Traffic

Staying at home during a pandemic and what it means for the planet

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While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asks Canadians to “stay home if you can,” I start to ponder how and when this notion became so... Read More

Is the future of ride hailing friendly?

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Torontonians love Uber and Lyft. So much that there are an estimated 70,000 private transportation company (PTC) vehicles operating on... Read More

Transportation tech bros need to listen to the Vision Zero folks

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When we talk about Smart Cities, which seems to be all the time now, we hear about tensions between public governance and corporate... Read More

MUKHERJEE: Why has Toronto police stopped enforcing traffic safety?

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Does one call it callous disregard for human life or rank incompetence? Or a combination of both? I am referring to the deaths of 48... Read More

Why Toronto’s approach to Vision Zero isn’t making streets safer

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On August 30, Celeste Jones became the 28th person to be killed on Toronto’s streets after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver... Read More

When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg

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Cities can have ports, and many do. Moreover, successful ports make for thriving cities. But ports are not cities. They are not models... Read More

We need surface transit innovations while Toronto waits for subways

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Whether or not you like Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s transit plan for the GTA, none of it is going to help us anytime soon. Its nearly... Read More

Analysis: the permanent King Street transit way is a model for all Toronto

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The Toronto Streetcar, older or newer type, is an ever-present symbol of the city. The red, black and white TTC colours trundle along... Read More

From Bach to Transport: Leipzig holds a key to the future of cities & Canadians should pay attention

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The International Transportation Forum is an inter-governmental organization of the OECD. It holds a summit of transport ministers... Read More