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Monday’s Headlines
• The Lower Don’s rise [ Toronto Star ] • City uses funds as bait [ Toronto Star ] • Jagged little stump poses risk [ Toronto Star ...
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Thanks but no thanks, CBS Outdoor
Earlier this week, Spacing Wire reader Gloria Tu pointed out to the editors of Spacing that CBS Outdoor’s proposals uses the cover of...
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Top 100 Most Livable Cities
Zurich, Switzerland, which was rated number one What foreign postings are most coveted by expatriate executives? To find out, Mercer Human Resource...
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Designs released for Lower Don Lands
The designs for the Lower Don Lands from the 4 shortlisted teams in the “Innovative Design Competition for the Lower Don Lands” being run by...
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How to deal with cars parked in bike lanes
This afternoon I was in Little Italy running some errands when I saw a police officer duo on bike patrol. Three cars were parked in the bike lane ahead of...
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Road to ‘total bikeability’ not clearly marked
The NOW magazine bike panel was certainly an enjoyable precursor to their current bike issue. (The issue includes panelist Tanya Quinn’s open letter...
By Tammy Thorne -
Got public space issues? Doc ’em, hotly, this month
Though our city is dang cold, Hot Docs excitement is building. In sifting through the program I spotted the following films of special interest to various...
By Leah Sandals -
Friday’s Headlines
• City wants court to rule on Provincial funds [ Globe and Mail ] • City tells province: See you in court [ Toronto Star ] • City-province...
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Plant a virtual tree for New Orleans
This Earth Day, Seventh Generation (a company that produces non-toxic and environmentally safe household products) has partnered with the Seed Collective...
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The star that obscured Hugh Garner
Update (this originally posted back in early Feb): As one reader commented, this crane crashed last night — which explains why I saw a Wellesley bus...
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Will streetcars return to Montreal?
It used to be that Toronto and Montreal weren’t so different. La Ville reine had spiffy red streetcars; la métropole had cheery yellow and...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: April 12
A Toronto for all Next to climate change, social inclusion — or more specifically, ensuring that Torontonians of all backgrounds have a voice in...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered