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Harper on transit
From CBC.ca: People who buy monthly public transit passes will be given a tax credit of 16 per cent, saving the average user about $150 per year, The...
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Reasonable Thoughts on Terrible Events
In these confusing days after the awful Boxing Day shootings — days full of more questions than answers, and political moves like Jane Pitfield...
By Shawn Micallef -
Dear Detroit
I’m visiting hometown Windsor right now. Yesterday I went over to Detroit to visit my long lost friend Emily —- I recently rediscovered her...
By Shawn Micallef -
Reading Toronto
Some might say that the Reading Toronto blog is our competition, but in fact they are our friends. RT offers readers intelligent critique and ideas that...
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NYC police infiltrate bike and anti-war activism
An early holiday present to New York City cycling activists was revealed last week in the New York Times. For the last 16 months, undercover NYC police...
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When the Streets are Home ~ STREET NURSE
Tuesday December 27 2005 • BLOOR CINEMA ~ 7pm ~ $9 STREET NURSE ~ A film night with special guests During the Season of Giving, please join the...
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We’ve been nice (according to the Star)
In Saturday’s edition of the Star, Spacing was placed on the Nice side of the Naughty or Nice list in the their A&E section. They write...
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The suburban loft
If we needed another signal of the demise of the urban loft, it has arrived. A development in a suburb of Denver is experimenting with the suburban...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public squares around the world
NOTE: The Spacing Wire will be posting only occasionally throughout the next week — The Editors Probably the best North American resource for...
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Local Government
Former Mayor of Toronto and Eye magazine city columnist John Sewell is running an interesting web site devoted to local government...
By Dylan Reid -
Stay Connected
Patrick Evans writes in the Toronto Star about a Statistics Canada report connecting strong community feelings with health and longevity. The article...
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Kensington Market Festival of Lights Tonight
Come celebrate the spirit of light in Kensington Market on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:00pm-. Light up the longest and darkest night of the year at the...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered