As a grassroots organization, the TPSC is financed almost entirely on donations, as well as various contributions in kind from its members, such as 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]
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 guerrilla gardening outings in the spring and summer; growing native plants and 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, 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.
^NOW Magazine - Newsfront in Toronto, OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2005 November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^Clean and Beautiful City Appreciation Awards 2005
External links
Toronto Public Space Committee
Space Cadets (eye weekly article)
City Beautification Ensemble
May 15, 2023
toronto, public, space, committee, tpsc, volunteer, profit, organization, located, toronto, ontario, canada, that, defends, city, public, space, from, corporate, private, forces, including, cars, outdoor, advertising, tpsc, argues, that, public, property, such. The Toronto Public Space Committee TPSC is a volunteer run non profit organization located in Toronto Ontario Canada that defends the city s public space from corporate and private forces including cars and outdoor advertising The TPSC argues that public property such as sidewalks bike paths 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 donations as well as various contributions in kind from its members such as 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 Contents 1 Campaigns 2 Spacing 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCampaigns EditThe 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 guerrilla gardening outings in the spring and summer growing native plants and 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 EditMain article Spacing magazine 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 See also EditPublic space Billboards Culture jamming Critical Mass Guerrilla gardening Spacing magazine References Edit NOW Magazine Newsfront in Toronto OCTOBER 27 NOVEMBER 2 2005 Archived November 4 2005 at the Wayback Machine Clean and Beautiful City Appreciation Awards 2005External links EditToronto Public Space Committee Space Cadets eye weekly article City Beautification Ensemble Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toronto Public Space Committee amp oldid 1058531073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
