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My street furniture includes… chalkboards
While debates rage on about the future of Toronto’s sidewalk-styled chesterfields and such, a Halifax art student is taking the question of...
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Bikechain closed for exam period
Bikechain — an educational bicycle repair facility at the University of Toronto — is closing for exams. The last day they will be open is...
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Hume lays into City’s street furniture plan
The Toronto Star’s Christopher Hume pulled no punches in his column today. He demands that the City refuse all street furniture submissions because...
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Where in the GTA?
The GTA has a surprising number of walkable, urban outposts, most of which you can even get to without a car, if you’re determined enough. Some GTA...
By Sean Marshall -
Monday’s Headlines
• Street furniture designed to offend [ Toronto Star ] • What you said about the designs [ Toronto Star ] • Cover art with a difference ...
By Julie Yamin -
Virtual City Tours
I just found an interesting site called “Virtual City,” where you can pick a location or a route in Toronto and it will show you a photo of...
By Dylan Reid -
Hometown airbag
Yesterday the wind was howling through downtown Windsor and the snow was fading the Detroit skyline in and out. There were few pedestrians to break...
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City Hall: Trash Talk
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. It’s a given that the city needs to change the rules related to garbage collection. Right now, there’s a six-bag...
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Go Easter egg hunting on Sunday with Newmindspace
The folks at Newmindspace are holding their third annual public Easter egg hunt on Sunday along Bloor Street, from Yonge west to Bathurst. Check out their...
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Where in the GTA?
On a recent Sunday with nothing better to do but drive a car around the GTA we found this perfect land of small town quaintness. Quaint is not a word to...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Holiday closings in Toronto [ Globe and Mail ] • City’s response to surprise snowstorm defended although fewer salters in use [ Globe...
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Street food is in the air
I’ve often heard people wonder why it is that the only food you can buy from a street vendor in Toronto is a sausage, when the city is full of...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered