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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...
By Dylan Reid -
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...
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McGuinty delivers body blow to municipalities
Within hours of asking whether Dalton McGuinty and John Tory would offer a hand up to Toronto or sucker punch us at this week’s Association of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Why Toronto’s street-side trees are dying, part XXVIII
Spacing is lucky to have access to local arborist Todd Irvine. Whenever we’re walking together he’ll educate us on a variety of urban trees...
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SPACING POLL: how many times have you been to a Toronto beach this summer?
A few weeks ago the Spacing editorial crew headed out to Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands to experience some beach culture. Most of us, when...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Torn-up sidewalk forces pedestrians onto street [ Toronto Star ] • Fiscal cloud could be Miller’s silver lining [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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A hand up or sucker punch? Find out Wednesday
Last week, the NDP made the first move on funding for municipalities in the still lukewarm provincial election campaign. This week, we’ll find out...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
The Bike Dispenser
A Dutch company called Bike Dispenser has created a low-cost system for city-wide bike rentals. From Treehugger: It’s designed to allow one-way...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered