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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...
By Laura Hatcher -
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...
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What do YOU do on the beach?
On Saturday, June 8, the Toronto Waterfront Revitilization Corporation wants to know what citizens want to do at Lake Ontario Park, the new park planned...
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Check out new subway trains starting today
It looks like the TTC and its workers are in some tense talks which could lead to another walkout, The Star is reporting. You can ignore these...
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Pooling for Rooftop Solar
Spacing editor Leah Sandals reports: As reported in the Star today, consortiums of Toronto homeowners are pooling together to mass-purchase and install...
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Commuting by Transit in the ‘Burbs
The Star published a very interesting story about the extraordinarily long transit commutes factory workers (mostly immigrant) have to make between areas...
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Pedestrian Crossover Update
Update on the city’s pedestrian crossover initiative — council has approved it. From the Adam Giambrone e-newsletter: Council approved a...
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Keep Toronto Clean posters
Does anyone know who is responsible for this poster initiative? I’ve seen the large displays on construction hoardings around the city for a few...
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SPACING: Green roof hopping in St. Petersburg
Here is Spacing.ca’s Monday morning article: Dianna Graham takes us on a geurrilla tour of green rooftops in St. Petersburg, Russia. The bustle of...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered