Politics
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Boost for pedestrians in 2007 capital budget
I just came back from the capital budget open house at City Hall today, and there is good news for pedestrians in the City of Toronto’s 2007 capital...
By Dylan Reid -
Illegal Signs blog launches!
Here at Spacing, we’ve been using the term “ad creep” for years to help illustrate the impact of intrusive outdoor advertising in...
By Matthew Blackett -
Sunday’s headlines
• CN disputes strike’s legality [ Toronto Star ] • Escaped slaves helped build Toronto [ Toronto Star ] • Mayors endorse GST scheme...
By Matthew Blackett -
Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • GO Transit on track as CN conductors strike [ Toronto Star ] • GO riders should plan for CN strike, official says [ Globe and Mail ...
By Matthew Blackett -
Articles to help kill a Friday afternoon
TRANSIT • GO urges commuters to make own plans as strike looms [ Toronto Star ] • For City, TTC’s a big ticket [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: Feb 8, 2007
Getting out the muzzle Allan Crawford isn’t allowed to talk to me anymore. The outspoken Parks, Forestry and Recreation employee faced a...
By Dale Duncan -
Meet our Kindergarten Council
Our new City Council has only had a few meetings since their November election, so I momentarily forgot how immature and dysfunctional some of our finest...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto can and must set up an alternative to the OMB
Christopher Hume, interviewing former Toronto chief planner Paul Bedford, has written one of the best columns I’ve seen so far about the issue of...
By Dylan Reid -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: Jan. 25, 2007
Spacing‘s managing editor Dale Duncan writes a weekly column for Eye Weekly focused on City Hall. Each week we’ll post her columns on the...
By Dale Duncan -
“Public space protection” — but for which “public”?
I had a bit of a disturbing experience yesterday as I was running errands downtown. First, I was glad to see the south Queen sidewalk east of University...
By Leah Sandals -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: Jan. 18 2007
Spacing‘s managing editor Dale Duncan writes a weekly column for Eye Weekly focused on City Hall. Each week we’ll post her columns on the...
By Dale Duncan -
Queen West Triangle decision to be appealed?
The decision by the OMB to award developers everything they asked for in the Queen West Triangle, despite the wishes of City Hall, local residents and the...
By Matthew Blackett