Infrastructure
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 059, Federal Election Panel 2021
A snap federal election in the face of a potential “fourth wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic means an emergency panel episode to discuss the...
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Fixing Sam’s Road: The urban design disaster of Avenue Road
Avenue Road is the enduring legacy of Sam Cass. Very enduring. Cass was the traffic engineer hired by the new Metro Toronto government created in 1954 to...
By Murray Campbell -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 055, Post-Pandemic Transit Ridership
Before the pandemic, the Toronto Transit Commission was actively looking for ways to grow its ridership. Now, after taking a hit in numbers during the...
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LORINC: Is the new federal budget green or red?
After the federal Liberals’ $10/day childcare pledge, there’s no doubt that climate spending was the other big political bell-ringer in Monday’s $100...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Which green standard will reduce Toronto’s carbon?
Few would argue that the City of Toronto’s goal of reducing building-related carbon emissions to zero by around 2030 is a worthy, though challenging...
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LORINC: Joe Biden’s unexpected role in the future of Canadian cities
Is anyone north of the 49th parallel paying attention to the minutiae of the monster stimulus bills coming out of the White House? Of course not. Despite...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The Power of Poop
A month from now, the City, Toronto Western Hospital, and an Enwave spin-off called Noventa Energy will unveil one of those alchemy-like projects that...
By John Lorinc -
REID: Yes exit
It’s the kind of thing that has always hung out at the edge of our urban consciousness, that we used to occasionally notice and find irritating, but not...
By Dylan Reid -
Reading List: John Sewell, “The Shape of the Suburbs”
When John Sewell’s book The Shape of the Suburbs: Understanding Toronto’s Sprawl came out in 2009, I read it soon after publication, flagging passages...
By Dylan Reid -
COVID-19 stimulus spending needs to be wise to the perils of road building
In times of economic crisis, stimulus spending is important. But spending it wisely is even more important. In the midst of the climate and public health...
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How many injuries could separated cycling facilities prevent in Toronto?
City Building Ryerson has released a new report, Lane Change: Safer cycling infrastructure for Toronto, based on research led by Dr. Anne Harris of...
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REID: Our bridges should be places we want to walk
The City of Toronto is criss-crossed with ravines and sunken railways, and the way we connect the city across these gaps is with bridges. The most famous...
By Dylan Reid