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Jarvis slip design submissions released
Waterfront Toronto has released the 3 competing designs for the public space at Jarvis Slip at the foot of Jarvis Street (Christopher Hume of The Star...
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Saturday’s headlines
• Sure footing on Jarvis slip [ Toronto Star ] • Design challenge brings new life to urban space [ Globe and Mail ] • Road paved with good...
By Monika Warzecha -
TEST: Which year was this photo taken?
I have wasted many late nights on the web bumping around the Toronto Archives photo database. I’m particularly interested in TTC photos as they...
By Matthew Blackett -
Continuing to swap one bad habit for another
Last year, The Canadian Cancer Society and Toronto Public Health teamed up to bring you the Driven To Quit challenge which encouraged people to quit...
By Matthew Blackett -
Living The Good Life
I’m interested in the thoughts of Spacing readers on The Good Life campaign that WWF-Canada (aka my employer) launched yesterday. Its goal is try...
By Keith Stewart -
Friday’s headlines
• $40M deals give Ryerson a new face [ Toronto Star ] • Union station a symbol of our political paralysis [ Toronto Star ] • Raid finds...
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The case for Toronto’s U-Pass
Vancouver has one. Halifax does, too. Same with Calgary and Chicago. Even London, Ontario is a member of this not-so-exclusive club. But Toronto...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Site Unseen: Laneway Architecture & Urbanism in Toronto
Last Thursday’s post, Lost without laneways, garnered many requests for information regarding the suggested reading I posted at the end of the...
By Joseph Clement -
Thursday’s headlines
• Hard-won green victory for Oakville [ Toronto Star ] • The people behind the plaques [ Toronto Star ] • Authors call for team effort to...
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Nifty street infrastructure guide from Seattle
A colleague sent me a really useful web guide to the infrastructure elements in a pedestrian-friendly right-of-way (that is, the public part of a street...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Natives feeling the pull of major urban centres [ Toronto Star ] • Natives seek break in cities [ Toronto Sun ] • Number of aboriginal...
By Monika Warzecha -
Second Empire? Look Up!
If you’ve ever tried to distinguish between the myriad of Victorian architectural styles then you know it isn’t always easy. ‘Victorian...
By Thomas Wicks
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered