Urban Design
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The top 25 walking intersections in Toronto
We finally have a map of where and how much we walk in Toronto. As part of Global’s story this week on the most dangerous intersections for...
By Dylan Reid -
The most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Toronto
The 100 most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Toronto. The larger the dot, the greater the danger. Yesterday, Global News released a map by...
By Dylan Reid -
StrollCity wants your tweets on Toronto subway screens
Yesterday a new edition of the StrollCity project began. Much of my day is spent on a computer, but Twitter let me keep an eye on what’s going on in...
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Headspace: Tim Jones, Artscape
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
Headspace: The Fort York Pedestrian Cycle Bridge
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
Stories from the Big Apple: In Fine Company
If there’s any takeaway from the recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers report ranking Toronto second behind New York City for the world’s best city for finance...
By Jake Schabas -
Spacing Radio returns! Listen to Summer Shorts 001
GO LISTEN TO THE NEW SPACING RADIO PODCAST! Spacing Radio is back — just in smaller doses! We’re calling our new format Spacing Shorts. This means...
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On Bicycle Boulevards in Toronto
There is a spectre haunting the streets of Toronto — the spectre of separated bike lanes. Okay, perhaps it’s not quite that dramatic, but being a...
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Toronto’s Next Steps on Complete Streets
At this year’s fourth annual Complete Streets Forum, Eva Ligeti, Executive Director of the Clean Air Partnership, emphasized that “the continued business...
By Hilary Best -
Headspace: Jane Farrow discusses Jane’s Walk
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
Complete Streets: An Interview with TCAT’s Nancy Smith Lea
It’s been a big year for Toronto’s streets. The good: Bixi is set to launch on May 3rd and Jarvis received a new bike lane. The not so good: we’ve seen...
By Hilary Best -
The Myth of the Cyclist as Urban Warrior
Hell hath no fury like a biker scorned. The New Yorker’s John Cassidy learned this the hard way after his blog post, “Battle of the Bike...
By Jake Tobin Garrett