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Pitfield won’t quit anti-panhandling bylaw
The Toronto Sun is reporting mayoral candidate Jane Pitfield won’t let go of her anti-panhandling bylaw: “Mayoral candidate Jane Pitfield...
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Rogue public art hits Disneyland
The BBC reports that graffiti artist celebre Banksy (hey, how many graffiti artists have their own monographs?) hit the Rocky Mountain Railroad at...
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TTC merchandise commentary in Eye Weekly
Liz Clayton has a story this week in Eye about the new store TTC Transit Stuff (she also wrote about Spacing’s subway buttons). Read the full...
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JAMES: New blood needed
Photo of John Sewell by RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR This is the period during an election where the finer points of platforms are not usually debated in...
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Ad-Hoc Urban Signage
Tom at Fire in the Brain recently told a story of some guerilla signage with longevity in his community: Last spring someone affixed a hand-written sign...
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Toronto Coalition for Active Transport
Cycling, walking, and related organizations in Toronto have come together to form the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT). TCAT’s...
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The Babe Gets a Plaque
A new plaque honouring the site of Babe Ruth’s first professional home run will be unveiled in a ceremony held at Hanlan’s Point on September...
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Vancouver and Victoria public spaces
Andy Reeves will be covering ad creep and streetscape issues during the 2006 election for the Spacing Votes blog. Here’s a report by Reeves from his...
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HUME: show some leadership, Pitfield!
I opened up my copy of the Star today to find a grumpy Christopher Hume. He laid into Jane Pitfield’s platform of tax cuts and hiring freezes. His...
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New York looks to control ad blight
Torontonians often use New York as an example of a North American city that has vibrant public spaces and decent urban planning. Specifically, we hear...
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Making the Streets Safe for Walkers (slowly)
Two interesting pedestrian initiatives are coming to the Works Committee of City Council on Monday, Sept. 11. The first is a proposal to extend the...
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Monarchs everywhere!
Monarchs, monarchs, everywhere! From today’s Star: They’re suddenly everywhere — majestic black and orange butterflies fluttering in...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered