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Vancouver Impressions
Continuing my series of thoughts about public space in other cities, I visited Vancouver for the first time in years earlier this winter. It’s a...
By Dylan Reid -
Again with the waterfront…
Spent part of the afternoon wandering along the Windsor waterfront & Detroit River. On the west side — “downriver” — Windsor...
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Connect the streetcars
The TTC is considering turning two or three streetcars into one long “coupled” vehicle along the King Street streetcar route. The...
By Matthew Blackett -
Architecture is a transformer
The Saturday edition of the Globe and Mail has a few articles on the architectural and culutral renaissance Toronto is undergoing. Lisa Rochon has the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Speaking of the waterfront…
CommunityAIR, the group that helped stop the bridge to the Toronto Island Airport, is still battling hard to keep any kind of commercial airline out of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Conflicting views of T.O.’s waterfront and engery needs
Robert Ouellette had a good post on Reading Toronto yesterday (with some good links, too): “Why is it that whenever Toronto begins to improve the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Save Otter Loop II: Opponents Speak; You Should Too
(Otter Loop photograph by Richard Leitch) Janice Etter, Chair of the Etobicoke-York Community Preservation Panel, offers this update on the drive to...
By James Bow -
United We Can
Found this article on CBC’s website about binners and dumpster divers. I like the name of the organization involved in this project: United We Can...
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Cycle Disobedience
Albert Howell has a great article in the Globe and Mail highlighting issues surrounding the role of local goverment to supply cycle-safe infrastructure...
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Senior ticketed for taking too long to cross street
Gotta love this — an old lady crossing the street in Los Angeles gets a ticket from a motorcycle cop because she was too slow. It’s still...
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Easter Egg Hunt
The crazy kids over at Newmindspace have hatched a new plan — the Easter Egg Hunt. They need people to be involved this Sunday so if you’re...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto Gaol
This morning I went on a tour of the Don Jail, or Toronto Gaol. The old part, built in 1860s, closed in 1977. The “new” part is still full of...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered