Walking

To press or not to press: a guide to pedestrian buttons

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I’ve seen a few inquiries recently by people who noticed pedestrian signal push-buttons being installed at major intersections... Read More

The slow and deadly evolution of Toronto’s crosswalks

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Crossing the street in Toronto has been a potentially deadly challenge for almost a century. Until the 1950s, when the number of... Read More

REID: Laneways as shared spaces

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Last week, I was part of a panel discussion about the potential of Toronto’s laneways, organized by The Laneways Project. I... Read More

LORINC: What we didn’t talk about during this election

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Remarkably, given the duration of the campaign and the sheer number of debates, the mayoral candidates managed to either completely... Read More

REID: Election survey shows strong support for sustainable transportation among candidates

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This morning, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) released the results of a survey of council and mayoral candidates... Read More

Logan Ave.: An unofficial slow street

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“Slow zones” — neighbourhoods where the maximum speed limit is 30 km/hr (or 20 mph in the US/UK) — are... Read More

Daylighting the Urban Wetland

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Editor’s note: This is the eleventh post in a series by students at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and... Read More

NXT City Prize: walking through public spaces with Jane Farrow

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The NXT CITY PRIZE is all about vision to reimagine Toronto’s public spaces and inject a sense of energy, dynamism and reflexivity... Read More

Urban Aperture: Public Space

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Editor’s note: This is the eighth post in a series by students at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design... Read More

Finding the Ravine: Gateway to Toronto’s Urban Edges

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Editor’s note: This is the fourth post in a series by students at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design... Read More