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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · Jun 9
"Messy Cities: Why We Can't Plan Everything" has been published by Coach House Books. Forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world make the case that a degree of messiness is an essential element in all thriving cities. chbooks.com/Books/M/Mess...
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 1d
"Messy Cities" is featured on the @spacing.bsky.social podcast, as co-editors @shebuildscities.bsky.social , @zahraeb.bsky.social and @dylanreid.bsky.social discuss genesis of the book and the ideas behind it with host @glynbowerman.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto
Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 7d
The sharp edge of messy urbanism

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Condo v. Church: A story of Toronto on the steps of Sanctuary
The people of Sanctuary believe they are doing the Lord's work on Charles Street East. More and more of their neighbours think the church has become part of the problem.
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 8d
The world’s longest rainbow path. The 600 metre “Long Walk to Equality” by artist Travis Myers at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island … the location of Canada’s first Pride in 1971.
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Shari Kasman @smkasman.bsky.social · Sep 15
My friend Geoff wouldn’t stop complaining about this abandoned motorcycle, so this morning I decided it should become a garden and this afternoon me and his girlfriend Eva created this Motorcycle Garden Pocket! Thanks to the bike’s neighbour for the broken bike basket—it made for a nice planter.
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 11d
Kloveniersburgwal, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. Canal side car parking replaced by canal side dining
In 1980 there is car parking alongside the canal, today this has been replaced with cafe outdoor seating
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 11d
This iconic Kensington Market mural is finally complete — 43 years after it was painted on a dare

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This iconic Kensington Market mural is finally complete — 43 years after it was painted on a dare
The artist behind one of market’s oldest murals has returned to restore it, with help from a city grant and a local land trust.
www.thestar.com
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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 12d
this dissonance is most pronounced in Koreatown, where so many of the working class in restaurants, grocery stores, small shops, etc. do not drive but the #1 political issue that makes residents and visitors go crazy alike is the lack of (free street) parking thanks to its high density
awalkerinla.bsky.social Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 12d
Reflections on last week's #WeekWithoutDriving in a city that still refuses to acknowledge the existence of its nondrivers — which a comprehensive new report claims make up one-third of LA's population
One-third of Angelenos do not drive
Walking back the "car-free" games promise is unconscionable in a city where the people who don't drive are also the most vulnerable users of our streets
www.torched.la
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 12d
Our pop-up spaces on MacLaren, Frank and Florence hosted more than 160 events and drew 2,500 people to downtown Ottawa. Dance lessons, yoga classes, craft nights, street art tours, and chess tournaments — the creativity was endless.
People near a brightly coloured wall of street art on MacLaren People gathering in the Florence pop up space
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 14d
On the vibrancy of mixed, small size independent street retail and the uninviting monotony of large scale "clean and utilitarian" new developments.

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Opinion: Soulless ‘big box’ storefronts are erasing downtowns’ character. But there’s still time to save our cities
New retail developments are replacing small storefronts in downtown areas, leading to a kind of suburbanization of urban cores
www.theglobeandmail.com
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 15d
Sidewalk chalk pink flower
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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 15d
School streets give life. We need repair and nurturing and life-giving initiatives in our cities. We can do this, NYC. We can be a place that is building communities up instead of tearing them down and apart.
misernyc.bsky.social Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 15d
Call me crazy, but I think public space should actually benefit schools, the kids that live in the city, and residents
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City of Cambridge @cambridge.ca · 15d
We’ve launched! 🚀 The new Churchill Park Rocketship Playground is complete!

Plan your next visit to Churchill Park (did we mention the weather this weekend looks beautiful?!) and climb, slide, swing and explore this exciting new play space! 🛝
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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 15d
“Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

Canadians @johnlorinc.bsky.social & @brenttoderian.bsky.social in this Cali article!
People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine
For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 15d
How this neglected laneway’s revitalization united an East Toronto neighbourhood www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
How this neglected laneway’s revitalization united an East Toronto neighbourhood
Through murals, play spaces, and a shared vision, residents in Taylor-Massey turned a forgotten laneway into a vibrant community hub.
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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 16d
Neighbourhood retail is coming back to the Planning and Housing Committee October 30. Looks like a watered down form, which is annoying but let's win it this time. Send up the urbanist bat signal. @anotherglassbox.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @dylanreid.bsky.social @seanyyz.bsky.social
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Michael Bednarski 🇨🇦 @mikebednarski.bsky.social · 23d
When one needs to wait for a bus, there is sometimes a chair available. #TTC #topoli
Kitchen chair inside a bus shelter. Kitchen chair inside a bus shelter. Kitchen chair inside a bus shelter.
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Jake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 25d
Cabbagetown snaps
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25d
7. The most banal thing you can say about NYC, but so true: the diversity -- of races, ethnicities, hair & dress, attitude, gender presentation, behavior -- is just spectacular. I guess this is precisely what scares conservatives about cities, but it fills me with energy & life. Cities, man!
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 25d
Messy Cities is coming to Queen Books! @zahraeb.bsky.social will be hosting a discussion with contributors Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste, and the east-end based editors of the book (@shebuildscities.bsky.social and @dylanreid.bsky.social). www.eventbrite.com/e/talk-messy...
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · 28d
Decorative bike lockups, Cleveland.
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wencer @andrewencer.bsky.social · 29d
I love the reverse angle of this sign, with the faded painted advertisement on the brick. Seen this morning
Canada Dry sign on a variety store at Queen and Logan
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Flachlandtapir @flachlandtapir.bsky.social · Sep 10
#Streetart in Schwerin.
Ein Stromkasten, bemalt mit einem Segelboot, welches als schwarzer Schatten vor einem Sonnenuntergang zu sehen ist.
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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · Sep 16
In 2012, architect May al-Ibrashy founded the Built Environment Collective-Mogawra organisation, meaning 'adjacent' in Arabic, referring to life alongside long-neglected Islamic monuments that many had come to see as burdens.
thenewarab.bsky.social The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · Sep 15
In Cairo's Al-Khalifa, women and locals are restoring endangered monuments, reviving heritage and creating livelihoods through a pioneering grassroots initiative ⬇️
Saving Old Cairo’s heritage from rising waters
In Cairo’s Al-Khalifa, women and locals are restoring endangered monuments, reviving heritage & creating livelihoods through a pioneering grassroots initiative
www.newarab.com
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · Sep 16
Participatory budgeting in Toronto - good to see councillor Moise joining councillor Carroll in trying it out. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Matt Elliott: A Toronto councillor is experimenting with direct democracy for residents. Doug Ford may have put an end to it
A website run by local city councillor Chris Moise allows residents in his ward to submit ideas, discuss them, and ultimately vote on whether they should be funded.
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Messy Urbanisms @messyurbanisms.bsky.social · Sep 15
The "Messy Cities" gang is getting back together at the Toronto Reference Library next week to talk about the book. Come and join us! www.eventbrite.ca/e/messy-citi...
Messy Cities: A Panel Discussion
Join editors and contributors as they discuss a new book about the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity and enterprise.
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