Walking
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Take a walk on Toronto’s wild side, in good company [ Toronto Star ] • Plastic bag foes steal the show [ Toronto Star ] • Residents...
By Julie Yamin -
Let’s get talking: Toronto neighbourhoods and mental health
When: May 28, 7-8:30 pm Where: St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre, 230 The Esplanade Like a fingerprint, each neighbourhood has its own unique...
By Sarah Magwood -
Little box in the big city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. In an effort to break into the urban market, big-box stores are learning to adapt to the big city, a trend that has yet to...
By Dale Duncan -
Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington this weekend
Help kick-off the first Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market this weekend. Show up anytime after 1pm on Sunday and stroll through streets empty of cars...
By Matthew Blackett -
Update on Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington and beyond
The successful Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays are expanding to other neighbourhoods this year. Both Baldwin Village and Mirvish Village (on Markham...
By Matthew Blackett -
Crosswalk as pedestrian memorial
We’ve just had our attention drawn to an ingenious project in Portugal to raise awareness of pedestrian safety. The zebra stripes of a pedestrian...
By Dylan Reid -
Hopscotching their way to Ottawa’s City Hall
In a city where streets form up to 35 percent of the public space (compared to Toronto’s 27.4 percent), Ottawa artists and city councilor Clive...
By Sarah Magwood -
Obsessing about sidewalk stamps
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett has some serious infrastructure fetishes. He wrote about his obsession with sidewalk stamps in Spacing’s first...
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Snack Chats: The implications of street vending
When: Wednesday May 16 – Designing a vending cart and vendors’ experiences Where:: 125 Bond Street, Room 201 HEI, Ryerson University When...
By Sarah Magwood -
Bloor street corridor study kick-off meeting tonight
Bikes on Bloor anyone? The City of Toronto is embarking on an exciting study to develop a planning vision for the future development of Bloor Street West...
By Tammy Thorne -
Ontario policy of walkable community vs. highway community
This is just a quick “did you know?” post. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has a policy that requires 93% of provincial residents to...
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Let’s talk about Jane’s Walk
Above are a few photos from a variety of tours during yesterday’s first annual Jane’s Walk. Word is spreading that a lot of the tours had up...
By Spacing