Politics
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Calling all potential interns: SPACING VOTES needs you!
DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING! Get your application in by Monday! – – – – – – – – – – –...
By Matthew Blackett -
Bike Friday and the green agenda
Today is BikeFriday and cyclists all over the city rode to work this morning in groups. Tonight at 6:30 we ride together again for Critical Mass. Meet at...
By Tammy Thorne -
Lukewarm doc on global hotness & cool city politics flick
Hot Docs is almost — but not quite! — over and there’s still lots of films worth seeing. Here’s one for Mr. Baird & Mr. Harper to kick...
By Leah Sandals -
City Idol: the fundraiser
On Saturday evening, the folks who created the City Idol documentary are holding a fundraiser party at Plaza Flamingo at College and Bathurst to pay off...
By Spacing -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Cab motion almost sent off by muffins [ Toronto Star ] • Rider poll to rate repairs, cleanliness [ Toronto Star ] • Engineers put new...
By Julie Yamin -
Ward 21 bike facilities – public meeting May 2
This map, courtesy of biketoronto.ca, shows the proposed (dashed) and existing (solid) cycling infrastructure in Ward 21. Bike lanes are red, signed on...
By Tammy Thorne -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• This time only the camera snaps [ Toronto Star ] • Council holds it together [ Toronto Sun ] • City councillors (finally) strike a pose ...
By Julie Yamin -
Street furniture winner announced
The winner of the street furniture contract was announced this morning — Astral Media. While I found Astral’s designs to be the least...
By Matthew Blackett -
Monday’s Headlines
• 905 takes its tax medicine [ Toronto Star ] • Miller fiddles, money burns [ Toronto Star ] • Being blunt about Scarborough [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin -
Friday’s Headlines
• Augimeri faulted for ‘reckless’ slur [ Toronto Star ] • Back off old tickets, city told [ Toronto Sun ] • City urged to back...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: April 19 2007
Spinning garbage numbers OK, so Toronto may be slow to build bike lanes. And our transit system could use a lot of work. And, sure, our mayor may not be...
By Dale Duncan -
City Hall: Tapping into the transportation budget
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. This week, I wrote about a group called Green Here that is working to reforest its Davenport neighbourhood. One of the...
By Dale Duncan