By Fred Sztabinski
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Bike City: What could have been [?]
It’s often touted among cycling advocates in our city that there was a time when Toronto ranked as North America’s #1 cycling city. One could say it all...
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The peep shows of construction sites
Yes, they are small portholes into a normally mysterious underworld. But no, that’s not human flesh on the other side of those walls. Instead, what one...
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Bike- and ped-friendly construction
AMSTERDAM – If you regularly walk or bike around Toronto the scene in the photo above is probably familiar to you. Construction work forces you to...
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What a waterfront could be
MALMO – On a recent trip to Denmark, I crossed the bridge from Copenhagen and spent a few hours in Malmo, Sweden. This small city of 270,000 is...
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Brussels Transport Impressions
BRUSSELS – I was in Brussels last week to attend Velo-City 2009. This is the international bicycle policy conference, which takes place every two...
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Amsterdam’s airport connections
AMSTERDAM – Though I’ve now been through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport a few times, I only just recently noticed this sign. As...
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Can bikes and scooters get along?
AMSTERDAM – Last summer an interesting debate got underway in Toronto. Electric scooters started appearing in the bike lane and some cyclists...
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Parents: Forget the station wagon or SUV
Editor’s Note: Fred Sztabinski is a Spacing contributor and former project coordinator of TCAT who recently relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands. He...
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Take note Toronto: Amsterdam Central Library
Editor’s Note: Fred Sztabinski is a Spacing contributor and former project coordinator of TCAT who recently relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands. He...