Monthly Archives: July 2011
City Approves New InfoToGo Pillars – More ads and less community info
InfoToGo Street Furniture to get more Advertising Toronto, July 15th, 2011 – Toronto may be looking at 120 ‘sidewalk billboards’ this fall. On July 14th, City council approved a modified design for the new InfoToGo Pillars by Astral Media. The … Continue reading →
Executive Director’s Note
It’s been a busy couple of months for us, both with the transition from the Toronto Public Space Committee to the Toronto Public Space Initiative, and with the recent push by the city to increase the amount – and invasiveness … Continue reading →
City Naming Rights: Update and Rally Success
TPSI June Rally to Keep Public Names for Public Spaces On June 23rd we held a rally to keep public names for public spaces following the Executive Committee’s decision on June 20th 2011 to refer the new naming rights and … Continue reading →
TTC Advertising Contract – TTC Sells Civic Identity and Inundates Customers for Approx. 1% Additional Funding
Image Design By Daniel Quinn On July 6th 2011 the TTC approved a new advertising contract with Pattison Outdoor Advertising. The new contract allows for new advertising initiatives that could result in the sale of subway station names, subway line … Continue reading →
Street Kiosks: Get Ready for More Ads on the Sidewalk
Advertising space is set to grow in Toronto – and space for community information will shrink – due to a decision by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on June 13th. The committee voted to alter the design of Toronto’s … Continue reading →
New Taxi Top Ads
Taxi Top Ads We did an interview for a NOW Magazine on the new Taxi Top Ads that have been popping up all over Toronto. Read more about the new Taxi Ads and our response here
Special Thanks!
Throughout all of this we’ve been lucky to receive the help of a number of people and team members, including: Bill Cowen helped create and design our new website and continues to provide technical assistance and other expertise to TPSI. … Continue reading →
Public Space Defence Fund
We require additional funds to pay for our operating costs. Our reserve is running low. Please consider donating to the Public Space Defence Fund (contact [email protected]) for details.
Art Attack
Art Attack Logo by Corina Wong The new Art Attack site is up! For those of you who don’t know, Art Attack is the city’s premier culture jamming project – combining fun with political action and reclaiming the streets using … Continue reading →
Guerilla Gardening
Guerilla Gardeners The new GG site is online and going strong. For those that don’t know, Guerilla Gardening beautifies neglected areas of the city by planting flowers and shrubs in impromptu gardens which are adopted by the community after. They … Continue reading →
