Waterfront
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Toronto waterfront enters Hall of Shame
Project for Public Spaces in New York has a fantastic website that offers up lots of interesting urban planning solutions. One of their features is a Hall...
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Water, water, everywhere…
It looks like the summer’s high temperatures and humidity have sparked a lot of talk about the Waterfront these days. Today, Christopher Hume has an...
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Weekend headlines on public space issues
Christopher Hume has a great piece in the Star today about the redevelopment of Beirut during the 1990s and its connection to Toronto’s waterfront...
By Matthew Blackett -
Quay to the City
It looks like we can get ready for our first taste of a revitalized central Waterfront. As reported before, Queen’s Quay West from Spadina to York...
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Today’s headlines
Ryerson’s new Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health • Dirty beaches spark debate in Ajax [ Toronto Star ] • Hume...
By Matthew Blackett -
Today’s public space headlines
BB King at the rebuilt Colonial Tavern, 1977 • City’s oldest firehall show its age [ Globe and Mail ] • Construction begins on new...
By Matthew Blackett -
Today’s public space headlines
• Skateboarders, nature lovers in weedy tug-of-war [ Globe and Mail ] • One cool ride [ Globe and Mail ] • Goodbye to accidental landmark ...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto Bay Initiative photo contest
The Toronto Bay Initiative is holding a photo contest. They are looking for photos that “celebrate the unique character, beauty and revitalization...
By Matthew Blackett -
A glimpse of the future?
There was an article in the Star a few days ago about how the city will be temporarily closing down Queen’s Quay improve pedestrian access to the...
By Ian Malczewski -
No swimming
From the Toronto Star: It’s going to be hot, hot, hot for the next several days. So, where do you go to cool off? To the beach, of course. But wait...
By Matthew Blackett -
Working Towards A Clean and Beautiful Waterfront
Last night I was at Cherry Beach watching the fireworks and lamenting the fact that I hadn’t brought a bathing suit to hop in the lake. When I told...
By Ian Malczewski -
Birds vs. Boards and Other News
TTC streetcars are flying little Canadian flags off their back wires this weekend. I find this a charming little touch. NOW has an interesting article...
By Dylan Reid