Transit
Kids ride free – what’s next?
By Jay Pitter
Growing up I was friends with a kid named Stacey. Although popular, I envied what I perceived to be her level of sophistication. She... Read More
OC Transpo gets graphic: The transitway map
By Kristen Gagnon
While sitting on a bus in Ottawa this past summer, I found myself doing a double take out the window – but not for any reason... Read More
This is what the Toronto subway tastes like
By Chris Bateman
Union Station tastes like fried onions. James Wannerton knows this because he tastes words. Due to a rare and unusual neurological... Read More
The new American streetcar: A visit to Detroit, Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Tampa
By Sean Marshall
Cross-posted from Marshall’s Musings, the author’s personal blog I recently went on a short vacation, driving down Highway... Read More
LRT Trillium Line Extension enters Stage 2
By SpacingThe second open house for the Stage 2 project’s Trillium Line took place last Thursday night at the St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall in... Read More
LORINC: Tory needs to use new traffic data to fight congestion
By John Lorinc
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Mayor John Tory has emerged as the kind of leader who looks both ways — all puns and double entendres... Read More
The great Toronto bridge swap of 1928
By Chris Bateman
The Canadian Pacific Railway had two 243-ton problems in early 1928. Its two newest and most powerful locomotives were due to be ready... Read More
La voiture en libre-service ne va pas tuer le taxi, mais elle va peut-être lui botter le derrière
By Alexandre Campeau-Vallée
« Il faut évaluer l’impact sur l’industrie du taxi ». Pour le maire Denis Coderre, qui a l’industrie du taxi particulièrement Ã... Read More
Image of the Past: Ottawa Electric Railway
By Kristen Gagnon
Image:Â ‘Electric street car, c 1900, Ottawa’ Location: Bank St & New Ed’boro Date of photo:Â 1900... Read More
The slow and deadly evolution of Toronto’s crosswalks
By Chris Bateman
Crossing the street in Toronto has been a potentially deadly challenge for almost a century. Until the 1950s, when the number of... Read More