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Wednesday’s Headlines
• It’s time to drop the gloves and fight back [ Toronto Star ] • Group vows to squeeze cash from Queen’s Park [ National Post ...
By Sean Marshall -
Monday’s Headlines
• ‘Sustainable’ parking: a 21st century oxymoron? [ Toronto Star ] • Broadview station work is finally nearing an end [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin -
Where have our streetcars gone? (Part II)
My first post on the Wire discussed Kenosha, Wisconsin’s re-use of five ex-TTC PCC streetcars. Other disused streetcars that escaped the wreckers...
By Sean Marshall -
Next stop display on streetcars
Miles Storey, a Spacing contributor (that’s his photo on the cover of the of our current issue) and one of the city’s best photobloggers, sent...
By Matthew Blackett -
Saturday’s headlines
• MILLER: What kind of city do you want? [ National Post ] • Miller ally wavering on tax plan [ Toronto Star ] • Same fight for Toronto...
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Happy Birthday Spadina Streetcar
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Spadina Streetcar. Steve Munro provides a fine tribute and look back at how it came about on his website (with...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Bus stops here for TTC [ Toronto Star ] • TTC ordered to call out all streetcars, bus stops [ Globe and Mail ] • TTC told to announce...
By Julie Yamin -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Volunteers spruced up cemetery [ Toronto Star ] • Keeping the ‘better way’ in motion [ Toronto Star ] • Libraries agree to...
By Julie Yamin -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Water is back on tap in city’s parks [ Toronto Star ] • Province won’t bailout Toronto, McGuinty says [ Globe and Mail ] • No...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Sticky sidewalk situation resolved [ Toronto Star ] • Wounded Miller turns to public [ Globe and Mail ] • Enough with the backpacks...
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Downtown Chicago’s street furniture
Just over a year ago, Spacing associate editor Shawn Micallef wrote two great posts (July 7 2006 and July 10 2006) about his visit to Chicago. My recent...
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SPACING POLL: What is the most important public space issue for Toronto in the upcoming Ontario election?
The recent fallout at City Hall over the city’s new taxation tools highlights the how Toronto’s fortunes are intertwined with the upcoming...
By Matthew Blackett