Urban Design
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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 -
The CN Tower is bigger than its record
This week’s Eye Weekly Stroll column goes vertical and pokes around ideas of what the CN Tower (still) means to us now that its 30-plus-year run at...
By Shawn Micallef -
Pier 27: What kind of waterfront do we want?
(Photo taken of promotional display for Pier 27) Off the radar compared to many recent development proposals in this construction-crazy city, a new...
By Sean Marshall -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: September 7, 2007
Home repair Toronto has developed a reputation for letting things decay. There was that old heritage building at George and Shuter that collapsed last...
By Dale Duncan -
City Hall: Good, bad and ugly
The Good: The Executive Committee has the capital budget variance report for the first four months of 2007 before it today. The report says that the...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Tree Tuesday: Crombie Park
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 -
Monday’s Headlines
• Pleasure at the heart of the city [ Toronto Star ] • Yonge-Bloor tenants told to move [ Toronto Star ] • Townhouses’ trash heap an...
By Julie Yamin -
The Ribbon Project
Bristol-based artist Hannah Godfrey is bringing The Ribbon Project to Toronto: For five days in October a small group of people, of which I hope you will...
By Shawn Micallef -
How to curb a car culture?
The CBC and National Post are reporting today that a council committee is proposing higher property taxes for certain businesses (gas stations and...
By Sean Marshall -
Royksopp and the city
Gotta like this Royksopp video for the song “Remind Me“. It could pass as a grad student’s thesis project on how cities function. thanks...
By Matthew Blackett -
Watching the Blitz from the beach
That plane above is called The Globemaster and it will be attacking Toronto this weekend, along with planes with names like Mustang, Viper, Raptor, and...
By Shawn Micallef -
By the numbers — our sustainable city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Thought the big city was all smog and traffic jams and pavement? As it turns out, Toronto is Ontario’s most sustainable...
By Dale Duncan