Parks
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It’s easy being green
Have you noticed how green this city is right now? I’ve been nearly knocked off my bike or feet a number of times in the last few weeks by either...
By Shawn Micallef -
A Saturday morning walk to the Don Valley Brick Works
With a long week of work heading into the first few days of summer over, I was determined to spend my Saturday morning regenerating. People regenerate in...
By Matthew Hague -
Road Trip: An afternoon walk in Quebec City
Arriving in Quebec City in the middle of the afternoon, my second stop on my way to Fredericton, I was immersed in the city’s history before I even...
By Matthew Hague -
Unsung City Beautifiers: Fruit & Flower Shops
As Pug Award fever reaches its apex tomorrow night, I thought it might be time to shine a light on smaller-scale design issues. The area where I live, on...
By Leah Sandals -
Old Golf Course Park?
A new public park is planned as part of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s residential development that will soon rise on the land...
By Josh Hume -
Let’s build the Bathurst Bridge Toronto deserves
There is going to be a new bridge in town, and Toronto has a rare opportunity to build something great because the Bathurst Street Bridge is about to...
By Shawn Micallef -
Helmet policy causes conflict at city rinks
The City of Toronto is having difficulty enforcing a six-year-old helmet policy, which has come under criticism in the city’s south end. “We have...
By Kevin Kennedy -
Tree Tuesday: Comparing maples
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
Tree Tuesday: Good & eco in the garden of pizza
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
Jarvis slip design submissions released
Waterfront Toronto has released the 3 competing designs for the public space at Jarvis Slip at the foot of Jarvis Street (Christopher Hume of The Star...
By Robin Chubb -
Mapping our urbanism – watersheds
Along with its article today about the TRCA‘s work preserving watersheds in the GTA (Clock is ticking for conservation dream), The Star included a...
By Robin Chubb -
The end of Boston’s Big Dig
BOSTON — The most widely publicized attempt to rejuvenate a city scarred by an elevated expressway concludes today: Boston’s Big Dig has...
By David Pal