Politics
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SPACING POLL: how many bikes have been stolen from you?
About this time every year a friend tells me they’ve had their bike stolen. Three years ago I had my bike of 10 years stolen from me while I manned...
By Matthew Blackett -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Streetcars’ ‘wheel squeak’ driving reader to despair [ Toronto Star ] • New bins ‘waste of money’ [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• More dog runs proposed [ Toronto Star ] • Be prepared to pay for new trees [ Toronto Star ] • Sam the Record Man to auction off a piece...
By Julie Yamin -
Spacing invites you to Municipal Mind book launch Wednesday
MUNICIPAL MIND BOOK LAUNCH Municipal Mind: Manifestos for the Creative City by Toronto’s Poet Laureate Pier Giorgio Di Cicco When: Wednesday June...
By Spacing -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Ont. minister says multi-system transit card a first for Canada [ cbc ] • Fare enough: Single card aims to ease ticket trouble [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin -
City Hall: The executive committee’s take on the climate change action plan
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Here’s what some councillors had to say about the Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan, which...
By Dale Duncan -
Monday’s Headlines
• To revitalize waterfront, first give city hall a shake [ Toronto Star ] • We’re happy to report on a barrel of repairs [ Toronto Star ...
By Julie Yamin -
Supreme Court establishes right to open city governments
London, Ontario city hall In a pleasing precedent, the Supreme Court of Canada last week ruled unanimously that all Ontarians have a right to observe...
By Dylan Reid -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: June 22, 2007
Beauty is only skin deep If I had a dollar for every time I heard the term “architectural excellence†referring to development along the waterfront...
By Dale Duncan -
Friday’s Headlines
• Shoreline eyesore a potential danger [ Toronto Star ] • Streets closed for Pride events, Kensington Market [ Toronto Star ] • West-end...
By Julie Yamin -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Locals say crosswalk is ‘extremely dangerous’ [ Toronto Star ] • City okays pay-as-you-toss garbage fees [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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Pretty in pink
Update – The Squad’s pink lanes got some props in New York City on Streetsblog! A few pretty pink Penny Farthings showed up on Bloor street...
By Tammy Thorne