Transit
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LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world?
For years, transit advocates warned Toronto politicians in all three orders of government that the city’s transit infrastructure will forcefully slam into...
By John Lorinc -
Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots
One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their streetcar, trolley...
By Brian Doucet -
Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic
Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise safely. As Toronto...
By Tricia Wood -
Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city
Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is the first step...
By Brian Doucet -
Observing urban change through the window of a GO train
I wrote this piece last year, long before Covid 19 kept almost everyone at home and before riding transit was something to be avoided for all but the most...
By Brian Doucet -
MARSHALL: Mapping TTC crowding during a pandemic
Sean Marshall is a Toronto planner, transit advocate, and long-time Spacing contributor. This is cross-posted from his personal web site. While most...
By Sean Marshall -
Hey Presto! The strange history and modest potential of the soon-to-be closed TTC subway booths
The future arrived in Toronto in 1948, but it was hidden away from view, in a 19th century transit garage on Sherbourne St. Six years before the...
By Gerry Flahive -
LORINC: Downsview offers city-building opportunity with a long runway
The key take-away in the Metrolinx business case report released last week, on the economics of the Scarborough subway, is as simple as can be: the vast...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Just who is the face of the TTC these days?
With apologies to the famously elusive picture book figure, where’s Rick? Increasingly, as the TTC finds itself in a public relations nightmare, I have...
By John Lorinc -
A comparative look at Toronto’s CLRVs
At the end of December 2019, Toronto’s iconic CLRV streetcars will depart from city streets after more than 40 years serving the city. While these...
By Brian Doucet -
Is the future of ride hailing friendly?
Torontonians love Uber and Lyft. So much that there are an estimated 70,000 private transportation company (PTC) vehicles operating on our city streets...
By City Building Ryerson -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 041, Toronto’s endless transit circus
It’s been a while since we delved into the always amusing world of Toronto transit. There have been major proposals from the province, major...
By Spacing Radio