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New media vs. old media
On most days, the Spacing Wire tracks what is going on in the public realm of this city, linking to articles and columns in the major daily papers, the...
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Superboxes, Megabins & Freedom of the Press
The Globe & Mail reports today on the move towards aggregating the muddle of newspaper boxes on our public streets. Although it is always good to get...
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Queens Quay Swan
This afternoon I was walking along Queens Quay, head down (was the ugly part around Spadina) and came across this dead swan lying peacefully in the middle...
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Orange County’s very own SOS
Found this post by accident but I thought it was an interesting comparison to Toronto’s own Save Our St. Clair group. It seems back in 2003...
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Garbage scout
To continue with the theme of hacked Google Maps, I was forwarded a great project happening in New York. Seems you can take a photo with your cell phone...
By Matthew Blackett -
Mayor Miller Speaks on”Building a Great World City for the 21st Century”
Mayor David Miller gave Victoria College’s annual Keith Davey lecture this year on March 30, on the subject of “Building a Great World City...
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Save Otter Loop?
(Otter loop photograph by Richard Leitch) Adam Sobolak of the Toronto Architecture Conservancy sent me this press release about the group’s desire...
By James Bow -
So long, secret swing
Rannie Turingan just sent us an email saying that the secret swing, located just off Graffiti Alley behind the shops of Queen West, has been boarded up...
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The Beach or The Beaches?
The Beach or The Beaches? by Josh Hume An old civic-pride controversy is flaring up again in Toronto’s east end. The Beaches Business Improvement...
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Platial
“Platial enables anyone to find, create and use meaningful maps of Places that matter to them. We hope it can connect people, neighborhoods, cities...
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Cycling Map is Out
I just got a copy of the new 2006 Toronto Cycling Map. It’s new and improved – it looks crisper and glossier, and the routes stand out better...
By Dylan Reid -
CN Tower in Utility and Literature
The other day CBC Radio One came to our OCAD “Activate the Park” event to do a live spot for Here and Now. The producer came in a CBC Minivan...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered