Category Archives: Featured Big

September 6th Public Names for Public Spaces Rally

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

The City wants to sell out the names of Toronto’s parks, subway stations, and public spaces to big business. Join us at our rally this September to put a stop to it! Our public spaces reflect the vibrant history and … Continue reading →

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Special Thanks!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Throughout all of this we’ve been lucky to receive the help of a number of people and team members, including: Bill Mcowen helped create and design our new website and continues to provide technical assistance and other expertise to TPSI. … Continue reading →

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Art Attack

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Guerilla Gardening

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Downtown De-fence Project

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

De-fence is online again, check out their website here. De-fence seeks to take down the barriers that separate us in the city by removing unwanted fences from people’s property.

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Dufferin Grove Park and the City

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Friends of Dufferin Grove Park An issue is developing between the city and Dufferin Grove Park over the way it is being managed. TPSI believes that Dufferin Grove Park is a strong example of democratic community involvement in public spaces. … Continue reading →

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Yonge Street Research – By Elfie Kalfakis

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Elfie completed her thesis on Yonge Street by presenting it in 5 unique portraits. This is not your average boring and long thesis! She uses a collection of mapping exercises to graphically portray different characteristics of the street. It is … Continue reading →

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