Transit
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Sexy public transit, part I
Which proposal looks sexier: a Toronto-wide network of BRTs and LRTs (first map) or the Spadina subway extension (second map)? POTENTIAL FUTURE BRT/LRT...
By Craig Cal -
What’s the difference between a BRT and BLT?
Cross-posted from Spacing Votes With all of the recent discussion surrounding transit policies, subway extensions and streetcar rights-of-way, a brief...
By Spacing -
Public, Professionals, Gather this Weekend for GTA Transit Summit
Crossposted to Transit Toronto The Rocket Riders, the Sierra Club of Canada and the Ontario chapter of Transport 2000 have organized a summit on public...
By James Bow -
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...
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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...
By Matthew Blackett