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Anti-postering by-law not so anti anymore
I’ve been interested in city politics since my early-teenage years. My grandparents were active political volunteers and got me involved in every...
By Matthew Blackett -
Vote for Mississauga
The people building “The Absolute,” the soon-to-be-landmark at Mississauga City Centre (the area surrounding Square One Mall), are asking the...
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To Jaywalk or not to Jaywalk
Over at Maisonneuve Magazine, Christopher DeWolf wrote about how Montreal is cracking down on jaywalking, but explores the idea that maybe jaywalking...
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Queen West Community Charrette
Cross-posted from the Eye Weekly blog. This Sunday, Active 18 — the Queen West West community group that’s formed to provide a voice for...
By Dale Duncan -
40th anniversary of Bloor-Danforth subway passes (almost) without comment
Forty years ago this past Sunday, the public boarded the first revenue trains operating on the Bloor-Danforth subway. The line, running between Keele and...
By James Bow -
SPACING: Public Space Invaders film night tonight!
Where: Drake Hotel Underground 1150 Queen St. West When: Tuesday February 28th, 2006, Doors 7pm, films start at 7:20 sharp How: $5-$10 sliding scale...
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Spacing on CFRB tonight
Murmur mastermind and Spacing associate editor Shawn Micallef will be on CFRB AM1010 tonight at 11pm talking about our film night Public Space Invaders...
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Cops on horses
Excuse me, but this post is a bit of a rant, so feel free to skip over. On Thursday last week, a police officer on a horse was struck by a car. The horse...
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Emotion Mapping
Check out this amazing project by artist Christian Nold who collaborated with local residents from the Greenwich Peninsula in London to explore the area...
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TTC bullies creator of station anagram map
This seems rather odd, but the TTC has decided to send Robot Johnny a cease and desist letter for his anagram remix of subway station names. I agree with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Google Kills Your Time
Hours and hours can be spent looking at Google maps. Apart from revolutionizing communication and changing the way we live, it might just be the best...
By Shawn Micallef -
Urban Imbalance – Exquisite Corpse
The city is bankrupt. We need more transit and other services. Miller talks to McGuinty – the province is broke. McGuinty talks to Flaherty –...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered