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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Jake Tobin Garrett

  • Jarvis bike lanes improve safety for all road users

    At the Toronto Cyclist Union’s—sorry, Cycle Toronto’s—annual general meeting a few evenings ago, Andrea Garcia, Director of Advocacy and Operations, spoke...

  • Removal of Jarvis bike lane to cost $272,000

    Installing a bike lane takes money, but uninstalling it can take even more. And sometimes, as with the case of the removal of the Jarvis bike lane, a lot...

  • Bixi gets bigger

    I first saw the notice taped to the side of the Bixi station on Hoskin Ave and Devonshire Pl, saying that it was going to be relocated to allow for snow...

  • Four bad ideas for bikes

    There are bad ideas, and then there are really bad ideas. And then there is the idea mused about by Adriane Carr, a Green party candidate in Vancouver’s...

  • Toronto on fast forward

    Toronto Tempo from Ryan Emond on Vimeo. What is it about watching our urban lives on fast forward that fascinates us so much? I think about this every...

  • Dispatches from cycling in Vancouver

    Much has happened for cycling in Vancouver since I left a year and a half ago. With new separated lanes, Vancouver has created the back-bone of what is...

  • New York City to launch bike share program

    The Big Apple has jumped into the bike share game, and, true to form, has immediately catapulted itself to the top of the list in terms of the size of the...

  • Summer Streets get New York moving

    On my recent trip to New York I found myself walking Broadway on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, negotiating the sidewalk amidst hordes of people and...

  • Learning from Minneapolis

    When one thinks about cycling friendly cities in the United States, it’s cities like Portland or perhaps New York, with its recent high-profile bike...

  • On the removal of bike lanes

    Just a few days ago, Catherine Porter from the Toronto Star asked the question: Will John Street be the next Jarvis? A more appropriate question can now...

  • Meet Toronto’s New Bike Plan

    Well, folks here it is. After publicly musing about a downtown separated bike lane network shortly after the 2010 municipal election, Councillor Denzil...

  • Ken Greenberg Talks Flexible Urbanism in New Book

    Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder by Ken Greenberg, Random House Canada, 400 pages, $29.95 After the election of Rob Ford, it seemed as...