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My Toronto Video Contest Voting Page

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A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor

"A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor" Comparative...

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STREET SCENE: Linux Cafe

Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the...

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Farm Friday: Evergreen Brick Works

Name: Evergreen Brick Works Farmers' Market Location:...

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SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Coach Ford, Smitherman walks & a heated TV debate

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010...

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SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking

LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman...

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IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums

The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable...

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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces

Toronto bike riders can celebrate a "first" today:...

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Cities for People — New Toronto design intervention

This is part of a series of posts by students in...

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LORINC: Greenwashing by any other name

I normally have a lot of time for the Toronto Environmental...

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World Wide Wednesday: Maps, Trains, Trikes and Three Million on the A40

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around...

Archives /// Chloe Ellingson

Monday’s headlines

• Taking the pedestrian point of view [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto site picked for Pan Am Games athletes village [ Globe & Mail ] • Local park out of reach for woman on a scooter [ Toronto Star ] • On Broadway: shrub-lined plazas, bike lanes [ Globe & Mail ] • Athletes' village plans could boost waterfront [ Toronto Star ] • Ontario government picks Toronto waterfront for Pan Am athletes village [ CBC ]

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Friday’s Headlines

• Recovery in 2010, councillors told [ National Post ] • Vaughan mayor, husband charged [ Toronto Star ] • Forgotten corners of city need spruce-up [ Toronto Star ] • Kuitenbrouwer: Ondaatje breathes life into city landmark [ National Post ] • Supplier angry it didn't get chance to fix contract bids [ Toronto Star ] • Island airport to be 'revitalized,' Porter says [ Toronto Star ] • Shopping village makes history [ Toronto Sun ]

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Thursday’s headlines

TRANSPORTATION • City a step closer to new streetcars [ National Post ] • Ontario passes cellphone driving ban [ Globe & Mail ] • A fund for roads and bridges [ National Post ] • Revolt on the rails [ NOW ] • Toronto firm fails to get TTC contract, may launch legal challenge [ Globe & Mail ] OTHER NEWS • Toronto economic summit scheduled for May [ Globe & Mail ] • City Hall briefing on economy hush-hush [ Toronto Star ] • Let's send the final deceits of the Harris years down the drain [ Globe & Mail ] • ...

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Wednesday’s headlines

MAYOR'S GREEN INITIATIVE • Greening not cheap in Mayor's eco plan [ National Post ] • Mayor launches $21-million in environmental initiatives [ Globe & Mail ] • Toronto City Hall gets $21 M green makeover [ National Post ] • City spends $21M on green [ Toronto Sun ] TRANSIT • Wind powers a greener GO [ Toronto Star ] • TTC poised for new era in streetcars [ Toronto Sun ] • GO plans anger residents [ Toronto Star ] OTHER NEWS • The first CEO of Build Toronto is... [ National Post ] • Earth Day idea: Make firms ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

TRANSPORTATION • Toronto's monument to indecision [ National Post ] • 'Road pricing' our way out of congestion [ Globe & Mail ] • Health concerns could derail high-speed transit link to Pearson airport [ National Post ] • Bike rack design leads pack [ Toronto Star ] OTHER NEWS • It's time to hit pause on city's visual pollution [ Globe & Mail ] • Patchwork of recycle rules triggers separation anxiety [ Toronto Star ] • Architects draft blueprint for hard times [ Globe & Mail ] • New trucks to pick up hazardous materials, electronics from high- rises [ Globe ...

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Monday’s headlines

• Ancient, vital city a guidepost for Toronto [ Toronto Star ] • City schools test poorly, report says [ National Post ] • Residents lose sleep over loud bumps in the night [ Toronto Star ]

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Friday’s Headlines

• Hogtown needs a taste of Big Apple attitude [ Globe & Mail ] • No pickup of recycling bin overflow [ National Post ] • City touted at global conference [ Toronto Star ] • Yonge and Bloor condo nears critical deadline [ National Post ] • 'Suicide' ad irks transit authority [ Globe & Mail ] • Crombie begs city to rescue 39 pools [ Toronto Star ] • City pulls ad posters with suicide theme [ Toronto Star ] • Trustees debate gift with strings [ Toronto Star ] • Coming to a school near ...

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Thursday’s headlines

GREENING TORONTO • To act green, we need concrete ideas [ Globe & Mail ] • Whole new field of vision [ NOW ] • Toronto's green potential [ EYE Weekly ] • T.O.'s life aquatic [ NOW ] PARKS • City renews battle with ash tree pests [ National Post ] • Eroded path over ravine puts wandering kids at risk [ Toronto Star ] TRANSPORTATION • Activists want city to use recycled gravel [ Toronto Star ] • The end of my love affair with the TTC [ EYE Weekly ] • A problem: How to get out-of-towners to pay ...

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Wednesday’s headlines

GREEN ROOF BYLAW • Go green on top, or face $100,000 fine, city proposes [ National Post ] • 'Green roofs' get watered down [ Globe & Mail ] • Toronto of the future: Cows on the roof, cash crops in the clouds [ National Post ] OTHER NEWS • Bylaws still crazy quilt after all these years [ Globe & Mail ] • Kuitenbrouwer: Nobody goes home happy after Vaughan Council meeting [ National Post ] • Peel wants residents to think inside the blue box [ Globe & Mail ] • Public hearings to discuss west-end rail expansion [ CBC ] • ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

• Ex-mayor documents high cost of suburbia [ Toronto Star ] • Mississauga councillors outraged after audit surprise [ National Post ] • Curbstones leading drivers to park illegally [ Toronto Star ] • Green choice in paint creates problems on roads [ Globe & Mail ]

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