Walking
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An open letter to candidates about complete streets
Dear candidates, The individuals who have signed this letter met recently to discuss the theme of transportation in our city. We are a diverse group of...
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Losing a city square
In Toronto’s new Walking Strategy, adopted as official policy by city council just last year, one of the key strategy actions (5.6) under the...
By Dylan Reid -
He’s just walking… across the USA
Gotta love this: New York City resident Matt Green has decided to walk across the United States over the next nine months. Unlike most adventures of this...
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Milton school forces to students to walk
There was a time when kids walked to school, ten miles up hill both ways through the snow of course. Alas, those days are long gone, and today many...
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Bike lanes would help Bloor West Village businesses
The current street design paradigm in this city seems to assume that one of the biggest opponents to bike lanes on Toronto’s major arterials are the...
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Ontario auto insurance changes hit pedestrians, cyclists
Anyone who doesn’t own a car, and the insurance that goes with it, is going to have fewer resources to deal with injuries if they are hit by a car...
By Dylan Reid -
Youth and the spaces around schools
EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Fullan, who teaches English and Civics at the University of Toronto Schools (a private high school affiliated with the...
By Spacing -
Walking Amman
Talk about putting Toronto’s walking issues in perspective — Toronto cycling activist Hannah Evans recently moved to Amman, Jordan to work...
By Dylan Reid -
Signal priority: Who gets to go first
Intersections are inherently a competition for space and time. In many places in the world, intersections are still governed largely by the assertiveness...
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Why did the police take aim at pedestrians?
As pedestrian deaths started to mount to disturbing numbers in January, the response at first was a combination of concern, blame that was reasonably...
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Spacing Radio 015 is on the air!
In this episode of Spacing Radio, we tackle the obstacles facing pedestrians and explore the forgotten, abandoned places in our midst. We begin with...
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Hong Kong: Traditional markets and walkways in the sky
The Star Ferry passes in front of Hong Kong’s electric skyline Hong Kong is a ceaselessly amazing case study in crowd management. With space at an...
By Marcus Bowman