Transit
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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...
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 -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
…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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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 -
The TTC is at it again…
Sigh. The marketing geek in me keeps holding out for the TTC to come up with smart and effective self-promotion and marketing campaigns. Their new...
By Matthew Blackett -
Thunder Bay Discussion
The Wire post is two months old, but there’s a fairly active discussion going on about Toronto’s obligation, or lack of, to buy subway trains...
By Shawn Micallef -
Slow Road Movement
In today’s NYTimes magazine there’s a nice article on the US Interstate system. It’s 50 years old, and is in need of a re-think while...
By Shawn Micallef -
Under Bathurst Bridge
In the most recent issue of Spacing, David Fontaine wrote about the view of Fort York from under the Bathurst Street Bridge, the closest approximation of...
By Dylan Reid -
Howard Moscoe a headline maker
Over the last few weeks, more ink has been spilled about Howard Moscoe than most city councillors receive in a term. Check out the recent articles: the...
By Matthew Blackett