Articles Archive for May 2011
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By Edward Keenan
The GRID TO
Former mayoral candidate Himy Syed recently joked on Twitter that Doug Ford needs more security protection than Rob since, if anything were to happen to Doug, Rob would become mayor.
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Adam Vaughan • Aids Programs • Approachable • Brother • Chicago • Dave Meslin • debate • Deco Labels and Tags • Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday • Doug Ford • Edward Keenan • Etobicoke • Ford Administration • Fort York Bridge • Funding • Giorgio Mammoliti • Glenn De Baeremaeker • Gord Perks • Incinerator • Janet Davis • Josh Matlow • Lingerie Football League • Mayor David Miller • Mayoral Candidate HiMY SYeD • Pam McConnell • Police • Premier Mike Harris • Public Works • PWIC • Rob Ford • Salesman • Scarborough • Security • Shelley Carroll • Strong mayor system • The Grid TO • Toronto Police • Vision Thing • Ward 2
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By Derek Lang, BagelHot
Ended up walking down to the beach today. It was rainy and it’s been a while since I’ve been down there since moving to the other side of the city. Not surprisingly there was no one around. Torontoians are odd that way in that a bit of rain scares them off. Being a saturday they couldn’t even use the excuse that they were at work.
While walking toward the life guard station, in the distance I saw a figure …
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BagelHot • Beach • Boardwalk • Budget Cuts • Derek Lang • Enjoyment • Giant Outstallation Art • labyrinth • Lifeguards Station • Mayor Rob Ford • People of Toronto • Race 4 Mayor • Rain • Rocks • Saturday • TOBudget • TOpoli • Toronto City of Labyrinths Project • Toronto Politics • Torontonians • Volleyball Posts
Categorized, Torontopreneur »
From Condo.ca
One of Toronto’s most famous citizens, Jane Jacobs died in 2006, but her legacy lives on in many ways, including the annual Jane’s Walk that takes place this weekend in Toronto and in 68 cities around the world. It’s a fitting way to remember the great urban theorist—the date is chosen to coincide with her May 4 birthday—who believed that the health of cities depended on the involvement of citizens in the life of their neighbourhoods.
Way back in 1957 when urban planning in …
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1957 • cities • GRAFFITI • hipsters • Historic • jane jacobs • Jane's Walk • Ossington • parkdale • Retracing Stop Spadina • Spadina Expressway • The Death and Life of Great American Cities • urban planning • Yonge Street
Categorized, Torontopreneur »
Title: Tr_ns_tC_ty – Toronto Missing Urban Strategy
Starts at: Sunday, 3 p.m.
Meeting Place: Finch Bus Terminal, northeast corner of Bishop Avenue and Yonge Street
Rob Ford’s first action as mayor was to tell someone that he planned on killing Transit City in favour of building subways. While Ford’s position has caused considerable furor, the debate over transit in Toronto has been raging for decades, encompassing issues like the role of bike lanes and choosing between subways and streetcars. This hour-and-a-half-long walk promises to analyze the current political questions regarding Toronto’s transit system, and will also provide contextual background about public transit in Toronto dating back to the 19th century.
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A La Cart • CAMH • Central Neighbourhood House • CNH • Corktown • Don Mills Road • Emma Goldman • Fairview Mall • Finch Bus Terminal • Flatiron Building • Food Desert • G20 • George Brown • Gooderham Building • GRAFFITI • GTA • Heritage • History • Jane and Finch • jane jacobs • Jane's Walk • John Lorinc • Lotherton Village • Mimico • Nathan Phillips Square • neighbourhoods • Peanut Plaza • Pedestrians • Queen and Spadina • R.C. Harris • Rob Ford • Scarborough • Social Inclusion • social justice • TGH • The Peanut • The Ward • Toronto General Hospital • Torontoist • TransitCity • Tr_ns_tC_ty • Urban Strategy • Vending • Willowdale • Wychwood Barns
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By Derek Flack, blogTO
Founded in 2007, Jane’s Walk, the annual celebration of urban theorist and advocate Jane Jacobs, has grown into an international event that takes place in 68 cities across the world and involves over 400 guided walking tours. As the city where it all started, Toronto thankfully leads the way with over a 100 walks scheduled for the weekend of May 7 and 8th. Needless to say, there’s a lot to choose from. With that in mind, I’ve put together some of …
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Amy Lavender Harris • Arts Funding • BlogTO • Cabbagetown • City Planners • Dylan Reid • galleries • GRAFFITI • Hanlan's Point • HiMY SYeD • hipsters • iPhone app • Jane Farrow • jane jacobs • Jane's Walk • Jason Kucherawy • Jeff Melanson • John Lorinc • Ken Greenberg • KPMB • Kristyn Wong-Tam • Mark Jull • Nathan Phillips Square • neighbourhoods • Ossington • parkdale • Paula Fletcher • Pho • public space • Regent Park • Riverside • Rob Ford • Shawn Micallef • Spadina Expressway • Steve Fry • Tim McCaskell • Toronto Islands • Tours • Vintage Stores • Yonge Street • Yonge Street Planning Framework
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By Melinda M., Ossington Village
This weekend, May 7-8, you’ll be seeing a lot of groups of people walking around Toronto as part of Jane’s Walks 2011. We participated in a few of the walks in our area last year, and despite bouts of rain, we enjoyed ourselves, learned a lot and met some interesting neighbours.
This year there are over 170 free walking tours planned for the GTA, and we are exploring those within walking distance of us. The titles alone demonstrate the diversity of …
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Bloor Street West • cafés • CAMH • Dark Age Ahead • Dave Harvey • Dovercourt • Dundas West • Friendly Spike Theatre Band • galleries • Garrison Creek • GTA • hipsters • Jane's Walk • Liberty Village • Mike Layton • Ossington • Ossington Village • Park People • Shaw Street • trinity bellwoods park • Vintage Stores • Wizard of Ossington
