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Ted Tyndorf, 1953-2008: Toronto Chief City Planner
Over the weekend, Toronto’s chief city planner, Ted Tyndorf, passed away. He had been battling for months against a second bout of cancer. Over the...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• TTC picks up speed at last on all-campus pass [ Toronto Star ] • Off-again, on-again light trouble on again on Leaside bridge [ Toronto Star ...
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Mapping our urbanism part VI – income
This animated map showcases the datum bookends of the excellent publication The Three Cities within Toronto: Income polarization among Toronto’s...
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Montréal Monday — rooftops, green roads, and jaywalkers
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...
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Monday’s headlines
• Property investors first off the mark on lobbyist registry [ Globe and Mail ] • A phoenix waits to rise in Parkdale [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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I can feel it coming in the subway tonight …
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=AF-KagTq7qY[/youtube] To continue with our theme of public space performances, here for your Sunday afternoon...
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Sunday’s headlines
• City’s army digging out [ Toronto Star ] • More police in club district [ Toronto Star ] • Kids rally to keep their community...
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Stop Me — Mancunian Biking
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6dHmYD6c8[/youtube] High and tight helmetless haircuts abound in this Smiths’ video of Stop Me If You...
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Saturday’s headlines
SNOW • Snow crews take aim at clogged roads [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto faces $20-million bill to clear it’s streets of snow [ Globe and...
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LRT’s greatest smash hits
I’ve often thought that Toronto streetcars should have some kind of camera attached to its front end to document the cars that whip past while...
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POLL: Should the province take control of the TTC?
All over the headlines today is speculation on whether the province/Metrolinx should take over the TTC in order to co-ordinate regional transit planning...
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Friday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Premier backs TTC takeover [ Toronto Star ] • TTC unveils service boost [ Toronto Star ] • McGuinty’s talk of TTC takeover...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered