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To expand or not to expand
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Yesterday, before the city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee discussed a report (PDF) detailing many small...
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Less than a week until provincial election
There is less than a week before we go to the polls and elect our next provincial government and decide the future of how we elect a government. Spacing...
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Walk21: Public health and urban design
Today’s Walk21 post brings you some findings from a fascinating session on the relationship between public health and urban design as they affect...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto sets up camp in New York
Last year at the first Nuit Blanche — the one where people only complained about the rain — you may remember seeing Thom Sokoloski’s The...
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Nuit Blanche in three minutes and twenty-six seconds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AeEvBJIffs[/youtube] Spacing contributor Jessica Wolfe made a “short and rough” composition of her...
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Walk21 reports: the business case for walking
There’s already been far more interesting stuff at the Walk21 conference than I can easily report, so I will just give a quick taste of some of the...
By Dylan Reid -
The high cost of building parking lots
There is a great article published yesterday on Salon.com about the North American compulsion to build parking lots. It includes a look at “minimum...
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October is Walking Month in Toronto. Really.
At a ceremony to open the Walk21 conference in Toronto on Monday night (Oct. 1), Mayor David Miller proclaimed October to be Walking Month under the...
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Tide turning on taxes
The tide is finally turning in favour of increased municipal taxes. The litmus test came last night at a community meeting in the heart of Etobicoke...
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Tree Tuesday: Big old bitternut
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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Doors Open Niagara
One of the happiest traditions in recent years has been Doors Open, a free annual architectural event that allows visitors to explore and appreciate old...
By Sean Marshall -
LEAFy Drinks
Are you passionate about Toronto’s urban forest? Do you enjoy a nice beverage? Join LEAF staff and volunteers for a pint at the Victory Cafe on...
By Todd Irvine
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered