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Cyclist Profile — Luis the library clerk
During Bike Week, and possibly beyond, I will feature some cyclist profiles here on the wire. These will be profiles of regular people who ride bikes in...
By Tammy Thorne -
Strolling on Yonge
This week’s stroll column in Eye Weekly had me wandering up and down the Yonge Street Strip, and was written before hearing about the closing of Sam...
By Shawn Micallef -
Friday’s Headlines
• 12,000 pinpricks of light online to rescue Sam’s classic neon sign [ Toronto Star ] • Luminato sheds light on city life [ Globe and Mail...
By Julie Yamin -
New bike lockers are coming
Councillor A.A. Heaps, the new chair of the Toronto Cycling Committee announced today that the City will be doubling the number of bike lockers around the...
By Tammy Thorne -
The dark crystal
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Love it or hate it, the ROM’s new addition looks like a giant crystal, and, ugly or not, that makes the new building...
By Dale Duncan -
Save Sam’s signs
Yesterday, we posted about the closing of Sam The Record Man on Yonge and openly wondered what should be done with the distinctive signage. Some suggested...
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Councillor Heaps responds
Update — The revised Terms of Reference have been deferred back to council. Their next meeting is late June. It would seem that the cycling...
By Tammy Thorne -
Wayfinding in Winnipeg
I recently came across an article about the new wayfinding signs that Winnipeg has installed. There are 101 spread out through the city, but mostly...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Commuter Challenge Week [ Toronto Star ] • Vaughan a hub for green builders [ Toronto Star ] • York, Durham burn on both sides of the...
By Julie Yamin -
Postopolis!
Four urban-themed blogs from four different cities, all similar in spirit to Spacing (BLDGBLOG from Los Angeles, City of Sound from London, Inhabitat from...
By Craig Cal -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• What’s wrong with this picture? Location, location, location [ Toronto Star ] • Bringing back fish paradise in GTA [ Toronto Star ...
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What should they do with Sam the Record Man’s sign?
It’s sad to read that Sam The Record Man store on Yonge Street is closing. I love the corner it occupies — it’s a Toronto landmark for...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered