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Heroes and Villains 2011:
Heroes—Cityscape

Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—the very best and very worst people, places, things, and ideas that have had an influence on the city over the past twelve months.
Today, in heroes: making our day-to-day experience of life in the city better.
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Bixi, for making it easier to be a cyclist in the city. |
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New Subway Trains, for being the silver lining in our often grey commutes. |
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Indie Food Culture, for giving us street food worthy of our food-loving city. |
From December 12–23, the candidates for Mightiest and Meanest—and new this year, a reader’s write-in option! From December 26–29 you’ll be able to vote for Toronto’s Superhero and Supervillain of the year, and we’ll reveal the results December 30.









