Transit
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Moscoe Responds to Anagram Map Challenge
Earlier this week, Sean Lerner, who challenged the TTC’s legal department by reprinting the original version of RobotJohnny’s Anagram Map...
By James Bow -
Like Spacing’s buttons, but more practical
One the fun fallouts of producing our Toronto subway buttons is hearing how people use their buttons. One lady bought a pack of station buttons that were...
By Matthew Blackett -
Signs of Life
Signs of Life is a book by Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton that chronicles the subtle art of changing official signage into amusing social commentary. The...
By Matthew Blackett -
The cult of transit lovers
The Toronto Star did an a full-page article on transit lovers today, and it featured a number of people connected to Spacing (and Spacing itself!)...
By Matthew Blackett -
Art on the Move
As part of their Environment Week, the University of Toronto is hosting [A]lternative [R] [T]ransportation: Art on the Move, an art exhibit and...
By Laura Hatcher -
TTC anagram map not going away
Sean Lerner, the quick mind behind the TTC Rider Efficiency Guide, is a little worked up over the TTC’s “cease and desist” letter...
By Matthew Blackett -
Taxing Parking
While the TTC is begging the provice for money – Vancouver’s transit authority Translink is getting beat up about their parking tax. If only...
By Chris Hardwicke -
York University Subway Extension is a Go
The Toronto Star is reporting that the provincial government will announce funding to extend the Spadina subway from Downsview to York University in...
By James Bow -
Yorkdale Rainbow
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail John Barber wrote about the “Yorkdale Rainbow,” or rather Arc en Ciel, the neon artwork by Michael Hayden...
By Shawn Micallef -
Commentary: It’s Time to Break Up the Queen Streetcar
The Queen streetcar remains one of the TTC’s most prominent and well-travelled routes, but it is a shadow of its former self. Twenty-five years ago...
By James Bow -
Spacing buttons + anagram map in Eye and Now this week
It was nice to see both Eye Weekly and NOW cover the silliness of the TTC’s cease and desist letter to RobotJohnny and his anagram subway station...
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SPACING: what do other cities have that the TTC needs?
Over the last few weeks the Spacing Wire has been posting a lot of transit-related articles and links. This is probably happening because of the research...
By Matthew Blackett