Walking
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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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Brain-enriching upcoming events
Here are a couple of interesting events coming up later this month: On Thursday March 22nd, 2007 Moving the Economy, with the support of Transport Canada...
By Dylan Reid -
Madison, Wisconsin named most walkable US city
Madison, Wisconsin was named the most walkable city in the US in a recent ranking of the walkability of the largest 100 US cities, with Austin, Texas and...
By Dylan Reid -
Rally for Kyoto this Sunday
Canadians for Kyoto have organized rallies this Sunday in Toronto, London, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Ottawa and Halifax so that you can...
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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...
By Julie Yamin -
Monday’s Headlines
• Threat of chunks of ice falling from CN Tower closes area [ National Post ] • Cities seek transit cash [ Toronto Star ] • Candy Land...
By Julie Yamin -
Friday Headlines
• Stonewalled at landfill gate, councillors still want details [ Toronto Star ] • Ontario 2007 budget date set [ cbc ] • Asian long-horned...
By Julie Yamin -
Snow Days
Yesterday, the sidewalk along Dundas at the south end of Regent Park was covered in snow, four days after the snowfall. The street was dry as a bone, as...
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Boost for pedestrians in 2007 capital budget
I just came back from the capital budget open house at City Hall today, and there is good news for pedestrians in the City of Toronto’s 2007 capital...
By Dylan Reid -
Walk21 Conference call for papers (and ideas)
In October, Toronto is hosting the major international conference on pedestrianism, Walk21. For contributions to this conference, they are looking for a...
By Dylan Reid -
Parliament when the ears hurt because it’s so cold
Sometime around 1:30 AM tonight while walking/running quickly up the super-cold and windy Parliament Street just north of Dundas, by the part of Regent...
By Shawn Micallef -
A bike-tastic vision for the waterfront
Paris bike lane pic by Gadl Last week I attended the first public meeting for the Central Waterfront redesign. I am happy to report that the presentations...
By Tammy Thorne