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Today’s headlines
Ryerson’s new Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health • Dirty beaches spark debate in Ajax [ Toronto Star ] • Hume...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Statscan releases commuting figures
In the Globe and Mail today: The average Canadian spends more than an hour a day — or 12 full days a year — trekking to and from work...
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…the 77B on the TTC!
Two weeks ago we posted the “Romantic Traffic” video by the Spoons that was filmed on the TTC subway lines. Today, we found “The Spadina...
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Public space in the news today
There are a whack of articles in the Star today that relate to public space issues: City councillors gave general approval yesterday for city staff to...
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Spoons take over Bloor station
Does anyone remember The Spoons video “Romantic Traffic”? It was filmed at Bloor and Sheppard stations. Check out the old red rockets and the...
By Matthew Blackett