Articles tagged with: Nathan Phillips Square
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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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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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Photos 1, 4 and 5 by HiMY SYeD.
Desi Talk in Toronto, May 2 2008, Page 6.
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Annakoot • Baisakhi • City Hall • culture • Desi Talk • Khalsa Day Parade • Nathan Phillips Square • Newspaper • Ontario Sikh Gurdwara Council • Religion • Sikh • Toronto
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By Patrick Metzger, Torontoist
Happy New Year! Thousands of GTA-ians jammed Nathan Phillips Square to watch CIty TV’s tiny perfect anchorman Gord Martineau host his 75th New Year’s bash. Thousands more did not.
Toronto also rang in the new year with another snowstorm, which is expected to continue all day and inflict up to 10 cm of inconvenience on the city. Stupid climate change.
Today the GST drops by a penny …
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Benazir Bhutto • CityTV • climate change • David Letterman • Donald Trump • Gord Martineau • Happy New Year • Letterman • Nathan Phillips Square • new year • New Years • New Years Eve • news • Pakistan • Robin Williams • Snow • the city • Toronto • Trump • TV • Wednesday • writers strike
