Archive for 'Peter Goffin'

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Public Works: The App That Shows You How And Why to Commute Without a Car

The Washington, D.C.–area tool maps your route and explains how healthy, wealthy, and green it will make you.

By Peter Goffin Jun. 9th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: What Toronto Can Learn From Barcelona

Lessons in urban innovation, gleaned from a week spent in the Spanish city.

By Peter Goffin Jun. 2nd, 10:00 am

Awards Honour Best Homeless Artists

Seven residents of Homes First shelters and housing have been nominated for a bursary recognizing their visual art, music, and crafting.

By Peter Goffin May. 13th, 3:00 pm

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Remembering A. Alan Borovoy, Civil Liberties Champion

Memories of working with one of Canada's leading advocates for rights and freedoms.

By Peter Goffin May. 12th, 3:00 pm

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Public Works: Tailoring the City For Pedestrians’ Special Needs

A pair of British companies have created "Responsive Street Furniture" that digitally adapts crosswalks and streetlights to accommodate people with disabilities.

By Peter Goffin May. 12th, 9:00 am

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Are There Rotten Ingredients in Toronto’s Asphalt?

A Kingston-based researcher says our potholes could be prevented by changing the way asphalt is made. The issue is a lot more controversial that you'd think.

By Peter Goffin May. 11th, 11:45 am

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West Toronto Youth Access Free Mental and Sexual Health Care at EdgeWest Clinic

Planned Parenthood Toronto and a Davenport community health centre have partnered to offer drop-in service to teens and twentysomethings, 12 hours a week.

By Peter Goffin May. 6th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Urban Homesteading Infuses City Life With Traditional Skills

A U.S. web series hopes to teach city slickers about farming, preserves, and DIY crafts. Here in Toronto we're already on the way, thanks to a growing passion for the "authentic."

By Peter Goffin May. 5th, 9:00 am

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Five Big Ideas From CivicAction’s Better City Bootcamp

The best questions, answers, and calls to action from a summit of local leaders.

By Peter Goffin Apr. 29th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Building Infrastructure That Cleans the Air

Barcelona is building a traffic bridge out of pollution-neutralizing concrete. Chicago has paved a road with it. Could Toronto adopt the trend?

By Peter Goffin Apr. 28th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Where (Almost) No Cars Go

Parts of Toronto have experimented with car-free days, but Madrid hopes to get vehicles out of its city centre by 2020.

By Peter Goffin Apr. 21st, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Pioneering the Efficient, Hybrid 18-Wheeler Big Rig

The US government challenged automakers to build an eco-friendly tractor trailer. Here's how they rose to the challenge, and why our local government can too.

By Peter Goffin Apr. 14th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Preparing Sewage Treatment Plants for Climate Change

As Toronto anticipates worse storms and more flooding, Boston's Deer Island wastewater facility has planned for the worst.

By Peter Goffin Apr. 7th, 10:00 am

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Public Works: Come See Toronto’s Not-So Famous Sights

Amsterdam's marketing pros want more tourists to visit the outer reaches the city's greater metropolitan area.

By Peter Goffin Mar. 31st, 10:30 am

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Public Works: Detecting Potholes Before They Happen

British researchers have created an algorithm that scans images of roads to find signs of surface deterioration.

By Peter Goffin Mar. 17th, 9:30 am

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Public Works: Crowdsourcing a Map of Urban Decay

The Detroit Blight Removal Task Force enlisted a tech startup to create an app for reporting abandoned and derelict properties.

By Peter Goffin Mar. 10th, 9:00 am

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Public Works: Raising the Bar for Development Projects

Portland has told its city planners to scrutinize development proposals for neighbourhood compatibility, nature preservation, and other factors. Here's why Toronto can't be that firm.

By Peter Goffin Mar. 3rd, 9:00 am

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Public Works: More Diversity in City Government

Lexington, Mass., is being recognized for increasing multiculturalism in civic leadership. Here's why Toronto could and should be doing the same.

By Peter Goffin Feb. 24th, 9:00 am