Transit
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Is Thunder Bay Worth $180 Million?
It may be before the starter’s gun, but Siemens has brought forward a bid to build 232 subway cars to replace old cars on the TTC’s fleet. The...
By James Bow -
Canadians believe subway likely terrosist target
Canadians believe a terrorist attack on their country is unlikely but feel if one did happen, the Toronto subway is the most probable target, CTV is...
By Matthew Blackett -
Province Rolls Out Greater Toronto Transit Authority
CARLOS OSORIO/TORONTO STAR TTC and Mississauga buses share space at Islington station. Crossposted to Transit Toronto. The Toronto Star is reporting that...
By James Bow -
The TTC and Google
As we posted back on December 8th, 2005, the TTC is hoping to get our system into the Google Transit feature. From the Star: Google has asked the TTC for...
By Matthew Blackett -
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