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Housing Projects and Public Space
An important dimension of the recent two-week bout of rioting in France, one that a few people have noted, is the shape and use of public space. According...
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Why do you want to kill me?
I can help you my friend. I know the cure. What is it? The same thing that cured me. Ride your bike to work. It’s instant, it’s complete. Your...
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So long and thanks for all the fish
The Toronto Star reports about how the City of Toronto lost the controversial Aquarium proposal for Exhibition Place due to, among other things, lack of...
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Goodbye, Dear Riverdale?
One of the things I love most about Toronto is the way our modern structures sometimes seem to rise straight out of the wilderness of our ravines and...
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Transit sites to check out
There are two sites worth checking out if you are a transit fan. The first one is The Yet Better Way by Leif Harmsen who decided to envision the way...
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uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto
In today Ideas section of the Toronto Star, the first essay from uTOpia has been reprinted. uTOpia is a new book from Coach House being released next...
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To Scarborough or York U?
The Toronto Star has a a good report today about the aging Scarborough RT and the possible extention of the subway to York University. The Globe and Mail...
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Abandoned Art
The Montreal Gazette reports on Champ Libre’s art festival in abandoned urban spaces. Champ Libre holds an international festival of video and...
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Pedestrian lighting
One way to make streets more friendly to pedestrians at night is to incorporate pedestrian-scale streetlights over the sidewalk. The Harbord BIA has...
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People for St. Clair
Before Toronto got into the silly situation about the dedicated streetcar lane up on St. Clair, there was a great group doing community work to bring...
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T.O. to BE
There are so many proposed and under-construction projects in Toronto that it’s hard to get a grasp on what it all means to the city at large, and...
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Shadow games
When a new development is proposed in Toronto, the developer has to conduct “shadow studies” to make sure that it will not cast unreasonable...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered