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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 -
Rob Ford is City Hall’s star pupil. Seriously.
The Toronto Sun published an article today on the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation report card on City Hall. Guess who is at the top of the list, the...
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One man’s Toronto
Inspired by the My Toronto contest, Spacing contributor and Eye Weekly city editor Edward Keenan wrote up a treatment for what his commercial would...
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Countdown signals: the verdict is in
The verdict appears to be in about the new countdown signals. The Toronto Star (full PDF article) is reporting that pedestrian fatalities are down this...
By Sean Marshall -
Human River walk this weekend
The Toronto Public Space Committee is holding its 3rd Annual Human River walk along Garrison Creek, Toronto’s biggest buried river, this Sunday...
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Design thinkers: Day one
DESIGN THINKERS CONFERENCE — Janine James has a tip for every city that wants to become more sustainable: start with a vision and the rest will...
By Jessica Hume -
Toronto’s Messy Urbanism from the perspective of an Angeleno
Ed: During the Walk 21 conference a few of us had the all too brief pleasure to meet James Rojas from Los Angeles. After he returned to LA he sent us an...
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Bullish TPA backs down on Matador after citizens wave the red cape
We received a call from Adam Giambrone’s office tonight letting us know that the Toronto Parking Authority reversed their plans to buy the Matador...
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Tree Tuesday: Towering Carolina poplar
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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Guilt-free lawnmower
Here’s a good winter project for the cycling enthusiasts out there who have large yards: combine a bike and hand-push lawnmower. via TreeHuggerÂ
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered