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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Meat tosses salad off the street [ Toronto Sun ] • What will be the next meat on the street [ National Post ] • Highway 401 lane buckles...
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SPACING POLL: Do you think Gardiner and DVP should have tolls?
I went on a quick road trip this weekend to Chicago. Our vehicle had to pay a few highway road tolls along the way — the only toll that was more...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Biological imperative drives us to strip mall [ Toronto Star ] • A celebration of diversity [ Toronto Star ] • Green business congress...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Numbers don’t add up in the 416 [ Toronto Star ] • Dangerous air spurs call for pollution disclosure [ Toronto Star ] • Road...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Leash-free policy lacks teeth: Critics [ Toronto Star ] • Dog owners get a new leash on life [ Globe and Mail ] • City might expand dog...
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Cycling round up
Photo courtesy of bikelanediary A lot has been happening this summer in cycling news. Here are just a few recent items from our city and beyond. Cycling...
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All along my watchtower
I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of...
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Sexual Innuendo + Anti-Speed Racing Ads = Safer Pedestrians?
Just came across an interesting approach to reducing speed racing — and making streets safer for pedestrians — from the land downunda. It...
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Los Angeles’ cyclist vs. motorist relationship
A year and a half ago, Adam Krawesky captured a conflict on camera (above photo series) between a motorist and a cyclist, and most Spacing Wire readers...
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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...
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OURTOPIAS: Toronto’s transit future
Jessica Hume will be covering the Ourtopias at the Design Exchange June 15 to 16 for the Spacing Wire. “Ourtopias: Ideal cities and the roles of...
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BREAKING NEWS: McGuinty Announces Major Transportation Plan
Crossposted to Transit Toronto. At 12:15 p.m., Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced an ambitious plan to increase public transportation throughout...
By James Bow