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Toronto sister cities

The other day I learned that São Paulo, Mexico City and Tehran are sister cities to Toronto.

Via Wikipedia

Creating a sustainable city

Freiburg, Germany has become a stunning model of sustainability, thanks in part to Wulf Daseking, the city’s Head of Urban Planning since 1984.

For Professor Wulf Daseking, the City of Freiburg’s Head of Urban Planning, longevity and continuity aren’t just buzzwords on a whiteboard but themes to live and plan by. After 26 years at the helm of Germany’s Environmental Capital, Daseking embodies the notion of sustainability in a city that has seen only four planning directors since World War II.

However, the secret ingredient that earned Freiburg the Academy of Urbanism’s European City of the Year Award in 2010 is Daseking’s flair for bold and unconventional thinking. From Seepark, a former gravel pit turned recreational eco-park, to Wiehrebahnhof, an old train station cooperatively rebuilt into a thriving cultural arts center, the Professor’s fingerprints are all over the projects in the “you can’t do that” category.

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TTC Riders

If you live in Toronto, are concerned about public transit and feel like our current city administration is taking us for a ride, this group might be a good fit for you.

Our goal is to build a strong and vibrant transit advocacy group that gives a voice to the interests and concerns of the millions of us who use the TTC.

Are You Concerned about Transit in Toronto? Then Join the Crowd!

Thousands of transit users from across the city want a TTC that works for them.
Now you have chance to be heard and make real changes.
Join us for the founding meeting of TTCriders, Toronto’s new voice for transit riders, and help us reshape how Toronto does transit.

Wednesday June 22nd, 2011
7:00pm – 9:00pm
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge Street (at North York Centre Subway station)
Committee Room 3

London in 1927 (in colour)