Transit
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Presto technology sold to Washington, D.C. raises questions
Accenture, the $28 billion private contractor building the Presto electronic fare network, last week won a contract to construct a similar system for...
By John Lorinc -
Deadline for Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest extended!
WHAT: Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest WHEN: Deadline is extended to Friday, January 31st, 2014 COST: Free! FACEBOOK: RSVP to our event to get...
By Spacing -
LORINC: From the Big Move to the Big Stall
Let me say this up front: I have enormous respect for Anne Golden and Paul Bedford. They both understand cities, and have progressive visions of what this...
By John Lorinc -
Undergrad commuter chronicles — a University of Toronto student’s movement through the city
It’s crunch time for thousands of Toronto’s students. A good proportion of these students are also commuters — students who wander through...
By Sheraz Khan -
Rolling Out: The future of Toronto’s Bixi bikes
While city hall, last month, was dominated by one man’s almost unbelievable personal implosion, the business of Toronto is moving ahead… and...
By Glyn Bowerman -
Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest
WHAT: Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest WHEN: Deadline is extended to Friday, January 31st, 2014 COST: Free! FACEBOOK: RSVP to our event to get...
By Spacing -
NEW IN STORE: Vintage TTC posters
Spacing has teamed up with the TTC to dig through their archives and make a number of vintage TTC posters available to the public. Each poster is...
By Mike Bulko -
Cyclists rally for bike lanes on Lansdowne Ave. after installation delays
As night descended on MacGregor Playground on Oct. 29, cyclists clad in ghoulish garb rallied in support of Lansdowne Ave. bike lanes that Toronto council...
By Josh Sherman -
Detroit + Toronto symposium brings together urbanism experts across the Great Lakes
Whether the talk circled around the recent transit imbroglios plaguing Toronto, or the development challenges facing the financially-shaken city of...
By Josh Sherman -
LORINC: The War on LRT has begun
In the aftermath of a council debate that showcased some of the most venal and short-sighted political decision-making I’ve ever witnessed at City Hall, a...
By John Lorinc -
Province not onside with council’s Scarborough subway decision
Mayor Ford may be doing his end zone dance after a recent win at council, but it’s the Province who calls the game, and they’re not done playing...
By Glyn Bowerman -
Time to take the politics out of transit planning
Funding public transit is essential to a city’s economic growth. Doing this, however, requires the support of the general public and, often, the...
By Glyn Bowerman