Category Archives: Community Projects
Scadding Court’s Business Out of the Box Design Charrette
TPSI had the pleasure of participating in a design charrette hosted by the Scadding Court Community Centre (SCCC) last November exploring the potential of expanding the centre’s shipping container market—Market 707—into a full-fledged container mall. Currently, the market provides 19 small … Continue reading
Open Streets comes to TO
Toronto is set to join the likes of New York, LA, London and Tokyo by adopting an “Open Streets” program this coming summer, pending city council approval. The idea is simple; briefly close a section of road to motorised traffic … Continue reading
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Track Toronto – an interactive music map of the city
Last June, a couple of friends and I started to collect and map all of the songs we could find about the city of Toronto. We now have a rich and rapidly growing archive of over 100 songs for your … Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing the Community Consciousness
Given that there are over 2.5 million people living within Toronto’s borders, any attempt to try and get an accurate picture of exactly what goes on day to day in our city seems … Continue reading
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StopGap – DIY Accessibility
Maybe you’ve noticed the brightly coloured ramps at the entrances to shops scattered around downtown, in the Junction & along Roncesvalles. These ramps make businesses with a step at the entrance wheelchair accessible, and also raise awareness about a problem … Continue reading