December 2010
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Dec 31st
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quickfix: Globe and Mail » Shrinking middle class... →
runltw: Globe and Mail » Shrinking middle class makes Toronto a city of socioeconomic extremes: “Toronto is becoming a city of stark economic extremes as its middle class is hollowed out and replaced by a bipolar city of the rich and poor – one whose lines are drawn neighbourhood by neighbourhood. New…
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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what can toronto learn from melbourne →
toronto and melbourne.  sisterly love.
Dec 30th
planninganddesignaus asked: No, you can never be too enthusiastic about where you live! After having traveled the world, I am amazed at how much more patriotic I am towards my home in Adelaide than I was before I left. Studying at Ryerson is amazing - I loved it, but a lot harder than Australia. We're so much more relaxed back home. Definitely do it - you won't regret it.

I'm from Adelaide,...
Dec 30th
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The Mathematical City (A Physicist Solves the... →
citybreaths: Great read in The New York Times featuring Geoffrey West, a theoretical physicist. West wants to gain a fundamental understanding of cities. He is tired of urban theory; he wants to invent urban science. West already reduced the problem of understanding every single city to a number of equations.  ”Look, we all know that every city is unique. That’s all we talk about when we talk...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 19th
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planninganddesignaus asked: Hey, thank you for the follow! You're a real Torontonian aren't you! My girlfriend and I have lived in your fantastic city for the past six months whilst I've been studying Town Planning at Ryerson - I love your blog.
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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Want to find out how walkable your neighbourhood... →
Score: 92 “walker’s paradise” planninganddesignaus: Click the link above to find a score on how walkable your neighbourhood is, and calculate a transit accessibility score. My area seems to have an okay level of walkability, but good public transit access. 
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 10th
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Empowering the City: London/New York →
quartey: “Gerald Frug contrasts the structures and powers of city government in London and New York in order to ask a crucial urban question: what are our cities empowered to do?” (via UrbanOmnibus)
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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