By Dylan Reid
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U of T Student? Vote Bikechain!
A quick public service message: The University of Toronto’s excellent BikeChain free bike-repair program needs to be supported in a student...
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Beach Party Blues
NOW magazine had an interesting article this week about the police closing down a regular all-day all-ages “Promise party” that has been held...
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Pedestrian Science
The Brits have created a machine for walkers — a big suspended platform that can simulate a range of pedestrian environments and situations in order...
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Wente takes the TTC
A year ago, Globe columnist Margaret Wente wrote a column glorifying her SUV and dismissing public transit as something you only take when you have to...
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Streets are for people?
The Sunday Toronto Star has a great article about how the automobile muscled its way into becoming the sole master of the roadway at the beginning of the...
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Bait Bikes at the University of Toronto
Finally, someone is doing something about bike theft. The University of Toronto Campus Police are starting a bait bike program. Bikes with GPS positioning...
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Pedestrian advocate resigns in frustration
Long-time pedestrian advocate Helen Riley, one of the activists who was instrumental in getting a Pedestrian Charter for Toronto, resigned her post as...
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Making the Streets Safe for Walkers (slowly)
Two interesting pedestrian initiatives are coming to the Works Committee of City Council on Monday, Sept. 11. The first is a proposal to extend the...
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Queen and Portland
The large parking lot at Portland between Queen West and Richmond is one of the last major undeveloped sections of Queen Street West, and as such holds...
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New Pedestrian Space, Montreal
This attractive little space is the result of the pedestrian-oriented rebuilding of Bernard Street, a minor mixed commercial/residential street in...
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Croft Street Reborn
A year ago, I went on a walking tour of the Harbord Village area that ended at Croft Street, an utterly charming, unconventional laneway that was in the...
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Montreal Cycling
On my recent trip to Montreal, I found the city’s cycling projects very interesting. Of course, Montreal cyclists will tell you they have many...