Traffic
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REID: Is it time for a vehicle registration tax to help fix Toronto’s roads?
Toronto’s streets are in terrible shape. I notice this as a pedestrian, trying to cross at intersections where the zebra stripes that define my safe(r...
By Dylan Reid -
Cars as predators
I am currently on sabbatical leave in Mumbai, India. Last week, I went to an eye-opening lecture at IIT Bombay by Dr. Sunetro Ghosal, “Immoral...
By Tricia Wood -
LORINC: The taxing discussion about a parking tax
Can anyone who pays attention to City Hall say they didn’t see this one coming? The latest news from the budget committee’s deliberations is...
By John Lorinc -
Measuring Toronto’s unsafe construction zones
Prior to this September’s return to school, Mayor John Tory announced that the City of Toronto will be doubling down on its construction-related road...
By Mischa Young -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
By Spacing Radio -
Kensington is funky and non-conventional. Its streets should be too
Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s most charismatic and iconic neighbourhoods, distinguished for its cultural impact. Putting your finger on what makes...
By Stephen Brophy -
LORINC: Highway 413 and Doug Ford’s tactical whataboutism
Going in to this election, did anyone really expect that it would come to focus so intensively on that great big ribbon of blacktop planned and now known...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Doug Ford’s electrification plan is actually a gas-powered climate nightmare
It being election season (and Earth Day), the Ontario government news releases are arriving a dime a dozen right now, and many seem to feature the...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The paradox of the City’s new sidewalk snow removal program
A question for the immediate aftermath of the heaviest snowstorm in ten years: Following years of resident complaints and half-hearted lobbying from...
By John Lorinc -
Motor make-believe
Make-believe is a beautiful thing when you’re defending a car-dominated transportation system amidst a disturbing road casualty toll, poor public health...
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The long history of cycling in Windsor, Canada’s Motor City
The Windsor Law Centre for Cities at the University of Windsor recently published a detailed history of cycling in Canada’s Motor City. Spacing...
By Spacing -
The Un-Avenues: Integrating new intensity for housing, open spaces, and streets
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” â€...
By Kim Storey and James Brown