of content that appears on a daily basis. The editors and...
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Montréal Monday — Nuit Blanche photos, snow madness, and CBC online archives
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
By Todd Harrison -
Monday’s headlines
• There is no excuse for TTC’s subpar PA system [ Globe and Mail ] • TTC has deal for U’s [ Toronto Sun ] • Leavings of smoker...
By Monika Warzecha -
Report on the Walk 21 Community Conference
On Saturday March 1, the City of Toronto, with TCAT and Spacing, held the “Walk 21 Community Conference,” where eight local experts who had...
By Dylan Reid -
Jarvis Street transformation project — consultations
The City of Toronto is undertaking a major project to improve Jarvis Street — once a beautiful avenue of mansions, but now a rather unappealing...
By Dylan Reid -
Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • GO says 11,000 times no [ Toronto Star ] • GO-getter offered seat at table [ Globe and Mail ] • GO Transit nixes rebates for...
By Monika Warzecha -
Passive aggression in Cabbagetown
We have all been cussing, silently or otherwise, at people who do not shovel their alloted segment of sidewalk. I like shoveling snow — it’s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Friday’s headlines
• Councillor warns of cuts to TTC service [ National Post ] • City diary; TTC, my winter love [ National Post ] • Odds against TTC riders...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered