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Will a ‘strong’ mayor hold up bikes?
The City of Toronto Official Plan envisions a city where active transportation helps to relieve congestion and improve air quality. Yet, right now less...
By Tammy Thorne -
How Torontonians travel
Posted in our headlines today was news about Toronto’s choice of transport, and the numbers indicate that — as a city — we really like...
By Matthew Blackett -
Wednesday’s headlines
ENVIRONMENT • At council, green rises to the top [ Toronto Star ] • City moves forward on green measures to fight climate change [ CBC.ca ...
By Monika Warzecha -
Tree Tuesday: Comparing maples
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
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No ride for Duke’s this weekend
There is a planned bike ride in support of Duke’s, which was destroyed in the Queen West Fire, but it is not this weekend as previously reported on...
By Matthew Blackett -
Psychogeographic Event Guide: Know your city; take a walk
As part of the John Hartman Cities exhibition at the University of Toronto Art Centre at University College, we have organized a collaborative...
By Shawn Micallef -
Galway: Medieval streets, Thin Lizzy, rubbish bins and fine walks
I spent the last week rambling around Galway, Ireland, chatting with people and exploring as it is the location of the next [murmur] project. It’s a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tuesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • No-frills rail link outlined [ Toronto Star ] • Green light for TTC’s 11,000 cameras [ Toronto Star ] • Approval given for...
By Monika Warzecha -
Green Fleet is a go
Cross-posted from Eye Weekly. This morning city council unanimously passed its Green Fleet Plan [PDF], which will accelerate the greening of city-owned...
By Dale Duncan -
One Book: The Moving Shoreline
The docks are two hundred and forty feet out from the lake’s original shoreline. Landfill pushed everything forward. Buildings erupted out of it...
By Jessica Duffin Wolfe -
Montréal Monday — bike racks, public freeze, and slinky buses
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
• Downtown density will prevail over slums of suburbia [ Toronto Star ] • TTC’s parking-lot logic baffles car theft victim [ Toronto Star...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered