Local Motion in NOW Magazine

In the latest issue of NOW Magazine, Josh Hume investigates the changing political tone of Toronto in the wake of the recent municipal election.

'Consider all the fanciful talk a few years back of bike lanes in the sky, entire streets without cars and the unearthing of lost creeks. It may all have been improbable, but the atmosphere allowed such ideas to flourish ... That mood was captured in Coach House Press’s uTOpia books, first launched in 2005. Somewhat aptly, on Tuesday (November 16), the last in the series, Local Motion: The Art Of Civic Engagement In Toronto will be feted at Lula Lounge. 'I want people to get the feeling we’re not at the mercy of the people we elect,' says series co-editor Alana Wilcox.'

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