Streetscape
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Tree Tuesday: Guerilla gardening
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Giambrone change of heart
The outcry over the City Council’s approval to allow the Toronto Parking Authority to expropriate the Matador so that they can turn it into a...
By Dale Duncan -
The Bathurst Street Bridge
Spacing Associate Editor Shawn Micallef has an essay about the Bathurst Street Bridge in today’s Toronto Star Ideas section: The bridge is about as...
By Spacing -
New York to get naked (streets)
NEW YORK — In a city where pedestrian traffic rivals that of the vehicular congestion it’s not uncommon for the mass of walkers to spill out...
By Joseph Clement -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Dog owners not stooping to scoop in children’s park [ Toronto Star ] • TTC hikes metropass fare [ Toronto Star ] • TTC wants...
By Julie Yamin -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Bikers hitting bollards at the Boulevard Club [ Toronto Star ] • Mock-ups show two better ways [ Toronto Star ] • A park lover among the...
By Julie Yamin -
City destroys natural front garden
The National Post reported yesterday on how City of Toronto bylaw enforcement officers destroyed a homeowner’s carefully tended but wild-looking...
By Dylan Reid -
The beauty of Barcelona
Having just returned from a two-week trip to Spain, I’ve come to one conclusion: Barcelona has us beat. Not only is Barcelona one of Europe’s...
By Sarah Magwood -
The space underneath the Gardiner
I rode my bike across the waterfront Sunday afternoon from Jameson to Kew Gardens in the Beaches. Just north of the bike trail crossing at Cherry Street...
By Matthew Blackett -
Monday’s Headlines
• Torn-up sidewalk forces pedestrians onto street [ Toronto Star ] • Fiscal cloud could be Miller’s silver lining [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Julie Yamin -
Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL: • INSIDE CITY HALL: Miller gets cold shoulder from NDP MPPs [ Globe and Mail ] • More cuts, more anger [ Toronto Star ] • JAMES...
By Matthew Blackett -
Vancouver’s bus shelters and garbage bins
VANCOUVER — I’ve been checking out some of the street furniture that Vancouver has to offer and one of the first things that caught my...
By Matthew Blackett