Transit

LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world?

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

Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots

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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

Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic

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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

Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city

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

Observing urban change through the window of a GO train

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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

MARSHALL: Mapping TTC crowding during a pandemic

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

Hey Presto! The strange history and modest potential of the soon-to-be closed TTC subway booths

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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

LORINC: Downsview offers city-building opportunity with a long runway

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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

LORINC: Just who is the face of the TTC these days?

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With apologies to the famously elusive picture book figure, where’s Rick? Increasingly, as the TTC finds itself in a public relations... Read More

A comparative look at Toronto’s CLRVs

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At the end of December 2019, Toronto’s iconic CLRV streetcars will depart from city streets after more than 40 years serving the city... Read More