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Toronto Bay Initiative photo contest
The Toronto Bay Initiative is holding a photo contest. They are looking for photos that “celebrate the unique character, beauty and revitalization...
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Carole Pope does not like what she sees
Toronto rocker Carole Pope had some harsh words for the City of Toronto in a National Post piece yesterday called “Dude, where’s my...
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Moscoe stays on; no perimeter seating
It is possible that the lively discussion on our two recent posts about perimeter seating has not been for naught — the TTC has voted against the...
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Art Attack! Saturday July 22nd
Saturday July 22 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm making art at the Gladstone, 2nd floor 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Queen Street installations All Ages, Free or...
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Johnny Drives his Chevy onto the Sidewalk
On his nice blog Aquatic Existence, Matt Ross has a post called “This really annoys me” about some guerilla marketing by Chevrolet he found on...
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Style in Progress this weekend
Starting on Thursday, Style in Progress will be hosting a four day graffiti festival: DJs, Hip Hop events, wall murals and art shows. The events take part...
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MTV Canada and a TTC streetcar
This MTV Canada promo video uses a TTC streetcar as a prop. I’m torn about whether this is something I should laugh off or be offended by. I do have...
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Weather Vanes
Here is some functional street furniture from the UK. McChesney Architects designed a series of innovative swivelling wind shelters on Blackpool’s...
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A gate fit for a prince
John Lorinc has an article in the Globe & Mail today about a facelift at the CNE: Tomorrow morning the city will cut the ribbon on a landscaped...
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Layout of seats on subway
Just the other day I posted a video of a Berlin subway car which is very similar to the model the TTC is looking to buy. A commenter noted that the seat...
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Spacing Photos posting again
After taking 9 days off to celebrate Spacing Photos’ first birthday, the photoblog is back up and running.
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New garbage bins and newspaper boxes on T.O.’s streets
It must be summer vacation at One Yonge Street because the Star is reporting today on the death of the MegaBins (Spacing reported this development back on...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered