Traffic
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Countdown signals: the verdict is in
The verdict appears to be in about the new countdown signals. The Toronto Star (full PDF article) is reporting that pedestrian fatalities are down this...
By Sean Marshall -
Bike lane countdown 2007
This photo was taken by Martin Koob at the City’s cycling consultation session in July. A summary of that consultation can be found here. Remember...
By Tammy Thorne -
To expand or not to expand
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Yesterday, before the city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee discussed a report (PDF) detailing many small...
By Dale Duncan -
The high cost of building parking lots
There is a great article published yesterday on Salon.com about the North American compulsion to build parking lots. It includes a look at “minimum...
By Shawn Micallef -
Bike BikeFriday!
BikeFriday is here again. Here are some of the “main events” this BikeFriday. 8:00 – 9:30 AM: Grassroots‘ Bikers Breakfast...
By Tammy Thorne -
POLL: do you plan to drive on Car Free Day?
Today is international Car Free Day. Toronto’s celebration of this important day is embarrassing compared to what other cities are doing (even the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Carfreedom!
The Sierra Club of Canada is hosting the City of Toronto’s 2007 Car Free Day celebration on Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square on Thursday...
By Tammy Thorne -
Bikes Belong in Ontario
The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC), with the ThinkFirst Foundation of Canada, an organization dedicated to preventing brain and spinal cord...
By Tammy Thorne -
New York to get naked (streets)
NEW YORK — In a city where pedestrian traffic rivals that of the vehicular congestion it’s not uncommon for the mass of walkers to spill out...
By Joseph Clement -
Since when did it become Marilyn Bell Park(ing lot)?
Click to see larger version Earlier this week I was on CP24’s “Hour Town” promoting Spacing Votes and got to hang out back-stage with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Alternative Grounds digs BikeFriday
Summertime and the biking is easy…on Friday, at least. Commute to work with me and others this Friday, August 31, for the last BikeFriday this...
By Tammy Thorne -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• The lane says yes, but the sign says no to left turns [ Toronto Star ] • Miller would be wise to heed councillors’ advice [ Toronto Star...
By Julie Yamin