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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 -
Events Guide: public space lecture and labyrinth walk
WHAT: The Spaces Between Buildings lecture WHEN: Thursday, March 20, 7pm-9pm WHERE: City of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Road Toronto Star urban issues...
By Todd Harrison -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Council’s battery bunny [ Toronto Star ] • ‘Heads in sand’ on welfare [ Toronto Star ] • 342 tickets issued...
By Monika Warzecha -
Cyclist awareness test
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Keeping with today’s British theme, Transport for London has a great public service...
By Matthew Blackett -
Please, no photos, we’re British
Londoners seem to keep their wits about them in stressful and even terrible times, as we saw during the Tube and bus bombings a few years ago...
By Shawn Micallef -
Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Retailers urge city to use province’s plan for batteries [ Toronto Star ] • Councillors cast doubt on battery deposit fee ...
By Monika Warzecha -
One Book: Blogrolling to the CBC
CBC Toronto reporter Mike Wise kept his own One Book blog during the month of February. It’s worth a visit to get his take on how the book mixes...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tuesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • TTC has a ‘million’ reasons to reach a deal, workers say [ Toronto Star ] • TTC union talks tough as strike deadline looms...
By Monika Warzecha -
Streetcars and LRT: Streetcar-oriented development
Mimico, one of Toronto’s outer streetcar suburbs As Toronto begins detailed planning and consultations for Transit City, it is also looking to...
By Sean Marshall