public space Archives

February 5, 2016

It’s not complicated. #LeashYourDog

Maybe I’m coming across as too angry about unleashed dogs in…

December 17, 2013

Dog people: pick up your dog’s shit. FFS. | #TOpoli #dogs

Koba and I are asking you nicely. Really, people, it’s a no-brainer.…

August 6, 2013

Via @yvonnebambrick, working to eliminate the door prize | #TOpoli #bikeTO

http://bcove.me/xp3vq2gk [brightcove vid=2589754678001&exp3=655898905001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=593482582001&pk=AQ~~,AAAAii5Rh_E~,CtyoY0YlBsbcIexFHrivx99PNEri0ZG2&w=640&h=446] The amazing and energetic @yvonnebambrick appears in this timely…

July 1, 2013

Cycling in Toronto and the toxic effect of consistent anti-bike rhetoric | #TOpoli #BikeTO

https://twitter.com/kiwinerd/status/349540526325903360 Bit of a change-up here, folks. Usually it’s Daren who gets…

July 9, 2012

#cARTographyTO and Astral Media: subverting the commercial colonization of public space | #TOpoli

Via The Grid and Torontoist, news of an inspired and inspiring guerrilla action over the weekend. Dozens of sidewalk-blocking, ad-filled eyesores, laughably known as “info pillars,” were repurposed and turned into art installations, social and pol…

June 16, 2012

Public space, public amenities and the public good, or corporate colonization? | #onpoli

So I’m driving along the lakeshore this morning and my daughter, who’s…

October 28, 2011

Wall Street Firms Spy on Protesters in Tax-Funded Center | #OccupyWallStreet | AlterNet

via alternet.org “Wall Street’s audacity to corrupt knows no bounds and the…

September 28, 2011

Video: Queen West Art Crawl – celebrating the idea of public space

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EN24pXGwns&w=480&h=274] Times like this, with their depressing talk of “taxpayers” and…

July 22, 2011

What happens when you design cities around cars

Bad design kills people. That’s right. It’s not a matter of aesthetics,…

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