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Giambrone: ‘We owe our riders an apology’
Adam Giambrone took some time this afternoon to address the fast escalating criticism of customer service on the TTC. His message was one of commitment to...
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Shell shock and paralysis
Last week, as pedestrian deaths in the GTA mounted, several media outlets asked me how I felt about this seeming epidemic. I generally replied that I was...
By Dylan Reid -
World Wide Wednesday: Portland, Detroit and Port-au-Prince
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
By Katia Snukal -
Residents propose a fix to Queen streetcar route
As Transit City pushes forward — the Finch LRT was approved yesterday at city council — with the goal of providing reliable public transport to the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Go ahead, tell ’em what you think of the TTC [ Toronto Star ] • Fiorito: Many riders abusive, insulting, TTC worker says [ Toronto Star ...
By Katia Snukal -
CBC’s National focuses blame on pedestrians for getting killed
CBC’s The National for Jan. 26 just ran a segment on the wave of pedestrians killed by vehicles in the GTA in the past three weeks. Without...
By Dylan Reid -
STREET SCENE: Look Up
More from My Look Up Series. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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The Chinese pedestrian environment: Beijing and Shanghai
The famous shopping street Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China On a recent trip to China I discovered that one of the most striking features of Chinese...
By Marcus Bowman -
Tuesday’s headlines
ADRIAN HEAPS • Adrian Heaps refuses reimbursement for legal bills [ Toronto Star ] • Adrian Heaps refuses legal-fee reimbursement [ Globe & Mail ...
By Katia Snukal -
Short-turning towards Gomorrah
“Keep it clean,” says the advisory at the top of Trash Talk the TTC. “Harassment or discrimination is not tolerated.” Well...
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Watch NFB: Memories of Angels (full-length film now online)
Memories of Angels was one of the NFB’s most exciting films last year and is now online in its entirety. The film, a mash-up of beautiful...
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JOHN LORINC: You snooze, you lose
For the TTC, it’s been a perfect storm. In under a month, we’ve seen the fare hike, Richard Soberman’s post mortem, Rocco Rossi’s call for a Transit City...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered