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  • Carlton Canyon

    The walk west on Carlton has changed over the past year and become quite a nice and cozy canyon. The addition of the new glass condo just east of Yonge...

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  • News of the World

    Last week, Spacing‘s Dale Duncan wrote an article in Eye Magazine about five great public space ideas from other cities. She cited an initiative in...

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  • Tuesday’s links

    Rookies arrive in Hall of power [Toronto Star]: Beginning at 1 p.m. [Chin Lee] and the six others — Adam Vaughan, Anthony Perruzza, John Parker...

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  • Making Toronto’s streets

    Streets are at the heart of a city. They take up a quarter of all land in the city. They should be the places where people gather and experience urban...

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  • Crossing anywhere on St. George

    The Star‘s “Fixer” had an interesting story recently about curb cuts along St. George St. in the University of Toronto campus. During...

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  • Do lazy people move to the suburbs?

    Researchers have established in recent years that there is a correlation between obesity and sprawl — people in low-density suburbs, who have to...

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  • Active Transportation Press Conference

    A week ago, the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) (note – I’m one of the organizers) held a press conference to highlight the...

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  • Traffic Tales movie night

    The Streets to Screens movie series will feature two movies about sustainable transportation on Thursday, October 26, at the Bloor Cinema at 7pm. The...

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  • Star’s new transportation column

    The Toronto Star has a new transportation columnist, David Bruser, and in today’s column he asks readers to tell him about their problems with...

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  • Walking Man vs. Raised Right Hand

    We don’t usually signal articles that aren’t available online, but I feel the need to make an exception for the delighful and informative...

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  • Walking while black?

    [Edit – I received comments that my original version of this report included too much speculation. I have removed most of the speculation. Instead...

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  • Manhole cover bathmat

    I know the holiday season is still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to start thinking about gifts for your most urban-obsessed friends...

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