{"id":44985,"date":"2013-07-17T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=44985"},"modified":"2013-07-17T00:46:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T04:46:57","slug":"torontos-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/07\/17\/torontos-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto&#8217;s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>HONEST ED&#8217;S<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2013\/07\/16\/honest_eds_sign_too_damaged_to_save.html\">Honest Ed&#8217;s sign too damaged to save<\/a>\u00a0[Toronto Star]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2013\/07\/16\/honest_eds_is_up_for_sale.html\">Honest Ed&#8217;s is up for sale<\/a>\u00a0[Toronto Star]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/torontos-honest-eds-gets-tossed-into-the-bargain-bin-of-history\/article13268842\/\">Toronto\u2019s Honest Ed\u2019s gets tossed into the bargain bin of history<\/a>\u00a0[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/shocked-customers-and-staff-at-honest-eds-faced-with-sale-of-store-where-nothing-ever-changes\/\">Shocked customers and staff at Honest Ed\u2019s faced with sale of store where nothing ever changes<\/a>\u00a0[National Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/honest-eds-general-manager-confirms-iconic-toronto-store-is-up-for-sale\/\">&#8216;The timing is right&#8217;: Honest Ed\u2019s general manager confirms that iconic Toronto store is up for sale<\/a>\u00a0[National Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/iconic-honest-eds-store-quietly-put-up-for-sale\/\">Toronto&#8217;s iconic Honest Ed&#8217;s store \u2014 famous for its cheesy outdoor signage \u2014 quietly put up for sale<\/a>\u00a0[National Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2013\/07\/16\/toronto-honest-eds-sale.html\">Honest Ed&#8217;s, iconic Toronto discount store, is for sale<\/a>\u00a0[CBC]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/transportation\/2013\/07\/16\/go_transit_trains_and_buses_get_a_makeover.html\">GO Transit trains and buses get a makeover<\/a>\u00a0[Toronto Star]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2013\/07\/16\/ford_subway_plan_blasted_by_public_works_chair.html\">Flaherty statement on Scarborough project calls Sheppard funding into question<\/a>\u00a0[Toronto Star]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/city_hall\/2013\/07\/16\/scarborough_subway_mired_in_votebuying_flipfloppery_and_lies_james.html\">Scarborough subway mired in vote-buying, flip-floppery and lies: James<\/a>\u00a0[Toronto Star]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/toronto-councillor-slams-scarborough-subway-plan-as-a-vote-buying-exercise\/article13242112\/\">Flaherty staffer confirms money Ford eyes for Scarborough subway up for grabs<\/a>\u00a0[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=193551\">Will Ford\u2019s subway kill Sheppard LRT?<\/a>\u00a0[NOW]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/rob-ford-back-off-of-suggestion-sheppard-lrt-funds-could-be-reallocated-to-scarborough-subway\/\">Rob Ford backs off from suggestion Sheppard LRT funds could be reallocated to Scarborough subway<\/a>\u00a0[National Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/wrong-on-so-many-levels-ford-ally-blasts-scarborough-subway-funding-plan\/\">\u2018Wrong on so many levels\u2019: Ford ally blasts Scarborough subway funding plan<\/a>\u00a0[National Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/07\/16\/scott-stinson-on-toronto-subways-a-transit-breakthrough-more-like-a-transit-plan-broken\/\">Scott Stinson on Toronto subways: A transit breakthrough? 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