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Concrete Toronto
When I was young the Toronto of my imagination was not Victorian, precious or gingerbread in anyway. It was concrete. Slabs of it. Along the ground, up...
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Get down with downspout disconnection
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Illegaldownspouts.ca — okay, so this website doesn’t really exist, but in a matter of three years it might. This...
By Dale Duncan -
Richard Florida blogging for the Globe
Noted urban thinker and expatriate American Richard Florida moved to Toronto earlier this year to take a position at the Rotman School at U of T and...
By Shawn Micallef -
Go to Church for Halloweeen
Don’t forget once the children have come and gone head to Church Street as it becomes pedestrian-only for the annual Halloween walkabout tonight...
By Shawn Micallef -
A day for remembering
Today is the second anniversary of the death of cyclist Ryan Carriere. Ryan was tragically killed while on his bike at the intersection of Queen and...
By Tammy Thorne -
Joe Clark’s TTC Type and Tile Tour
Joe Clark pointing at what he considers the worst sign in the TTC system. Earlier today, Joe Clark hosted a tour of the messy and inconsistent TTC signage...
By Sean Marshall -
Queen West Triangle settlement
Word has spread that the developers, the City, Artscape, and community advocates from Active 18 have come to a deal regarding the future development of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Bus shelters from Curitiba
I just stumbled across a few photos of transit shelter designs in Curitiba, Brazil. These seem to be used on an LRT line and would perfect for...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tree Tuesday: An all ages show
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
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Slang of Buildings
Wherever buildings meet there are dialogues—I think this is what Galen shows us in these photographs. The framing of his photos directs us to a...
By Amber Yared -
To Milton, with love
The mayoralty in her sights, Councillor Karen Stintz has already begun to lay the foundation for her 2010 platform. With more than three years to go...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
SPACING POLL: Do you support the city’s new taxes?
Now that the dust has settled from the Great Toronto Tax Debate, this would be a good time to do a little polling. Spacing’s readers were really...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered