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Thank you, John Sewell
John Sewell, the former mayor of Toronto from 1979-81, has been writing about city issues for Globe and Mail, Eye Weekly and NOW for 18 years. This week...
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Toronto’s Bike Plan gets the gears
Spacing managing editor Dale Duncan wrote in Eye Weely about Toronto’s Bike Plan, and the bike lane proposal that would stretch across Bloor and the...
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The Cold War Against St. Clair
How is your St. Clair boycott going? Mine is going just fine — I even (mostly) shut my eyes yesterday as I crossed the pariah avenue while out for...
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Ode to the Bollard
The simple bollard: a punctuation mark in a mature urban environment; a marker of mediation between conflicting modes of transportation; a tiny totem of...
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The Toronto Effect
According to the Star today: Toronto is becoming more architecturally diverse and denser which is helping some people give up their cars with the added...
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Urban Leadership Awards
The Canadian Urban Institute, the nation’s leader in progressive civic policy development, annually recognizes people and organizations with their...
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Metropass Affinity Program
File this under: WHY ISN’T THE TTC COMING UP WITH THESE IDEAS? The Metropass Affinity Program (MAP) is an initiative by the Sierra Club of Canada...
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The value of public space in dollars
There is no real way to express the value of the public realm of a city. But we can certainly measure its importance to our consumer-driven economy as...
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No way, Segway!
The City of Toronto did the smart thing yesterday by rejecting the idea of a pilot project that would allow Segways on to our sidewalks. Robyn Reisler...
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Private money in public infrastructure
Christopher Hume, in the Star today, writes about the need for the private sector to invest in building Toronto’s future infrastructure. I’m...
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Miller, City react to St. Clair stoppage
Here are a few more links to give you an idea of what is going on with the St. Clair right-of-way battle. The City of Toronto has 15 days to appeal the...
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The Bubble Project
The bubble project is a great idea for tagging advertising in public space: Our communal spaces are being overrun with ads. Train stations, streets...
By Chris Hardwicke
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered