Walking

“Distracted walking” laws make no sense

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The spectre of “distracted walking” apparently haunts our streets. The scare has been raised again through a private... Read More

REID: “You cannot talk fatalities down” – international insights on walking and cycling

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When I asked Anders Lie, the Swedish expert on the Vision Zero traffic safety program, about cities (like Toronto) where politicians... Read More

REID: Transforming Buenos Aires

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A radical transformation of the centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina, combining a new Bus Rapid Transit project and a... Read More

Stand right, walk left: the escalator algorithm

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When Spacing asked Torontonians for their insights into Toronto public etiquette, one of the clearest and most repeated messages we... Read More

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