On November 20th a book launch is being held at the Gladstone Hotel for a new book entitled "uTopia: Towards a New Toronto. On the website of the publisher Coach House Books the book is described as:

an anthology that aims to capture and chronicle the wave of civic pride and enthusiasm that has washed over the city during the past two years. A compendium of pie-in-the-sky speculations and pragmatic suggestions by thirty-four different journalists, artists, thinkers, architects and activists,

Two of the essays in the book are by figures well known in the cycling community, Jacob Allderdice and Dave Meslin. You can find more information on the book at the following link uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto

The launch is being held at the Gladstone Hotel. The details are quoted below.

uTOpia Launch
Sunday, November 20, 2005
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W., Toronto
$5
416 979 2217 or mail@chbooks.com

2:00 to 5:00pm
Panels, activities and more. We'll talk public, private and political space, hold mayoral auditions, ask you to redesign your favourite building on a napkin and give the CN Tower a makeover. Bring your kids!

8:00pm to midnight
A TOast and some TOmfoolery, featuring music by Republic of Safety, Free School and special guests, and much, much more.