Traffic
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Ontario auto insurance changes hit pedestrians, cyclists
Anyone who doesn’t own a car, and the insurance that goes with it, is going to have fewer resources to deal with injuries if they are hit by a car...
By Dylan Reid -
Transport in Bogotá: Buses, Bikes, and Bans
Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Bogotá. As late as a year ago, I had never expected to visit Colombia, as it was not on my radar as an...
By Sean Marshall -
Could Toronto lease out the Gardiner and DVP?
There was an interesting article in the Star recently (with a misleading headline) about how Chicago’s chief financial officer arranged leases on...
By Dylan Reid -
Signal priority: Who gets to go first
Intersections are inherently a competition for space and time. In many places in the world, intersections are still governed largely by the assertiveness...
By Marcus Bowman -
TORONTO STAR FRONT PAGE ALL-CAPS FAIL
The Toronto Star today published an article on the front page, with the all-caps headline above the fold, “JAYWALKING CITY“. In the article...
By Dylan Reid -
A week of pedestrian death: any explanation?
As pedestrians deaths have mounted on a daily basis over the past week in the GTA (10 in the past 8 days), I’ve been asked more and more often what...
By Dylan Reid -
The TTC and Toronto’s anti-idling bylaw
Spacing recently received complaints of TTC vehicles idling for long periods of time in the bus loop of Wellesley station. Most irksome about the incident...
By Marcus Bowman -
STREET SCENE: New Years Traffic on Dundas West
Can you see the cab streaking by? More than 2 out of 3 vehicles were cabs and that – I think – was a good thing. Street Scene will appear each...
By Jerry Waese -
Environmental Assessment: the Gardiner reconfiguration
This is the first of a four-part series of articles exploring the Environmental Assessment process and how it’s shaping Toronto. The series will...
By Hilary Best -
STREET SCENE: Looking Down at a Lineup
I have a good sight line from my studio of the little track delays. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Highway interchanges vs. the urban city
A few months ago, Spacing senior editor Shawn Micallef wrote about the size of the auto factories in his hometown of Windsor. With the help of Sean...
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STREET SCENE: After the Fall
Hardly a leaf remains on the scrawny trees. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese