Transit
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WWW: Bikes, transit, and why gardens are good for school kids
• There is a tradition amongst cycling advocates around the world to attach a “ghost bike” — every part of it painted solid white — to a light...
By Matthew Blackett -
STREET SCENE: Alternate Car Follows
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
STREET SCENE: Short Turn Transfer
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Mapping subways
If you’ve been reading Spacing Toronto for any length of time you’ll know that I have a fascination with transit maps. So much so, I’ve...
By Matthew Blackett -
LORINC: Where’s the open debate about open fare?
If I close my eyes when Adam Giambrone waxes on about an open payment fare system for the TTC, I could swear I was listening to the business-friendly pols...
By John Lorinc -
SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking
LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman loves to walk. Earlier this week, in fact, he walked along Eglinton — all the way across Toronto. I...
By Todd Harrison -
STREET SCENE: Close to Transit
Almost too close. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
SUMMER SHORTS 013: Riding “the Clockwork Orange”
LISTEN TO TODAY’S SPACING RADIO PODCAST Sometimes exploring a city means just shutting your eyes and listening. In this soundscape, Spacing producer...
By Spacing -
IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums
The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable event last Wednesday to discuss revenue tools that could reliably fund Metrolinx’s The Big Move...
By Adrian Lightstone -
STREET SCENE: Dundas West
505 x 2. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
New TTC station maps: Third time not the charm
Back in September of 2009, I reported on the new station vicinity maps that were appearing throughout the TTC subway system. These new maps were intended...
By Sean Marshall -
IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Personal Rapid Transit
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is one of those futuristic modes of transit that has never left the public’s imagination. At its core, PRT has always been...
By Adrian Lightstone