Walking
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Getting the infopillars under control
Ever since City Council absent-mindedly agreed to let Astral Media redesign their information pillars last summer, and then realized how obnoxious they...
By Dylan Reid -
Ryerson celebrates permanent pedestrian zone on Gould Street
Ryerson University community members and city staff took to the streets this past Wednesday — or more specifically, to Gould Street — to celebrate its...
By Daniel Viola -
Around 40% of people in Toronto walk at least part of their commute
The new report from Toronto Public Health, The Walkable City: Neighbourhood Design and Preferences, Travel Choices and Health (PDF), provides a crucial...
By Dylan Reid -
“The Walkable City”: a new report from Toronto Public Health
Yesterday, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health released a new report by Toronto Public Health, The Walkable City: Neighbourhood Design and...
By Dylan Reid -
Union Station revitalization ignores street food vendors
This is a cross-post from Carly Dunster Law. Ms. Dunster is a Spacing contributor who works with food entrepreneurs, food initiatives, and acts as an...
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The Design Review Panel looks at the InfoToGo Pillars
Yesterday (PDF), Toronto’s Design Review Panel looked at the new “InfoToGo” info/ad pillars installed by Astral Media as part of the...
By Dylan Reid -
Beyond Speedbumps: other ways to calm traffic on residential streets
Last fall, I went on a community walk in Rivertowne, a new development north-west of Queen E. and Broadview that combines public and market townhouses...
By Dylan Reid -
Following up on Leslie St.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the potential for Leslie Street from Queen E. to Lake Shore to be turned into a gateway to the Leslie Street Spit and...
By Dylan Reid -
Leslie Street – Gateway or Gate to the Waterfront?
The City of Toronto has an opportunity to transform Leslie Street into a welcoming gateway to the Leslie Street Spit and the eastern waterfront, but is...
By Dylan Reid -
Walkability in tower neighbourhoods, and other walking news
I’ve written before about the project by Paul Hess and Jane Farrow to study walkability in Toronto’s high-rise neighbourhoods. It’s been...
By Dylan Reid -
Darkest November = Pedestrian Danger
A statistical study by Global News of pedestrian accidents 2000-2009 has found that the end of November is the most dangerous time of year for pedestians...
By Dylan Reid -
City won’t put a sidewalk on a route to school
A local resident recently brought my attention to an impending decision by the City of Toronto to not add a sidewalk to Chine Drive, a local road in...
By Dylan Reid