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Update: Vacant Lot Theme Park cancelled
Vacant lots in Toronto have been the subject of more than a few articles and art shows in recent years. On Saturday night a group of artists are holding...
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Facebook Friday: Putting one foot in front of the other
As the name suggests, every Friday Spacing profiles Facebook groups that are using the social network to articulate their experiences and share...
By Sarah Magwood -
The hypocrisy of real estate brokers
Thulasi Srikanthan and Tony Wong in The Toronto Star report today on the antagonism between real estate brokers and agents at a camp-out awaiting a...
By Sean Marshall -
Happy Birthday Spadina Streetcar
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Spadina Streetcar. Steve Munro provides a fine tribute and look back at how it came about on his website (with...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Bus stops here for TTC [ Toronto Star ] • TTC ordered to call out all streetcars, bus stops [ Globe and Mail ] • TTC told to announce...
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Pedestrian-Friendly Gould Street Design Competition
In conjunction with the international Walk21 conference being hosted by the City of Toronto in early October, Ryerson University is launching an...
By Dylan Reid -
Diamond Lanes finally policed?
In a few of the comment threads over the past two days readers have been excited about sightings of something most rare or even nonexistent Toronto...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Volunteers spruced up cemetery [ Toronto Star ] • Keeping the ‘better way’ in motion [ Toronto Star ] • Libraries agree to...
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Walking Life: Call for Submissions
Walking Life will be a month-long exhibit showcasing work created both by artists and community members that celebrates the experience of walking. The...
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Toronto Public Library approves $1.3 million in cuts
Cross-posted from Eye Daily Deferring the vote to increase the land-transfer and vehicle-registration taxes was a bad idea, says Councillor Maria...
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Montreal: FRAG on the Main
Walking up St. Laurent Boulevard (colloquially known to Montrealers as the Main) earlier in the month (I was in town partly to satisfy my appetite for...
By Sean Marshall -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Water is back on tap in city’s parks [ Toronto Star ] • Province won’t bailout Toronto, McGuinty says [ Globe and Mail ] • No...
By Julie Yamin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered