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Thursday’s headlines
• TTC subways twice as costly as Madrid’s [ Toronto Star ] • Expanded service likely to push ridership to new high [ Toronto Star] &bull...
By Monika Warzecha -
The Birdman of the Annex
An interesting article in the Toronto Star today about author Graeme Gibson and the birdwatching passion he exercises in and around the ravines of...
By Shawn Micallef -
Streetcar map for Toronto
Click on maps to see larger version About a year ago I sat down with TTC Chair Adam Giambrone and his staff to discuss a number of little ideas I had...
By Matthew Blackett -
Climate-change adaptation
Cross-posted from Eye Weekly. OK, so maybe not everyone has gotten the message, but over the past 15 years or so (or perhaps more, depending on your...
By Dale Duncan -
Close Gould Street Rally
[Ed note: this post has been brought forward to remind those interested about this event.] Ryerson University students have called a rally for Thursday...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Arcologies Already?
Toronto is in the midst of a building boom, and what with the new and continuing onslaught of proposed condo towers in the city, I would be surprised if...
By Duncan Patterson -
Wednesday’s headlines
• Tolls strike fear, loathing in hearts of car junkies [ Toronto Star ] • No easy fix for what ails Toronto [ Toronto Star ] • GTA to face...
By Monika Warzecha -
Tree Tuesday: The Narrowing of Gladstone
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...
By Todd Irvine -
Winter cyclist profile – Leehe the personal trainer
Name / Occupation / Age Leehe Lev / Self Employed Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach, Owner of Whole Self Fitness / 34 What do you use your bike for...
By Tammy Thorne -
An overview of the Jarvis Street Slip submissions
Last night Waterfront Toronto unveiled the submissions of three finalists vying to design a new public space at the foot of Jarvis Street, part of the...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• TTC driver attacked – not once, but twice [ Toronto Star ] • Tolls, gas tax urged to fund roads, transit [ Toronto Star ] • Study...
By Monika Warzecha -
The continuing saga of the Queen Car
The 501 Queen Streetcar was recently named by National Geographic as one of the ten great tram rides of a lifetime (up there with the San Francisco...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered