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Will the GTTA really help?
From the Star today: “Will the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority soar like an eagle, or will it be a turkey? That question was posed by Glen...
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New mobility hub launched today!
The New Mobility HUB Launch at Exhibition Place Tuesday, April 25, 8:30 – 10 am From the Bike Toronto website: The City of Toronto will be getting...
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Dutch Sheep Complicit in Ad Plot
The New York Times and other outlets are reporting on an ad campaign in the Dutch countryside that is wrapping sheep in ads for an online hotel...
By Shawn Micallef -
SPACING: new issue release party May 2nd
Spacing Release Party When: Tuesday, May 2nd, doors 8pm Where: Gladstone Hotel • 1214 Queen Street West Who: DJ Chris Thinn How much: $10 includes...
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Three Choices for Scarborough
Photo by Calum Tsang. Crossposted to Transit Toronto. Scarborough residents won’t receive the full presentation until later tonight, but the Toronto...
By James Bow -
Motorhead Beachhead
The Beaches vs. The Beach is not the only battle on the beach in Toronto — a coalition of Parkdale community groups is trying to stop a waterfront...
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Montreal Street Furniture Project
I’ve been posting my impressions of public space in some cities I’ve visited recently, and the last of the current bunch is Montreal. Montreal...
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How to be a great city; pedestrianizing Toronto; homeless survey
The Star on Sunday has some more good articles on city building. 1. From “How to be a great city”: What are the forces that shape the urban...
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Live Free and Die (on bikes)
I bought this hot (as in sexy, not stolen) Peugeot bike in Windsor last week for $40, complete with “new rubber” and in very good working...
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Public space catch-all post
Here are a number of articles from the last few days: Trash: A recommendation that York and Durham regions’ trash be incinerated will likely cause...
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New Streetcars More Likely in TTC’s Future
This past Wednesday, TTC Commissioners decided to rebuild only 100 CLRVs of its fleet of 196. The rebuilds would begin in 2007 and ramp up to 30 cars per...
By James Bow -
Spadina Streetcar Operating Below Full Potential?
In discussing the TTC’s proposal for multiple-unit operation, transit activist Steve Munro notes that coupling two streetcars together as a means of...
By James Bow
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered