Infrastructure
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Richmond & Adelaide: Two-Way or Bikeway?
While much has been said about the pedestrianization of Times Square in Manhattan, little attention has been focused on another bold project unfolding on...
By Dave Meslin -
Imagining the Green City
What would our city look like in a world that had gone beyond fossil fuels? It’s an important question, for if we can’t paint a picture of the...
By Keith Stewart -
Biking rules public service announcement contest
New York City’s leading cycling advocate Transportation Alternatives has announced a design competition for biking rules public service...
By Jake Schabas -
Council approves Union Station revitalization
Today Council approved plans to make the City the head lessee of all current and future retail spaces in Union Station, including spaces in a new lower...
By Jake Schabas -
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...
By Sean Marshall -
Throwback Thursday: Planning for the Future – The Bloor Street Viaduct
To escape the long shadow cast by Canada Day, this edition of Throwback Thursday jumps to July 3rd (tomorrow), when in 1965 the first subway train crossed...
By Jake Schabas -
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...
By Sean Marshall -
More than a bridge: Reflections on Bridging the Design Gap
Several weeks ago, the members of Bridging the Design Gap, an informal design charette, posed the question: ‘when is a bridge more than just a...
By Nigel Terpstra -
World Wide Wednesday: NYC for bikes and pedestrians
This week we thought it might be fun to look a little into another city supposedly fighting a “war on the car.” Many of our previous posts...
By Jake Schabas -
Detroit: Street Infrastructure
Detroit has some nice street elements and infrastructure left over from its glory days, much of it worn by time, and also little pockets of innovative new...
By Dylan Reid -
Montreal Monday: Palais de Justice, Guerilla Gardening, the Conduit
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...
By Jake Schabas -
Mathematical Cities
An interesting article on math and the city was just posted on the New York Times website. Written by Steven Strogatz, a professor of applied Mathematics...
By Jake Schabas