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Ootes doesn’t like bikes
Okay, this isn’t exactly a breaking news headline, I admit, (in fact, it could be called an understatement) but check out the latest anti-cycling...
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Streets to Screens: August 31
STREETS TO SCREENS Toronto Public Space Committee fundraiser The Mayor of Tent City (Canada, 2005 • 53min) Director: Rosalie Bellefontaine &bull...
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Croft Street Reborn
A year ago, I went on a walking tour of the Harbord Village area that ended at Croft Street, an utterly charming, unconventional laneway that was in the...
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Montreal Cycling
On my recent trip to Montreal, I found the city’s cycling projects very interesting. Of course, Montreal cyclists will tell you they have many...
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“Port Authority Wins”?
John Barber’s column in the Globe today betrays a sense of defeat about the Island Airport issue. You can find it in the Print edition of the paper...
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Building Neighbourhoods along with Subways
Urban consultant and former councillor Richard Gilbert has a very interesting op-ed in the Star today arguing that each of the proposed new subway...
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The Lakeshore Median: Parkland or Parking?
There’s an article in the Globe and Mail today about the debate concerning parking for the newly restored Palais Royale. A plan is in place to put...
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Montreal Info Pillars
On a recent trip to Montreal, my host pointed out a new, larger type of info/ad pillar the city has introduced. Montreal has always had info/ad-pillars...
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Port Authority appoints new board members
Toronto waterfront, 1918 Yesterday, Spacing reported that the release of federal government report (the Tasse Report) assessing the need for the Toronto...
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Friday’s headlines
• Who said cops are lazy? Well, a Toronto Star reader did and asked the Fixer why, after nine years of amalgamation, the Toronto Police HQ on College...
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Future of Island Airport Delayed
Spacing seems to be the first media outlet reporting that the federal report on the Toronto Port Authority by Roger Tasse has been delayed. The report...
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DuskTOdark Cycling Adventure
On September 15, Toronto will see its first “Dusk TO Dark” evening mass cycle ride, a 25km trip through the waterfront starting at Fort York...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered