Transit
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American Rules
I was recently given this 1967 NYC subway rules guide by a friend leaving Toronto for Paris who needed to purge some old stuff before leaving (I counseled...
By Shawn Micallef -
E-signs to let riders know when next bus is coming?
A platform sign in London, England indicates when next subway train will arrive. The TTC wants to install electronic signs that will tell riders when the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Traffic Tales movie night
The Streets to Screens movie series will feature two movies about sustainable transportation on Thursday, October 26, at the Bloor Cinema at 7pm. The...
By Dylan Reid -
Star’s new transportation column
The Toronto Star has a new transportation columnist, David Bruser, and in today’s column he asks readers to tell him about their problems with...
By Dylan Reid -
City Council TTC Report Card: Wards 12-22
Cross-posted to Spacing Votes WARD 12 (York/South Weston) – Frank Di Giorgio – D NOW magazine calls him “Frank Who?”. Voted to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Links to weekend articles
• Will pick up your crap for $$$ [ BlogTO ] Zach Slootsky, one of our reporters at Spacing Votes, also contributes to BlgoTO and has a neat little...
By Matthew Blackett -
Wente takes the TTC
A year ago, Globe columnist Margaret Wente wrote a column glorifying her SUV and dismissing public transit as something you only take when you have to...
By Dylan Reid -
What TTC shwag should look like
I’m jealous Marc Lostracco from Torontoist beat me to this — I’ve been thinking (and sketching) the designs I’d like to see on...
By Matthew Blackett -
Most popular posts of September on Spacing Wire
Today marks the return of our monthly feature: the most popular blog posts of the previous month. Transit, the Gardiner, and the upcoming election...
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David Topping’s every subway station trip
David Topping of Torontoist has a piece in the National Post today about his summer project 69 Stations — he took a trip every day to one of...
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TTC Ponders 24 Hour Subway Service
TTC Commissioners directed TTC staff yesterday to investigate the possibility of operating subway service overnight instead of shutting service down...
By James Bow -
Bike racks on buses get green light
The expansion of the Rack It and Rocket Program is expected to move forward following a TTC meeting this afternoon. The one-year pilot project was...
By Tammy Thorne