[URBAN NOTE] Four blog links about Toronto: Metrolinx, Christie Pits riots, Scarborough, parkettes

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• Steve Munro evaluates the next plans for Metrolinx for regional transit.


• Evan Balgord at Torontoist looks back at the anti-Nazi Christie Pits riots of 1933.


• Cheryl Thompson at Spacing looks at the extent to which gun violence in Scarborough is a symptom of deepening poverty.


• Nikhil Sharma at Torontoist notes that private parkettes are an imperfect substitute for public parks.