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Thursday’s Headlines
• Cab motion almost sent off by muffins [ Toronto Star ] • Rider poll to rate repairs, cleanliness [ Toronto Star ] • Engineers put new...
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Ward 21 bike facilities – public meeting May 2
This map, courtesy of biketoronto.ca, shows the proposed (dashed) and existing (solid) cycling infrastructure in Ward 21. Bike lanes are red, signed on...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• This time only the camera snaps [ Toronto Star ] • Council holds it together [ Toronto Sun ] • City councillors (finally) strike a pose ...
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Visions for a Walkable Toronto — Workshop
The City of Toronto, in partnership with Spacing magazine, is holding a public workshop on “Visions for a Walkable Toronto” on Wednesday...
By Dylan Reid -
Lower Donlands Designs: A Closer Look
Last week I went to the see the presentations of the four design teams vying for the opportunity to redevelop the Lower Donlands. A massive amount of...
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Spacing nominated for National Magazine Award
Spacing is happy to announce that we were nominated for a National Magazine Award in the Best Editorial Package category. Last year, much to our surprise...
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This Friday is Bike Friday
This Friday — April 27 — is BIKE FRIDAY! The Bike Friday concept is simple – meet up in groups and ride to work together. Biking to work...
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London officials paint over famous Banksy mural
Transit workers in London, England, have painted over a famous mural by the artist Banksy. The estimated value of the mural was over half a million...
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Street furniture winner announced
The winner of the street furniture contract was announced this morning — Astral Media. While I found Astral’s designs to be the least...
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How to cross railway tracks
Pedestrian activist Roger Brook wrote an interesting article in NOW magazine a couple of weeks ago about pedestrian crossings over railway tracks...
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Monday’s Headlines
• 905 takes its tax medicine [ Toronto Star ] • Miller fiddles, money burns [ Toronto Star ] • Being blunt about Scarborough [ Toronto Star...
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TSA’s Design Matters contest
The city’s Festival of Architecture and Design is happening again this year, which means we are planning another Toronto The Good party (details...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered