By Sean Marshall
A review of the new Shaw Street bike route
It has been a rather trying winter for cyclists in Toronto. Besides the unseasonably cold temperatures, the snow and ice has made... Read More
TTC looking to cut bus and streetcar stops, mulls time-based transfers
At the next Toronto Transit Commission meeting on January 28, staff will present a report [PDF] that may affect the locations of bus... Read More
York Region’s Rapidways: the good, the bad and the ugly
Viva Purple bus on new Highway 7 Rapidway I recently visited the first completed section of “Rapidway”, York Region... Read More
Blocking the Way: Railways and freeways are major barriers to pedestrians
Pedestrian crossing of GO Transit Stouffville Corridor, at Marilyn Avenue near Agincourt Station The biggest barrier to pedestrians... Read More
A brief history of Dufferin Street
Dufferin Street, looking north at Dupont, 1950. Note the wires for the new Annette Trolley Coach route on Dupont and the level... Read More
A win for pedestrians in last week’s messy council meeting
In March, I wrote about the planned reconstruction of Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd, which amongst other things, would... Read More
Pusateri’s threatens Bay Street pedestrian improvements
The City of Toronto will be reconstructing Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd this year. One of the key benefits to... Read More
New TTC bus stops sighted
New bus stop signs are currently being installed on the 94 Wellesley bus route, a trial of the TTC’s new wayfinding... Read More
Toronto’s streetcar network in 1926
Sample of Roman Fomin’s 1926 map of streetcar and interurban map available on Transit Toronto Transit Toronto is a great website... Read More
Lost Villages: Huttonville
Nestled in the Credit Valley is the hamlet of Huttonville, at the corner of Mississauga Road and Queen Street/Embleton Road in the... Read More