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Toronto’s Park People Creating Fertile Ground for Growing Neighbourhoods

One year in, we check in with the people behind Park People, an organization that wants to make the city within a park even better.

By Jake Tobin Garrett May. 10th, 10:00 am

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Let’s Make a Deal

Illuminating the often-murky world of Section 37 of the Planning Act. (Hint: it's where some important money comes from.)

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 26th, 1:00 pm

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The Better Way, Around the World

Taras Grescoe wrote Straphanger, a book about public transit in many different cities, worldwide. We spoke to him about how the TTC stacks up. (Or doesn't.)

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 25th, 9:30 am

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LEAF Brings a Bit of Wilderness to the TTC

A not-for-profit organization takes small, unused spaces in the city and re-imagines them as gardens.

By Jake Tobin Garrett • Photos by Andrew LouisJan. 9th, 9:00 am

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What Do Torontonians Want From Their Waterfront?

Last night: a public consultation to discuss the accelerated development of the Port Lands.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Dec. 13th, 1:00 pm

2011 Hero: CodeBlueTO

Nominated for: heart and activist savvy in equal measure.

By Jake Tobin Garrett • Illustration by Sasha PlotnikovaDec. 12th, 12:19 pm

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A New Park Plan for the City Within a Park

While the City's 2012 budget reveals reduced services in Toronto's parks, it's been holding public consultations on a new Parks Plan that will provide guidance for the next five years.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Nov. 29th, 10:00 am

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Transit City?

Transit experts gathered last night to discuss how Toronto gets around.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Oct. 26th, 11:30 am

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Broke City?

Two financial experts gathered yesterday to discuss municipal finance and whether, as some have said, Toronto is really on the rocks.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Oct. 5th, 12:00 pm

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The Vision Thing

The Canadian Urban Institute brought four city builders together to discuss whether Toronto has lost its way.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Sep. 21st, 2:30 pm

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Design City

The City of Toronto recognizes the best in urban design during the past two years at the Toronto Urban Design Awards.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Sep. 21st, 10:45 am

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A River Runs Through It

In the midst of uncertainty over the development of Toronto's waterfront, landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh explains the approved Lower Don Lands plan.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Sep. 19th, 4:30 pm

What Would Jane Do?

On the 50th anniversary of Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities, four former Toronto mayors gather to discuss her work.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Sep. 16th, 10:30 am

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One Saturday Afternoon at the New Sherbourne Common

By Jake Tobin Garrett Aug. 3rd, 11:00 am

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The Executive Committee’s Game

By Jake Tobin Garrett Jul. 30th, 11:00 am

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Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront

By Jake Tobin Garrett Jun. 16th, 1:00 pm

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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

By Jake Tobin Garrett Jun. 7th, 9:00 am

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Cycling in Toronto Still an Uphill Climb

By Jake Tobin Garrett May. 24th, 2:00 pm

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Type Books Turns Five

By Jake Tobin Garrett • Photos by Laura GodfreyMay. 8th, 9:00 am

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Complete Streets Forum Works to Build Alliances

By Jake Tobin Garrett May. 2nd, 12:00 pm

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National Public Transit Strategy Still Missing from this Election

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 26th, 2:00 pm

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The Hubbub Around Huburbs

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 21st, 2:00 pm

Citizens Engaged at Toronto’s First Park Summit

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 18th, 10:00 am

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Who Cares About 15 Million Urban Voters?

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 15th, 9:00 am

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Whose Park Is It?

By Jake Tobin Garrett Apr. 11th, 12:00 pm

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Ramping Up Plans for TTC Accessibility

By Jake Tobin Garrett Mar. 9th, 12:30 pm

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A Budgetary Debate Fit For Kafka

By Jake Tobin Garrett Feb. 25th, 11:00 am

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Mess Is in the Eye of the Beholder

By Jake Tobin Garrett Feb. 24th, 10:20 am

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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