Walking

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

Changing the definition of accessibility

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André Darmanin is a recovered transit planner and currently writes on planning and policy issues on his blog — Metro Governance... Read More

EVENT: Right to Walk TO

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Spacing is pleased to co-sponsor “Right to Walk TO: Justice, equity, and the Toronto walking experience,” a panel... Read More

REID: Yes, the City could plow local sidewalks in the old city

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The City of Toronto plows snow from local sidewalks in most of the city, but not in a “no-plow” zone that encompasses the... Read More