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Thursday’s Headlines
• Stalwart pylon on guard for the pole time forgot [ Toronto Star ] • Invitation to a party that counts [ Toronto Star ] • Candidates...
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Montréal metro commercial from 1976
I don’t know what’s going on during this 1976 commercial promoting the brand new Montréal’s metro system, but it looks like fun.
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• Hurricane memorial crumbling after 5 years [ Toronto Star ] • Debunking the myths of Toronto’s fiscal woes [ Toronto Star ] • Rules...
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SPACING VOTES: blogging the Ontario election
Spacing Votes returns on August 30th! Almost exactly a year ago, Spacing launched a special blog focused on Toronto’s 2006 municipal election. We...
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talk20 toronto call for participants
talk20 is not a lecture but a gathering, an open forum for the dissemination of ideas in art, architecture and design. It provides a open stage for...
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[murmur] at Fort York
[murmur] at Fort York launched earlier this summer. You can use the map above (by Spacing illustrator Marlena Zuber) to find the sign locations, or click...
By Shawn Micallef -
Common Sense Revolution exhibit
When in Parkdale, take a walk up or down Lansdowne and check out the current exhibit by Scott Sà¸rli at the storefront Convenience Gallery (conveniently...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Hydrant hiding on patio gushes out $60 tickets [ Toronto Star ] • 1967 a watershed year for Canada [ Toronto Star ] • McGuinty promises...
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Tree Tuesday: Development’s give and take
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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Promises to Toronto — by the numbers
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. $2.3 billion: the unexpected surplus Queen’s Park collected in the last fiscal year $1.4 billion: the deficit that was...
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The Toronto Pedestrian Committee wants YOU!
(This is a reminder re-posting – the deadline is this Wednesday, August 22, at 4:00pm) Help make Toronto a more walkable city. The Toronto...
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The rise of the modern roundabout
Last week, I did a series of posts regarding cycling and traffic calming in Vancouver. One of my observations focused on the roundabouts installed at...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered