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Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL: • INSIDE CITY HALL: Miller gets cold shoulder from NDP MPPs [ Globe and Mail ] • More cuts, more anger [ Toronto Star ] • JAMES...
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A girl I admire
Crossposted to I Bike TO A 16-year-old Toronto teenager tells the National Post about her harrowing experience trying to commute to her summer...
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Vancouver calms and reprioritizes traffic
VANCOUVER — Riding my bike through Vancouver has made me aware of some of the traffic calming features the city has added. Bulges are used often to...
By Matthew Blackett -
BFF forever! Well, for four glorious days anyway…
The Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Toronto next week (Wednesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 26). There is a ton of stuff to check out. Download the...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Community garden feeds many souls in Don Mills [ Toronto Star ] • Sunrise to sunrise in Bluffer’s Park [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Julie Yamin -
Vancouver’s bike infrastructure
VANCOUVER — I’m lucky enough to have a decent bike to ride for the duration of my stay here on the west coast. I ride almost daily in Toronto...
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Memorial Ride for Charlie Prinsep Friday 6 pm
There is a memorial ride for Toronto cyclist Charlie Prinsep leaving from Jet Fuel (519 Parliament) at 6 PM on Friday, August 17. Charlie was struck and...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Pitching TTC for dummies [ Toronto Star ] • Mel-ory lane leaves us trippin’ [ Toronto Star ] UPDATED HEADLINES: • Panhandler faces...
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Vancouver’s bus shelters and garbage bins
VANCOUVER — I’ve been checking out some of the street furniture that Vancouver has to offer and one of the first things that caught my...
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The economists and the congestion charge
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Considering how hard up for cash our city is — not to mention how smoggy — it’s a wonder David Miller...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• A garden full of tasty victories [ Toronto Star ] • Disturbing graffiti on sign tagged for quick removal [ Toronto Star ] • Miller must...
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NDP promises to upload services
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. It’s official: NDP leader Howard Hampton has announced that, if elected, his party would not only upload some of the...
By Dale Duncan
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered