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Howard to quit? Ducharme says cars rule road
This TTC fiasco story won’t end soon, it looks like — Moscoe may step down from the the TTC Chair position. From Jeff Gray in the Globe and...
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We missed Dump the Pump Day
They take their cars and gas prices seriously south of the border, but transit systems across the US took part in a national Dump The Pump Day yesterday...
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The Billboard Battalion vs. Dundas Square
Nearly every community council meeting taking place at City Hall these days attracts someone from the Billboard Battalion, a sub-group of the Toronto...
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Live, from North York
Hello from historic Gibson house, one of the City of Toronto’s many fine museums. I just went over to the historic plaque, to see why it was...
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Arts on Track, Opera House, countdown lights
The Toronto Community Foundation announced this morning, “significant new funding, achieving a major milestone in its “Arts On Track†initiative...
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Is it time for Moscoe to step down, too?
UPDATE: The TTC Commission promptly asked Rick Ducharme to clean his desk out today, not on Nov. 30th as the former-GM had suggested in his resignation...
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Contribute to Spacing’s next issue
Have you ever said to yourself, “I have a perfect article idea for those chumps at Spacing”? Well, here’s your chance. We are putting...
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Vacant Lots and Orphan Spaces
There has been a lot of excitement in Toronto recently about the potential of revitalizing the public space of the city. Two new exhibitions are currently...
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Social Street Furniture
With the growing popularity of bicycles we are seeing a rejuvenation in bicycle support design such as the car shaped bike rack by Adrian Rovero. As...
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Toronto’s new lobbyist controls
With the proposed new Toronto Act stating the City of Toronto must implement a lobbyist registry, and with the Bellamy Inquiry reccommending that the city...
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To Wear or Not To Wear
A grad student recently did a study of the percentage of Toronto bike riders who wear helmets (it is voluntary if you’re over 18). Turns out that...
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TTC General Manager to quit
If the last 10 days at the TTC haven’t been weird enough, the transit system’s GM Rick Ducharme is quitting as of November 30th citing...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered