Toronto Public Space Committee

The Toronto Public Space Committee (TPSC) is a

parks, and squares, should be the independent and cultural “counterbalance” to the profit-driven private sector

As a grassroots organization, the TPSC is financed almost entirely on

seeds and gardening tools. The TPSC uses a model of consensus decision-making

at its monthly open meetings. The structure of the organization is currently undergoing a re-evaluation by its members.

In 2005, TPSC was called Toronto's Best Activist Group by the local Now magazine.^[1]

Campaigns

The TPSC is consistently involved in local Toronto City Council affairs affecting city space. In recent years, the committee has formed various campaigns that aim to educate and lobby citizens, bureaucrats and politicians on matters such as anti-postering bylaws, tree protection, mobile (or truck) advertising, TTC subway video ads, and billboard advertising.

Other campaigns the TPSC spearheads are less political, but stay true to public-space advocacy. The committee hosts

flowers in small crevices and decrepit planters in downtown streets. In 2005, the TPSC's Downtown De-Fence Project won a Clean and Beautiful City Appreciation Award.^[2]

Spacing

Spacing, a 3-times-yearly magazine focusing on issues affecting Toronto's public realm, was originally published by the TPSC in house until it was spun off as a wholly independent magazine after the first issue. The two organizations support each other on occasion.

References

^ NOW Magazine - Newsfront in Toronto, OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2005 Archived November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ Clean and Beautiful City Appreciation Awards 2005

External links

[1] NOW Magazine - Newsfront in Toronto, OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2005 Archived November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Clean and Beautiful City Appreciation Awards 2005

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Campaigns

Spacing

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