Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities.
Toronto’s bustling Dundas and Yonge intersection can now be identified as not only home to the Eaton Center and Dundas Square, but also to Toronto’s first scramble intersection. The scramble will allow pedestrians to traverse the intersection on a diagonal, and is said to be implemented soon at Yonge and Bloor and Bay and Bloor. Toronto photographer Sam Javanrouh documented a scene of this revamped intersection in action.
After rejecting proposals from Bombardier and TRAM Power in July, the Toronto Transit Commission has reopened bids for the construction of new streetcars. The TTC is in search of vehicles to replace street railway cars, and for the new Transit City light rail system.
London Ontario has recently allowed the Egg Farmers of Canada to advertise on the city’s bike lanes. The ad’s bike silhouettes are clearer than the rest on the path, which could be seen as beneficial to bikers and drivers alike, however the images are also an affront to the value of the public space on which they are painted. After discussing the topic on the CBC Radio 1’s Ontario Today show, Matthew Blackett explores the potential consequences of allowing this type inventive yet destructive ad campaign.