Walking
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Pedestrian countdown signals reduce collisions
Last Thursday, a car performed an astonishingly dangerous turn in front of traffic at Lake Shore Blvd. and Bay. It collided with another car, and they...
By Dylan Reid -
Checking out Ottawa’s new Bank St.
I was in Ottawa last weekend and strolled along Bank St. in the Glebe neighbourhood, which was recently re-done with new street furniture, art and paving...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto Walking Policy Resources
A wide range of City of Toronto policies affect walking, but it’s not always easy to know about them or find them. This post provides a convenient...
By Dylan Reid -
The 2013 Complete Streets Forum
If there’s one thing I learned from the 2013 Complete Streets Forum this week, it was that we in Toronto need to learn to market our city’s...
By Dylan Reid -
Doing something about city’s most dangerous intersections for pedestrians
Tomorrow, Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will look at a report from City staff that identifies the 100 worst intersections in...
By Dylan Reid -
A win for pedestrians in last week’s messy council meeting
In March, I wrote about the planned reconstruction of Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd, which amongst other things, would widen Bay...
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The Cycle and Sole Rally – walking and biking to Queen’s Park for pedestrian and cycling safety
On Saturday May 11, pedestrians and cyclists will converge on Queen’s Park from North, South, East and West for a rally to celebrate active...
By Dylan Reid -
Play the Walk, April 25 – 28 in the West Queen West Triangle
This weekend, you are invited to Play the Walk – a neighbourhood project for curious citizens, featuring a mobile gift shop in collaboration with Spacing...
By Jay Wall -
Walkonomics walking app comes to Toronto
Walkonomics, a British-based company, is launching their walkability app in Toronto. It’s a concept pioneered by American company Walkscore, whose...
By Dylan Reid -
Walking insights from “Gridlock Sam”
I went to the talk by former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz on “Creating a More Walkable Toronto – Strategies from Chicago and New York...
By Dylan Reid -
Public Forum on “Creating a More Walkable Toronto”
The Toronto Society of Architects and the City of Toronto Public Realm Office have come together to organize a public forum next week on “Creating a...
By Dylan Reid -
How to delay a sidewalk
The saga of the proposed Chine Drive sidewalk continues. This Scarborough road, which is the only access to the local elementary school, needs to be...
By Dylan Reid