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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...
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqOTObjWGH8[/youtube] Last night on TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies — one of the best curated film...
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Plans for Etobicoke’s city centre
Etobicoke Civic Centre The concepts for the creation of a new Etobicoke (well, now it’s called “West District”) city centre between...
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The origins of Toronto’s manhole covers
Manhole covers are perhaps the ultimate piece of urban infrastructure — specific to cities, they are the portals to a whole world of civic...
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This traffic signal is brought to you by …
It’s a disconcerting experience to find that an April Fool’s joke in fact has an element of reality to it. This spring, I posted a funny April...
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Speaking up on taxes
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Eight prominent developers — the kind of professionals who worry about how the land transfer tax (LLT) will affect...
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Animated Toronto subway map contest winner!
submitted by Drew Jones • view it larger You picked it! We have a winner in our animated Toronto subway line contest. Its Drew Jones! A few weeks...
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Toronto pedestrians may get to scramble
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BmAe-OjtX6o[/youtube] It seems Toronto is starting to think like a global city, at least when it comes to pedestrians...
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Rallies for a better Toronto
As we get down to crunch time on the tax vote, both sides of the debate are gearing up for one last push. Today Mayor David Miller announced a panel of...
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Design Thinkers: ‘Design is my weapon, Zimbabwe is my country’
DESIGN THINKERS CONFERENCE — Look in any direction, from almost anywhere in downtown Toronto, and more likely than not you’ll see advertising...
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Mayor reveals independent panel to study the city’s books
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. This morning Mayor David Miller announced the panel of experts that will review the city’s financial books to see...
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Levy’s cuts fall short, lack credibility
Sunday afternoon, on 10 minutes’ notice, I had the chance to take on Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy at a Toronto Party-hosted panel discussion...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered