Walking
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REID: Busting some myths about pedestrian collisions
Toronto Public Health published a report this week analyzing the police statistics for collisions where vehicles hit pedestrians and cyclists, Pedestrian...
By Dylan Reid -
REID: Slowly moving towards speed reductions in Toronto
In the most recent issue of Spacing, I wrote about how the idea of “slow zones” is being overtaken by universal speed reductions in cities in...
By Dylan Reid -
Remembering an Olympic scramble intersection party
As City Council considers removal of the scramble at Bay and Bloor, many issues are up for debate: safety, usage levels and traffic congestion, the...
By Shoshanna Saxe -
EVENT: A Walk With “Born to Walk” author Dan Rubinstein
Walk Toronto is hosting a walk with journalist and author Dan Rubinstein, who is about to publish his new book Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a...
By Dylan Reid -
What the Spadina subway overrun means for Scarborough, pt. 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read part one of this series published yesterday When private firms invest in new equipment, the managers must pay close attention to...
By John Lorinc -
REID: That’s a nice laneway, but it’s no woonerf
One of the more intriguing elements of the West Don Lands development was the promise that it would include some “woonerfs“ — a Dutch...
By Dylan Reid -
REID: To press or not to press: a guide to pedestrian buttons
I’ve seen a few inquiries recently by people who noticed pedestrian signal push-buttons being installed at major intersections. They found it odd...
By Dylan Reid -
The slow and deadly evolution of Toronto’s crosswalks
Crossing the street in Toronto has been a potentially deadly challenge for almost a century. Until the 1950s, when the number of automobiles dramatically...
By Chris Bateman -
REID: Laneways as shared spaces
Last week, I was part of a panel discussion about the potential of Toronto’s laneways, organized by The Laneways Project. I talked about the way...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: What we didn’t talk about during this election
Remarkably, given the duration of the campaign and the sheer number of debates, the mayoral candidates managed to either completely ignore or give the...
By John Lorinc -
REID: Election survey shows strong support for sustainable transportation among candidates
This morning, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) released the results of a survey of council and mayoral candidates that asked 12...
By Dylan Reid -
Logan Ave.: An unofficial slow street
“Slow zones” — neighbourhoods where the maximum speed limit is 30 km/hr (or 20 mph in the US/UK) — are becoming popular in various...
By Dylan Reid