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Who wants to build Toronto’s street furniture?
The Globe and Mail reports today that the City of Toronto met with companies who will potentially bid on the street furniture contract. There is...
By Matthew Blackett -
Help Wanted: [murmur]
[murmur] is looking for help. We’ve got a bunch of new projects on the go, and need someone to help us manage it all. Please get in touch with us if...
By Shawn Micallef -
Roman Impressions
I have just arrived in Rome, and even after just a day and a half of walking around I’ve already formed some strong impressions of Roman public...
By Dylan Reid -
Reading Toronto post: ad nauseam
An article from yesterday’s National Post has been cross-posted on Reading Toronto’s website. It focuses on how Toronto’s planning...
By Matthew Blackett -
To Jaywalk or not to Jaywalk
Over at Maisonneuve Magazine, Christopher DeWolf wrote about how Montreal is cracking down on jaywalking, but explores the idea that maybe jaywalking...
By Shawn Micallef -
Seven deadly sins of driving
Ian Law of the Car Control School is an enlightened motorist. Check out his opinion piece in the Toronto Star about the seven deadly sins of driving: As...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Street furniture, pregnant transit riders, and idling busses
A few things from the Star today: 1. An article on street furniture and how the city is about to put a call out for a RFP. 2. An article about pregnant...
By Matthew Blackett -
Livable Streets: A New Vision For New York City
Check out the ongoing exhibition in New York put on by three great public groups: The Open Planning Project, Transportation Alternatives and Project for...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Pedestrian concerns all but ignored
Spacing‘s Associate Editor Dyland Reid wrote in NOW this week about the City’s new street standards, and he was quite critical — the...
By Matthew Blackett -
The urban environment can make you skinny — or fat
A new research project is being developed in the United States to quantify the degree to which the urban environment — mixed use, density, public...
By Dylan Reid -
Secondhand Smog
Tanya Talaga reports in today’s Toronto Star about research from London connecting traffic congestion, smog and its health effects. The report...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Public Space News
As part of the reconstruction of the Don Mount Court project, the city is considering closing part of Carroll Street (between Matilda and Thompson) to...
By Dylan Reid