COVID RECOVERY: Timid bus priority plan in Toronto needs to be bigger & bolder

This week, the Executive Committee of Toronto City Council is considering a motion to prioritize public transit on select roadways... Read More

Post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit

The job losses and damage to many retail businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic and related mobility restrictions mean that Toronto and... Read More

For years, transit advocates warned Toronto politicians in all three orders of government that the city’s transit infrastructure will... Read More

One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their... Read More

Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise... Read More

Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is... Read More

I wrote this piece last year, long before Covid 19 kept almost everyone at home and before riding transit was something to be avoided... Read More

Sean Marshall is a Toronto planner, transit advocate, and long-time Spacing contributor. This is cross-posted from his personal web... Read More

The future arrived in Toronto in 1948, but it was hidden away from view, in a 19th century transit garage on Sherbourne St. Six years... Read More

The key take-away in the Metrolinx business case report released last week, on the economics of the Scarborough subway, is as simple... Read More