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Monday’s Headlines
• Jilly’s symbolizes a Queen St. Strip [ Toronto Star ] • How do you spell creative bankruptcy? R-O-U-N-D-H-O-U-S-E [ Toronto Star ...
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HtO Park: Toronto’s Waterfront takes a big step forward
Last weekend, Toronto’s newest public space, HtO Park opened to the public. This is probably the most exciting addition to Toronto’s...
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The Beach
This picture was taken yesterday on the beach here in Malta (Golden Bay, again). It could have just as easily been taken in Toronto though — poking...
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OURTOPIAS: Bringing humanity to housing
Jessica Hume will be covering the Ourtopias at the Design Exchange June 15 to 16 for the Spacing Wire. “Ourtopias: Ideal cities and the roles of design...
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Cyclist Profile – Kirsten the legal aid administrator
Cyclist Profiles are a regular feature on I Bike TO. Name / Occupation / Age Kirsten Heyerdahl, Administrator, General Counsel at Legal Aid Ontario, 27...
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OURTOPIAS: Toronto’s transit future
Jessica Hume will be covering the Ourtopias at the Design Exchange June 15 to 16 for the Spacing Wire. “Ourtopias: Ideal cities and the roles of...
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BREAKING NEWS: McGuinty Announces Major Transportation Plan
Crossposted to Transit Toronto. At 12:15 p.m., Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced an ambitious plan to increase public transportation throughout...
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Road tolls, hybrid taxis, retrofits of buildings!
From today’s Toronto Star [ read full article ]: Tolls on Toronto-area highways, a ban on gas-powered lawnmowers and leaf blowers, a requirement for...
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OURTOPIAS: Kuwabara says urban design challenges never been greater
Jessica Hume will be covering the Ourtopias at the Design Exchange June 15 to 16 for the Spacing Wire. “Ourtopias: Ideal cities and the roles of...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Waterfront project design doesn’t break new ground [ Toronto Star ] • Moscoe’s plan for repair backlog [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Kiosks and public life in Malta
I’ve been walking around Malta for a week now, and though I’ve been here a bunch of times, I’m always struck but how public life is...
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Memorial ride Friday for cyclist killed on Bayview
As many will already know, a(nother) cyclist was killed Friday, June 8th, on Bayview Avenue when he was hit by a truck. The official police report can be...
By Tammy Thorne
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered