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  • Segway Won’t Go Away

    Since this spring, the local Segway company has been trying to get its motorized electric scooters allowed on Toronto’s sidewalks. It has managed to...

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  • Public Security

    Although Toronto is more worried about shootings than car bombs. Worldwide, urban security is an increasing concern. Before we start making our cities...

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  • Car Free Kids

    Gideon Forman writes about raising kids without a car in the city in today’s Toronto Star. The story is personal and a bit sappy but his emphasis on...

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  • Queen West Heritage District Study

    The City of Toronto is embarking on a Heritage District study for Queen Street West between University and Bathurst. The study will create an inventory of...

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  • The spin on monster garbage bins

    Only a few days left to complete the public survey of the monster garbage bins. If you are unfamiliar with this subject go to this site to find out more...

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  • [murmur] Launches on Spadina!

    Please join us tomorrow (Thursday Oct 20th) at Grossman’s Tavern (379 Spadina Avenue at Cecil) from 6-9pm for a (free) reception celebrating the...

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  • Ode to the Bollard

    The simple bollard: a punctuation mark in a mature urban environment; a marker of mediation between conflicting modes of transportation; a tiny totem of...

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  • The Toronto Effect

    According to the Star today: Toronto is becoming more architecturally diverse and denser which is helping some people give up their cars with the added...

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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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