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  • Montreal makes top 11 Virgin list

    Virgin Vacations, of all places, has a list of the 11 (?) best subway systems in the world. It’s a relatively arbitrary list, but that doesn’t...

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  • Public Dublin

    Though only in Dublin a very short time, I got the feeling it’s a happy city. And a public one. The streets in the city centre are absolutely full...

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  • Tuesday’s Headlines

    • Couturiers have designs on funding [ Toronto Star ] • Make Toronto’s fashion scene the new Milan MPP urges [ cbc ] • Big Apple...

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  • Wednesday’s Headlines

    • Is subway really the better way? [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto area gets $1B for transit [ cbc ] • For the good of transit [ Globe and Mail...

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  • And the Gardiner is back in business

    UPDATE: Gardiner reopens [ Toronto Star ] – – – – – – – – – – If you’re a driver and the...

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  • Tuesday’s Headlines

    • Arborists tackle 4,860 calls like a ‘triage unit’ [ National Post ] • Gardiner closed for 2nd day [ Toronto Star ] • Drivers...

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  • Let the chips fall where they may

    As our intrepid Spacing Wire reporter Julie Yamin wrote on Friday, there are pieces of ice falling from the CN Tower. So much so, that the Gardiner was...

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  • Subway Life

    Ok, I’ll admit it. I have a staring problem. Whenever I ride the TTC, I look at people’s faces and wonder what their story is. It helps pass...

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  • Monday’s Headlines

    • Threat of chunks of ice falling from CN Tower closes area [ National Post ] • Cities seek transit cash [ Toronto Star ] • Candy Land...

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  • Subway movies?

    Someone recently told me about a Hungarian movie called Kontrol, which is set in and is all about people who work in the Budapest subway system. It made...

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  • Spadina subway extension clears funding hurdle

    The Toronto Star is announcing on its front page that a final $697 million from the federal government has sealed the Spadina Subway Extension deal (see...

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  • Got your Giambroney?

    UPDATE: There is blogger controversy on the origins of the Giambroney. Check out the comments section, and this Torontoist post. – – –...

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