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Greenpeace: You’re a prick if you drive an SUV
Greenpeace has released a 90-second commercial that takes dead aim at SUV drivers. While I appreciate the cheekiness of this ad, I ‘m not sure this...
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Today’s public space headlines
• Skateboarders, nature lovers in weedy tug-of-war [ Globe and Mail ] • One cool ride [ Globe and Mail ] • Goodbye to accidental landmark ...
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Bikely Keeps you Safe(r)
A website called Bikely lets people use Google maps to plot out their favorite bike routes and share them with others. The safe routes, escape routes...
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Philadelphia’s Autobiographies
With Art Attack! just a couple of days away, here’s another example (albeit a top-down one) of the reclamation of spaces typically reserved for...
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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...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered