Infrastructure
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 034, Provincial Creatures
By Spacing Radio
This month we look at how major swings in provincial politics are affecting cities across Canada. We talk to journalist and Walkcast... Read More
Suburban land use & climate change: Making the connections and taking action
By Tricia WoodIn the wake of the sudden and unexpected announcement of the termination of her position, the Environmental Commissioner for the... Read More
CodeRedTO Op Ed: Does Toronto transit need an upload? Or a download?
By Spacing
By Cameron MacLeod There’s been significant discussion on changing the regional transit org chart recently. Unfortunately, this hasn’t... Read More
Doug Ford’s TTC subway upload and Margaret Thatcher’s cautionary tale
By Tricia Wood
As the province contemplates major structural change to Toronto’s transit system, I want to offer London’s rocky history... Read More
Can we stop talking about congestion? It’s not the point
By Tricia Wood
This is probably a pointless plea, but can we stop talking about congestion? Our conversations about transportation in Canadian urban... Read More
Is good regional transit planning impossible?
By Tricia Wood
Image: Christof Spieler, Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit, Island Press. The recent news from Vancouver is... Read More
REID: Pedestrian buttons 2 – the rise of the audible signal
By Dylan Reid
Four years ago, I wrote a piece explaining the different kinds of pedestrian buttons and how they work. The piece was in response to... Read More
A modest proposal for reforming Toronto’s Land Transfer Tax
By Spacing
By Zack Taylor Few topics have pre-occupied Toronto’s budget watchers more over the past decade than the city’s land transfer tax... Read More
The Bloor Street Viaduct
By Spacing
As the City celebrates the centennial of Toronto’s most recognizable pieces of infrastructure with the unveiling of a historical... Read More
We need to talk about cars
By Tricia Wood
When we plan for our transportation future, whether we’re talking at the municipal, regional or provincial level, there’s an elephant... Read More