-
Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • For whom the road tolls? [NOW] • James: It’s time to tell the truth about transit [Toronto Star] • Flaming TTC bus: Quick-thinking driver gets...
By Mairin Piccinin -
“What would you do with 32” (minutes, that is)
CivicAction has launched its campaign to get Toronto talking about new transit. Perhaps wisely, their campaign is starting with a less policy-oriented...
By Dylan Reid -
Q&A with Sean Hertel: “A good city is worth paying for”
“A good city is worth paying for,” said Urban Planning Consultant Sean Hertel, who spoke at “Going to School: A Transit Conference for...
By Andrew Russell -
Wednesday’s headlines
TTC UNION • TTC opening itself up to terrorists: Kinnear [Toronto Sun] • TTC launches anti-privatization ad campaign [Toronto Sun] • TTC union launching...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Urban Planet: A False Creek
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
STREET SCENE: Excavating the Subway
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
LORINC: Ceasefire or armistice between TTC and Metrolinx?
At the press conference last week where the TTC and Metrolinx declared their latest truce, I asked Liberal infrastructure minister Bob Chiarelli whether...
By John Lorinc -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL Toronto charts a path to car-free streets [Globe &Mail] GTA residents divided on best route for transit funding: poll [Globe &Mail...
By Jonathan Zettel -
TODERIAN: It’s not about the bike or car —it’s about better cities
Brent Toderian is the former chief planner for Vancouver and writes regularly for Spacing Vancouver This week, I watched with concern Canada’s...
By Brent Toderian -
Instaflaneur: leaf peeping on the DVP
This Thanksgiving weekend the leaves are at about peak colour in Toronto — but there’s no need to leave the city. Just wander any of the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Music video uses photos from Archives
How can you not love this music video? Local singer Lisa Conway’s video for “Oh How Love” uses images from the City of Toronto Archive and the TTC.
By Matthew Blackett -
Going to Transit School with OCAD’s Deanne Fisher
“Going to School: A Transit Conference for the GTHA” took place last week at York University in front of a crowd of more than 150 transit...
By Andrew Russell
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered