By Sean Marshall
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From lake to lake and back again: rail trails of southwestern Ontario
Waterford Black Bridge, between Simcoe and Brantford In mid-July, I completed another overnight cycling trip. On a bright and warm Friday, I biked from...
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Philadelphia’s airport rail link: what could have been
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is intended as a follow up to Glyn Bowerman’s commentary from yesterday on the high fares planned for the...
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Revisiting the Uxbridge–Peterborough Rail Trails
Two years ago, I wrote about a cycling day trip that I took between Uxbridge and Peterborough. I rode mostly on rail trails between the two communities...
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Remembering the Rogers Road streetcar
Intersection of Rogers and Old Weston Roads, looking west, August 4, 1972 From Toronto Archives – Fonds 1526, File 72, Item 61 At the end of rush...
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Brampton’s light rail blues
As we continue to debate the merits of subways and light rail here in Toronto, it’s worth noting that across southern Ontario, there’s...
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Has the TTC finally found their wayfinding way?
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is currently testing changes to its subway signage. New signs have been rolled out at Bloor-Yonge Station, the...
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A review of the new Shaw Street bike route
It has been a rather trying winter for cyclists in Toronto. Besides the unseasonably cold temperatures, the snow and ice has made cycling difficult...
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TTC looking to cut bus and streetcar stops, mulls time-based transfers
At the next Toronto Transit Commission meeting on January 28, staff will present a report [PDF] that may affect the locations of bus and streetcar stops...
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York Region’s Rapidways: the good, the bad and the ugly
Viva Purple bus on new Highway 7 Rapidway I recently visited the first completed section of “Rapidway”, York Region Transit’s moniker...
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Blocking the Way: Railways and freeways are major barriers to pedestrians
Pedestrian crossing of GO Transit Stouffville Corridor, at Marilyn Avenue near Agincourt Station The biggest barrier to pedestrians and cyclists in...
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A brief history of Dufferin Street
Dufferin Street, looking north at Dupont, 1950. Note the wires for the new Annette Trolley Coach route on Dupont and the level crossing with the busy...
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A win for pedestrians in last week’s messy council meeting
In March, I wrote about the planned reconstruction of Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd, which amongst other things, would widen Bay...