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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...
By Julie Yamin -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Volunteers spruced up cemetery [ Toronto Star ] • Keeping the ‘better way’ in motion [ Toronto Star ] • Libraries agree to...
By Julie Yamin -
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...
By Dylan Reid -
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...
By Dale Duncan -
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...
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McGuinty to Toronto: use your taxing powers
Premier Dalton McGuinty spoke out today about Toronto City Council’s decision to defer implementing new taxes until after the provincial election on...
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MONTREAL: Lessons learned from Just for Laughs
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing occasionally includes posts from our friend Christopher DeWolf in Montréal. If you’re a fan of our rival city up...
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BikeFriday in Roncesvalles Village – July 27
This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of BikeFriday in Toronto. To celebrate, the bike-friendly, fair-trade baristas and bean roasters of Alternative...
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Tree Tuesday: The beautified princess
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered