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Pirates of the Streetcar party
Pirates of the Streetcar Party: A fundraiser for Newmindspace Friday, August 4th 2006, Bathurst & Wolseley @ 7:30p Our friendly, freaky friends over...
By Matthew Blackett -
Things That Move: streetcar doc on HistoryTV
Back in the winter, I was interviewed about Toronto’s streetcars for an episode in a documentary series called Things That Move for History...
By Matthew Blackett -
Name calling on the TTC
Craig Cal, Spacing’s new transit beat writer starting in the fall, sent along this TTC anecdote. – – – – – –...
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Bike Lockers in T.O.
The City of Toronto has launched its Bicycle Locker Pilot Project. You can now rent a locker for 10 dollars, per month for a minimum four-month term at...
By Tammy Thorne -
Today’s headlines
Ryerson’s new Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health • Dirty beaches spark debate in Ajax [ Toronto Star ] • Hume...
By Matthew Blackett -
Today’s public space headlines
• Skateboarders, nature lovers in weedy tug-of-war [ Globe and Mail ] • One cool ride [ Globe and Mail ] • Goodbye to accidental landmark ...
By Matthew Blackett -
Moscoe stays on; no perimeter seating
It is possible that the lively discussion on our two recent posts about perimeter seating has not been for naught — the TTC has voted against the...
By Matthew Blackett -
MTV Canada and a TTC streetcar
This MTV Canada promo video uses a TTC streetcar as a prop. I’m torn about whether this is something I should laugh off or be offended by. I do have...
By Matthew Blackett -
Layout of seats on subway
Just the other day I posted a video of a Berlin subway car which is very similar to the model the TTC is looking to buy. A commenter noted that the seat...
By Matthew Blackett -
A glimpse of the future?
There was an article in the Star a few days ago about how the city will be temporarily closing down Queen’s Quay improve pedestrian access to the...
By Ian Malczewski -
A walk through a Berlin subway train
There has been a lot of talk about the new subways the TTC wants to purchase (read more about it on this Wire post). To win us riders over, the TTC has a...
By Matthew Blackett -
Freight Derailment Cripples GO Train Service
Crossposted to Transit Toronto. The Toronto Star is reporting that a freight derailment near Royal York Road has suspended all GO Train service out of...
By James Bow