Transit
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Road to ‘total bikeability’ not clearly marked
The NOW magazine bike panel was certainly an enjoyable precursor to their current bike issue. (The issue includes panelist Tanya Quinn’s open letter...
By Tammy Thorne -
Will streetcars return to Montreal?
It used to be that Toronto and Montreal weren’t so different. La Ville reine had spiffy red streetcars; la métropole had cheery yellow and...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Vote for your favorite inspirational outdoor ad [ Toronto Star ] • Outdoor advertising competition fiasco [ Reading Toronto ] • This city...
By Julie Yamin -
Kingston’s plan for sustainable transportation
On March 22, I attended a great workshop on sustainable transportation put together by local organization Moving the Economy. I am going to post some of...
By Dylan Reid -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Urban dream deferred [ Toronto Star ] • Neighbourhoods in need [ Toronto Star ] • Gimme shelter — and some lights, too [ Toronto...
By Julie Yamin -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Toronto’s hidden rivers [ Toronto Star ] • Treasure trove in the junction [ Toronto Star ] • DVP opens [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Julie Yamin -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Businesses blame high taxes for job cuts [ National Post ] • Fewer hot dogs, more samosas by summer? [ Toronto Star ] • Closing homeless...
By Julie Yamin -
Most comments in March: discuss amongst yourselves
Each month, Spacing compiles the posts that have generated the most discussion. The number in brackets represents the number of comments of that specific...
By Julie Yamin -
A smelly situation
Wednesday’s Globe and Mail ran an article about a Calgary woman who complained of the way she was treated on Calgary transit buses for wearing too...
By Julie Yamin -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Lunch express rides again [ Toronto Star ] • More power to Italy on waste [ Toronto Star ] • Keep it simple, spare us frills [ Toronto...
By Julie Yamin -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• City budget: $7.8 billion, 3.8% tax hike [ Toronto Star ] • City eyes tax hike of 3.8% [ Toronto Sun ] • Toronto budget shortfall means...
By Julie Yamin -
Come to the TTC’s 10th annual public meeting
The TTC is inviting the public to give them ideas on how to improve service. We are looking for ideas on where and when to add new routes, or how we could...
By Craig Cal