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Scarborough Students Vote: Do U U-Pass?
Starting tomorrow, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus students will put conventional wisdom to the test as they go to the polls to say Yes or No to...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
MTA trip planner wins award
As we wait for (and for some, worry about) work on the TTC’s web trip planner to start and finish, it might be useful to peek at this post on the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Streetcars and LRT: Streetcar-oriented development
Mimico, one of Toronto’s outer streetcar suburbs As Toronto begins detailed planning and consultations for Transit City, it is also looking to...
By Sean Marshall -
CBC, 1954: “Toronto’s got itself a subway!”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRRfHLq7Us[/youtube] The CBC gives us seven minutes of vintage Toronto during the construction of Canada’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
Waiting for 501
An unauthorized sequel to Waiting for Godot. With apologies to Samuel Beckett. – – – – – – – – –...
By Dylan Reid -
Will a ‘strong’ mayor hold up bikes?
The City of Toronto Official Plan envisions a city where active transportation helps to relieve congestion and improve air quality. Yet, right now less...
By Tammy Thorne -
How Torontonians travel
Posted in our headlines today was news about Toronto’s choice of transport, and the numbers indicate that — as a city — we really like...
By Matthew Blackett -
Cities and the 2008 Budget
With the announcement of the 2008 budget earlier today, it’s worth examining what funding, if any, the Conservative government has allotted for...
By David Pal -
The Hidden Jewel of Hull
Marc Dubé is the owner of most of the parking lots in downtown Hull. He was kind enough to agree to an interview with The Impervious P-lot...
By Amber Yared -
I can feel it coming in the subway tonight …
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=AF-KagTq7qY[/youtube] To continue with our theme of public space performances, here for your Sunday afternoon...
By Dylan Reid -
LRT’s greatest smash hits
I’ve often thought that Toronto streetcars should have some kind of camera attached to its front end to document the cars that whip past while...
By Matthew Blackett -
POLL: Should the province take control of the TTC?
All over the headlines today is speculation on whether the province/Metrolinx should take over the TTC in order to co-ordinate regional transit planning...
By Matthew Blackett