Shoshanna Saxe is a civil engineer from Toronto.

Toronto needs to create space for people during (and after) the pandemic

In the coming weeks and months, we will have the luxury and the obligation to worry about challenges in addition to the threat of... Read More

To interchange or not to interchange: Spadina vs. St. George?

Toronto’s four subway routes are easy to navigate. Trains always run the same routes and there are only five interchange stations... Read More

The Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) is advancing towards completion in the Northwest end of the city. The project is now... Read More

As City Council considers removal of the scramble at Bay and Bloor, many issues are up for debate: safety, usage levels and traffic... Read More

Toronto’s intense debate about transit and mobility has focused on access, cost and travel speed. Another important issue, one that’s... Read More

Transit referendums are a common tool in the US to raise money for infrastructure investment. I have not found evidence of them being... Read More

In general, Toronto is a relatively easy place to build underground. Our glacial history left the city with stiff clayey soil and our... Read More

With this post, Spacing Toronto welcomes a new contributor, Shoshanna Saxe. Shoshanna is a proud Torontonian and a civil engineer... Read More