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Bits and bites about the winning waterfront design
On Friday, we reported that the West 8 design team had won the competition to redesign our Waterfront. Here’s what some of the mainstream media had...
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The City Formerly Known as Cambridge
A bunch of clever folks in Cambridge, Mass. calling themselves “The Institute for Infinitely Small Things” are asking the public to rename...
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Interesting City Bits
Here are a few delighful bits of the city to watch out for on summer walks. Subway Mural I found this great mural of a subway train along Richmond Street...
By Dylan Reid -
Live from Etobicoke Centre
Sitting in the parking lot of Mongomery’s Inn “Etobicoke’s Museum” on the banks of the mighty Mimico Creek at Islington and...
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Heart and Stroke ride; using your head when riding
The sight of a massive amount of cyclists taking over a major highway may be enough to give any cycling advocate a heart attack, but the scene above is...
By Matthew Blackett -
New Subway Mock-Up Unveiled to the Public
Torontonians will get their first look at what may be the next generation of subway cars starting Tuesday, June 6. The Toronto Transit Commission is...
By James Bow -
Terrorist Plot Foiled; TTC NOT a Target
Thanks to careful undercover policework by Toronto Police Services and the RCMP, twelve men and five youths were arrested on terrorism charges, accused of...
By James Bow -
Soft City Workshop @ Riverdale Art Walk Sunday
UPBAG’s Soft City Workshop at the Riverdale Art Walk: Sunday, June 4, 1-5 pm, Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen Street East) The Soft City is an...
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T.Ode Continues (to battle road rage)
This morning our trailer was parked along the side of St. Lawrence Market until about noon, on the west side. Airstreams were built for Montana, not...
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Dreams of expressway die hard
John Lorinc has an article in the Globe and Mail today about the 35th anniversary of the cancellation of the Spadina Expressway but he approaches it from...
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. . . And the winner is:
Well, even though the official announcement isn’t for another two hours the Star is reporting that West 8 has won the Waterfront design competition...
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The Networked City … and Saturday Tour
The Networked City Walk along Yonge Street from Dundas Square to the waterfront and you will hear stories about the neighbourhood, revisit the old Bulova...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered