Walking
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The new council on walking and cycling
Before the municipal election, the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation conducted a survey of candidate’s positions on walking and cycling...
By Dylan Reid -
Street Stories: Baldwin Street
Walking onto Baldwin Street at lunch hour is like walking into a Business Improvement Area’s best-case scenario: the trees are lush, the storefronts...
By Eric Mutrie -
Willcocks goes pedestrian
Last week, I went to have a look at how the new pedestrian space pilot project in the University of Toronto is coming along. A block of Willcocks Street...
By Dylan Reid -
ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 27
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Dept. of Cute Signs: “Walk your Bike” sidewalk stencil
I was in Stratford, Ontario last weekend and noticed this stencil on the sidewalks at intersections, indicating that people should walk their bikes when...
By Dylan Reid -
Raising the road to meet the sidewalk
There’s an interesting little piece of infrastructure innovation on the west side of University Ave. at Orde St., just south of College in the...
By Dylan Reid -
Battle brewing over school playground
Just how public is a public school playground? That’s the question currently being asked at Hillcrest Junior Public School, my old elementary school just...
By Jake Schabas -
How to (not) promote access to the waterfront
I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed but Toronto’s waterfront doesn’t seem to be on the radar of the mayoral candidates in this...
By Matthew Blackett -
World Wide Wednesday: Where in the world?
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking
LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman loves to walk. Earlier this week, in fact, he walked along Eglinton — all the way across Toronto. I...
By Todd Harrison -
City shying away from shared street on John
Last fall, I took part in a walkabout along and around John Street with an urban planner who was working on a master plan for the Entertainment District...
By Dylan Reid -
STREET SCENE: Harley Valentine Explaining Art and Photography on the Terrace
The Street Scene comes up to the Balcony. (in the way of real people) Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist...
By Jerry Waese