By Sean Marshall
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TTC replaces vicinity maps, but still some work to do
Updated September 21 at 3:25 pm: According to Spacing’s contributing editor Steve Munro, the TTC has announced that it will be reviewing, correcting...
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Transit City: More than light rail
In 2005, prior to the TTC unveiling the Transit City Light Rail Plan, there was a document and presentation called “Building a Transit City”...
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TTC quietly starts tour program
The TTC’s bus simulator,with a nearly complete driver’s area mock-up Early last week, the Toronto Transit Commission added a new link to its...
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The Streetcars of Philadelphia
A PCC-II Streetcar on the 15 Girard Route After my visit to New York City, where I visited Times Square and the new High Line Park (amongst other things)...
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The pedestrianization of Times Square
I have to admit that the first time I visited New York, I hit a lot of the tourist must-sees; the Empire State Building observation deck, walking across...
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One way to GO: Visiting Milton
Yesterday, I wrote about a poorly designed pedestrian connection between the YRT/Viva bus terminal and the Langstaff GO Station. But there are examples of...
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Do not pass GO: Silly pedestrian barriers to transit
I’m not sure what it is about GO Transit. I want to think that it is an essential part of our public transit system. In many respects, it is: by...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: Which Wood?
Spotted on St. Clair Avenue West on a psychogeographic walk. The construction on the St. Clair streetcar right-of-way is progressing nicely, with nice new...
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The rise and fall of Ontario’s first regional mall
In November, 1954, Ontario’s first regional shopping centre opened in East Hamilton – the Greater Hamilton Shopping Centre, or better known as...
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Dept. of funny infrastructure: Eglinton @ Allen Road
One of the few pieces of cycling infrastructure that the City of Toronto has introduced in the past decade are white dots painted at semi-actuated...
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The quiet makeover of St. Andrew Station
If you found yourself traveling through St. Andrew Station over the past few months, you might have noticed metal slats removed from the walls and a...
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Townsend: Ontario’s phantom town
You have probably heard of ghost towns – once vibrant communities that slowly disappeared as local fortunes changed, or quickly abandoned due to...