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Cyclists of Toronto, unite!
Gotta give some props to the Toronto Star for their cover story on cycling in Toronto. It includes a big fat feature by Leslie Scrivener and a cycling...
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Winning design announcement on the way…
There are a couple of articles in The Star today about the Waterfront . . . you can almost taste the excitement building up to the announcement of the...
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Help name that street in Corktown
The great historical organization Old Town Toronto 1793 (which has a storefront on King St. East in the St. Lawrence Hall) are hosting a great little...
By Matthew Blackett -
Doors Open and the Gladstone remembered
This weekend is Doors Open where we all get to peek inside buildings and places that we are usually too busy to explore (or those pesky security guards...
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Waking the TTC’s merchandising giant
John Lorinc has a piece in the Globe and Mail today about the TTC’s lack of good merchandise available to the public. And the Spacing buttons are...
By Matthew Blackett -
ReCycling History
One great way to start your bike week is to ride your bike over to see the Market Gallery’s exhibit: From Scorchers to Alley Cat Scrambles. The...
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“Street Design and Healthy Communitiesâ€
Waterfront Action is hosting a panel discussion on Tuesday May 30 on the subject of “Street Design and Healthy Communities”. From their...
By Dylan Reid -
This Weekend, The Bottom of Yonge, for your pleasure
Tonight there is reason to go to the foot of Yonge Street. More specifically, a parking lot on the south side of Queens Quay. There, between 6-9pm...
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Fair or fare? Who pays at the turnstile
The TTC union says it does not want fare collectors to demand money at the farebox if they think it will put them in danger. Howard Moscoe, chair of the...
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Working out
According to the recent news: we are all working too much. Perhaps we are trying to save up for a new condo in the sky? Because soon only the affluent...
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From Scorchers to Alley Cat Scrambles
There is an opening reception for “From Scorchers to Alley Cat Scrambles: the amazing history fo the bicycle in Toronto” tonight from...
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Trees in the Sky
Why do so many Toronto street trees die, but as Detroit Blog shows, trees can grow just fine on the top of abandoned skyscrapers. Maybe if we abandoned...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered