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Budget committee backs down from funding bikes
We asked and asked. They listened (Councillor Perks did, anyway). But, alas, the Star reported this morning “Bike plan hits funding wall“: The...
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Lobbying for a registry: Exhibit B
The MFP scandal is Exhibit A in the case for a lobbyist registry at the City of Toronto. Exhibit B was presented yesterday by Councillor Norm Kelly, who...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
The Latest in Bad TTC Signage
Image courtesy of CDL.TO Over at Urban Toronto Forum, CDL.TO has documented the latest in TTC signage materials at St. Clair West Station. St. Clair West...
By Sean Marshall -
Move over taxis, New York City cyclists gain a lane
NEW YORK — It definitely takes a person of great fortitude to become a New York City cyclist. A daily trip may involve encounters with wayward...
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A public-private re-Union
Calling Union Station a gateway to Toronto, Mayor David Miller unveiled the revitalization plan for Union Station in the heritage building’s Great...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
France’s rail strike
A strike in France seems like a contagious thing: with the rail services across the country going on strike recently, a number of other groups are walking...
By Matthew Blackett -
Last day of Spacing’s subscription offer
If you want to receive the new issue of Spacing before it hits the streets, you should buy a subscription. But you should know that today is the last day...
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Solar in the city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Last week, the Government Management Committee (usually one of the more boring committees of council) approved a strategy to...
By Dale Duncan -
POLL: What is your opinion of these three concrete buildings?
I’ve been reading the book Concrete Toronto, published by Coach House Books and ERA Architects. It’s a wonderful collection of short essays...
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Canada, let her keep a memento
“I could fill up the lake with the things I didn’t say Had a good run anyway Had a good run anyway” — Final Fantasy, “The CN...
By Liz Clayton -
Convincing councillors to fund bike infrastructure
Tomorrow at City Hall, Toronto’s budget committee will meet to discuss and hear feedback on the proposed 2008 capital budget. For most residents...
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A monument for “The Campaign Against Terror�
There was a lot of press on memorials and remembrance over this November 11 weekend — among it a mini-tour of unusual war memorials I wrote for...
By Leah Sandals
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered