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  • No way, Segway!

    The City of Toronto did the smart thing yesterday by rejecting the idea of a pilot project that would allow Segways on to our sidewalks. Robyn Reisler...

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  • Skate Furniture

    We-make-money-not-art reports on a Tom Hawes project that helps skateboarders find their place in public space: Skateable Furniture is a range of benches...

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  • Spacing reports from Winnipeg

    I’m out in Winnipeg leading a workshop on magazine design for Spacing‘s national distributor Magazines Canada. I’ve only been here a...

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  • Human River on Garrison Creek

    The Human River — a walk along the hidden Garrison Creek Sunday October 2nd 2005, with different starting points along route The Garrison Creek...

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  • Capture the Flag

    CAPTURE THE FLAG! Bay Street Friday, September 30th // 8:30 PM // meet at King & Bay Capture the Flag, the massive urban game where teams hit the...

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  • Toronto Walks in October, apparently

    Apparently, the City of Toronto is going to designate October as “Toronto Walks Month.” A lovely idea, but it’s hard to find out what...

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  • Spacing at Word on the Street

    Sunday Septemtber 25, 2005 • 11am-6pm Spacing will take part in our second Word On The Street event. We are very excited to be able to meet such a...

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  • Keeping Segways off sidewalks

    Following a resolution by the Toronto Pedestrian Committee in April against allowing Segway scooters on sidewalks, the local distributor started a...

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  • Who’s Driving the City?

    While London is installing solar powered lighting in its busstops and New York is putting thousands of new bus shelters, newsstands and, public washrooms...

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  • Today is CarFree Day

    Without the financial support of City Hall, Torontonians are holding their own Car Free Day. Thursday, September 22nd is World CarFree Day and...

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  • Pedestrian posters

    The City of Toronto recently launched a new set of posters aimed at making drivers more aware of pedestrians. The posters feature cars being damaged when...

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  • 12 Lessons from 12 Cities

    The Globe and Mail’s Tralee Pearce offers Mayor Miller some tips from other cities ranging from free wireless networks, public events, wind powered...

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