Politics
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Vancouver’s next tower and thoughts high up
The above graphic might look like the cover of an Isaac Asimov book, but its actually noted west coast architect Richard Henriquez’s proposal for an...
By Matthew Blackett -
Budget committee backs down from funding bikes
We asked and asked. They listened (Councillor Perks did, anyway). But, alas, the Star reported this morning “Bike plan hits funding wall“: The...
By Tammy Thorne -
Lobbying for a registry: Exhibit B
The MFP scandal is Exhibit A in the case for a lobbyist registry at the City of Toronto. Exhibit B was presented yesterday by Councillor Norm Kelly, who...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
A public-private re-Union
Calling Union Station a gateway to Toronto, Mayor David Miller unveiled the revitalization plan for Union Station in the heritage building’s Great...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Solar in the city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Last week, the Government Management Committee (usually one of the more boring committees of council) approved a strategy to...
By Dale Duncan -
Convincing councillors to fund bike infrastructure
Tomorrow at City Hall, Toronto’s budget committee will meet to discuss and hear feedback on the proposed 2008 capital budget. For most residents...
By Matthew Blackett -
A monument for “The Campaign Against Terror�
There was a lot of press on memorials and remembrance over this November 11 weekend — among it a mini-tour of unusual war memorials I wrote for...
By Leah Sandals -
Saving the urban forest
As Spacing gets set to release a green issue our editors are paying a little more attention to articles in the media about local environment issues...
By Matthew Blackett -
POLL: how long do you plan to ride your bike?
Winter is around the corner which means ideal conditions for riding your bike are slowly decreasing. So here’s our weekly Spacing poll: How long do...
By Matthew Blackett -
Head-chopping city-fed headlines
While the graphic Spacing editor Dale Duncan posted yesterday of Hazel McCallion wrestling Jim Flaherty definitely made me smile, the front-page headline...
By Leah Sandals -
Hazel ready to raise hell
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is ready to take on federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Prime Minister Stephen...
By Dale Duncan -
HOT plans for affordable housing
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. With the vote on Toronto’s new “revenue tools†out of the way, the city can finally start concentrating on other...
By Dale Duncan