Walking
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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 -
Is this really an “info” pillar?
In the past couple of weeks, new “information” pillars have been popping up around town. But they don’t seem to be much about...
By Dylan Reid -
Transforming Front St. at Union Station (and other pedestrian news)
Last week, I went to the open house for the project to transform Front Street at Union Station, in conjunction with the massive renovation of Union...
By Dylan Reid -
FAVOURITE FRIDAY: What is your favourite pedestrian bridge?
Across the Spacing urban blog network each week we’re asking our readers in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Otttawa, and the Atlantic cities to let us...
By Spacing -
Bike City: What could have been [?]
It’s often touted among cycling advocates in our city that there was a time when Toronto ranked as North America’s #1 cycling city. One could say it all...
By Fred Sztabinski -
Decline by little cuts
I thought I’d have a look at the impact of the cuts proposed by the City Manager as a result of the “Core Services Review” in terms of...
By Dylan Reid -
Walking Toronto comes to Facebook
I’ve set up a new Facebook group, “Walking Toronto“, to provide a venue for people who are interested in walking issues in our city and...
By Dylan Reid -
Summer Streets get New York moving
On my recent trip to New York I found myself walking Broadway on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, negotiating the sidewalk amidst hordes of people and...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
London’s new walking wayfinding maps
I first heard about the “Legible London” project at the Walk21 conference in Toronto in 2007 — a plan for a new walking wayfinding...
By Dylan Reid -
So Pedestrian: Toronto Mayor Bert Xanadu weighs in on Yonge Street revitalization and banning pedestrians
EDITOR: It’s circa 1973. Bert Xanadu is the Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas on Yonge Street. Mayor Xanadu has been governing...
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Innovative ideas for John Street
It’s not often I get to say that I underestimated the City of Toronto, but I’m happy to say it now. A year ago, I wrote about the City’s...
By Dylan Reid