In-ground pinchpoint planters, like the one on Robert Street shown above, act as a curb extension, provide an immovable barrier that discourages drivers from making illegal manoeuvres, and are not subject to the graffiti found on their above-ground counterparts. 
COURTESY SUSAN DEXTER

On Nov. 16, the Santa Claus parade came along Bloor Street. The Bloor Annex BIA reprised its popular kissing stations with mistletoe hanging from some of the BIA’s lights on the streets. Some were more lucky under the lights than others.