Walking

Do “Slow Down” lawn signs actually work?

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“Slow Down, Kids at Play” lawn signs proliferated in Toronto in the last couple of years as part of a private campaign in... Read More

REID: Dissecting the pedestrian countdown

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The most important thing to realize about the pedestrian countdown signal is that it is only relevant to people who start crossing... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 001 with Janette Sadik-Khan

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Welcome to the return of Spacing Radio, a monthly podcast that uncovers Toronto and Canadian urbanism. In episode 001, we sit down... Read More

Lost and found in the PATH: the case for new wayfinding

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This summer, a pilot project will be launched to test a new wayfinding system in the PATH — Toronto’s subterranean... Read More

Book Review – How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City

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Walking was the primary way that people got around cities from the time cities first emerged until the 20th century. But, argues Joan... Read More

The “great monster of death” arrives in Toronto

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Lenton Williams worked in the printing department at Eaton’s department store. On the evening of June 14, 1905, the 60-year-old was... Read More

LORINC: What Toronto can learn from street fighter Janette Sadik-Khan

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Toronto has only one short and unflattering walk-on part in Janette Sadik Khan’s fascinating account of her experiences as the... Read More

The signal distance factor — safe crossing “deserts”

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Pedestrians are often accused of putting themselves in danger by crossing wide, fast streets at locations where there is no traffic... Read More

Not In My Front Yard: The controversy of installing sidewalks

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McNicoll Avenue at Boxdene Avenue. There’s no sidewalk on the south side of this busy Scarborough road. It might come as a... Read More