Traffic
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Best of 2006: bike lanes
It’s nearly impossible to pick a “best” bike lane for 2006 — I mean, 10 kilometres were added to the bikeway network last year...
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Friday’s links to public space articles
• City under fire for secrecy [ Globe and Mail ] • The sounds of the underground [ Globe and Mail ] • Scary walkways get some life ...
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Best of 2006: cyclist-driver fight in Kensington
The impact blogs can have on a news story became rather apparent in late January of 2006. Adam Krawesky, a Spacing contributor and one of Toronto’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto in the news today
Here are a list of articles that are worth reading today. • EDITORIAL: Miller faces tests on growth, budget [ Toronto Star ] • Miller mum on 25...
By Matthew Blackett -
More high-occupancy lanes coming to highways
The Toronto Star is reporting today that the Ontario government will announce major plans to expand the high-occupancy vehicle lanes. In early 2007, the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Art Attack Meeting Tonight @ Metro Hall
I know some of you want to piledrive the Henry Moore sculpture in Nathan Phillips Square, but you’re going to have to save that for another day...
By Leah Sandals -
A compendium of links
Lightning loves the tower [Toronto Star]: Keraunophobes, don’t look up. The CN Tower is struck by lightning more frequently than any other structure...
By Matthew Blackett -
News of the World
Last week, Spacing‘s Dale Duncan wrote an article in Eye Magazine about five great public space ideas from other cities. She cited an initiative in...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s links
Suburbs focus hard on Miller [Toronto Star]: Toronto Mayor David Miller earned a strong mandate from the former city suburbs in last week’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
Crossing anywhere on St. George
The Star‘s “Fixer” had an interesting story recently about curb cuts along St. George St. in the University of Toronto campus. During...
By Dylan Reid -
Sexy public transit, part II
Sexy public transit? Beauty (and sexiness) is in the eye of the beholder, but rapid transit lines spread out all over the GTA in the next 10 years gets me...
By Craig Cal -
What’s the difference between a BRT and BLT?
Cross-posted from Spacing Votes With all of the recent discussion surrounding transit policies, subway extensions and streetcar rights-of-way, a brief...
By Spacing