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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...
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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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
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Walking from Pearson Airport
At the end of last year, Shawn Micallef posted about English author Will Self’s walk from JFK airport in New York into Manhattan. A surprising...
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Cranky about Cycling Committee
Toronto’s new cycling committee chair Councillor A.A. Heaps recently announced that he is revising the committee’s Terms of Reference. Among...
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Cyclist profile — Sonnet the poet
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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered