Transit
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Changchun: China’s Detroit
Culture Square I recently spent a few weeks in China, but unlike most western tourists, I skipped Beijing and Shanghai and went straight to the...
By Sean Marshall -
Yonge subway closure
Since late Thursday afternoon, the Yonge subway line has been closed between Bloor and Lawrence stations, with riders being shuttled on buses. As of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Subway trains become office space
If you find yourself in London, England anytime soon, you may want to check out the work of the Village Underground in the Shoreditch neighbourhood. They...
By Matthew Blackett -
Viva on Strike at 4AM
Our York Region readers will have a sunny day to take a long bike ride or gridlocked drive around the GTA as Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 will go...
By Shawn Micallef -
Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm
TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Metrolinx releases long-term GTA transit plans
Metrolinx has released its report on transit funding in the GTA region. The Star has a good article outlining the plans: A $50 billion plan to build new...
By Matthew Blackett -
Red Rockets: I love to love you but sometimes it ain’t easy
The following piece was published yesterday in the National Post. It’s a bit of a love letter to Toronto’s iconic streetcars, but was born out...
By Shawn Micallef -
P Diddy weighs in on transportation issues
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yh1NHRP3NA[/youtube] It’s unclear if this video is a joke or not, but the AP and CNN seem to be taking it...
By Shawn Micallef -
TTC reopens streetcar bid
As mentioned here on Spacing Toronto in July, the TTC rejected the two remaining TTC streetcar replacement bids by Bombardier Transportation (as its...
By Sean Marshall -
Discussions on the new Metronauts website
Metronauts, the community transportation discussion group, has developed a new website aimed at furthering the discussion of transit in the Greater...
By Sean Marshall -
Edmonton riders’ union starts transit revolution
In the aftermath of Toronto’s brief transit strike earlier this year, the idea of a transit riders’ union gained some support with commenters...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Streetcar Turnaround
The New York Times is reporting that American cities are seeing the return of the streetcar. Portland, Cincinnati, Denver (pictured above), Houston, and a...
By Monika Warzecha