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The TTC Type & Tile Tour this Sunday
For those of you interested in the history of the TTC tile design and signage check out Joe Clark’s tour this Sunday. Clark has been fighting to...
By Matthew Blackett -
TTC takeover may be tempting
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. The Toronto Star is in a tizzy over speculation that the province may want to upload responsibility of our beloved TTC to the...
By Dale Duncan -
So this is what bike-friendly looks like
There’s a little something for both the cycling aesthete and her/his inner planning nerd over at The Sightline Institute’s blog. As someone...
By Keith Stewart -
You Never Bike Alone
Happy BikeFriday my fellow velo-istas! As usual, the bike-friendly folks at Alternative Grounds will be giving free in-house coffee to cyclists. According...
By Tammy Thorne -
Planet in Focus opens tonight
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgEeFv1TN4[/youtube] This week Toronto’s eco-film fest Planet in Focus (Oct 24-28) includes an exciting...
By Shawn Micallef -
A debate we don’t have in Toronto
We’ve all walked the streets of Toronto and seen some weird thing that makes us wonder if it’s art or just … a weird thing. In Brooklyn...
By Shawn Micallef -
Community Garden Paves Way for “Improvements”?
So-called “Bloorcourt Village” residents were startled to see the former Concord Avenue Community Gardens south of Bloor suddenly more barren...
By Liz Clayton -
Never ending tax talk
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. In the not-so-far-off past, any suggestion of new taxes, any at all, would be political suicide. Today, in light of all the...
By Dale Duncan -
Heritage Toronto Awards
Last week the Heritage Toronto Awards took place at the Carlu. Though we tend to think (often rightfully so) that Toronto tears down its history without a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: London plane tree of Berkeley Castle
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Liveblogging/commenting the great October Tax Vote
This post is for those who may have already read Adam’s post earlier today but haven’t seen the updates. He is live blogging as the council...
By Shawn Micallef -
To tax or not to tax, that is the question
Last updated: 12:25AM, Tuesday, October 23. Today Toronto City Council will be debating and voting on a land transfer tax and vehicle registration fee...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered