Walking
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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...
By Dylan Reid -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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 -
TORONTO STAR FRONT PAGE ALL-CAPS FAIL
The Toronto Star today published an article on the front page, with the all-caps headline above the fold, “JAYWALKING CITY“. In the article...
By Dylan Reid -
Shell shock and paralysis
Last week, as pedestrian deaths in the GTA mounted, several media outlets asked me how I felt about this seeming epidemic. I generally replied that I was...
By Dylan Reid -
CBC’s National focuses blame on pedestrians for getting killed
CBC’s The National for Jan. 26 just ran a segment on the wave of pedestrians killed by vehicles in the GTA in the past three weeks. Without...
By Dylan Reid -
The Chinese pedestrian environment: Beijing and Shanghai
The famous shopping street Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China On a recent trip to China I discovered that one of the most striking features of Chinese...
By Marcus Bowman -
A week of pedestrian death: any explanation?
As pedestrians deaths have mounted on a daily basis over the past week in the GTA (10 in the past 8 days), I’ve been asked more and more often what...
By Dylan Reid -
Event Guide: Walking Strategy Designer’s Forum
How can Toronto’s design community contribute to making Toronto a better city for walking? To help get the City’s new Walking Strategy off the...
By Dylan Reid -
Fixing the Suburbs: GO Transit Hubs and Oakville Midtown
GO Transit is in the throes of major expansion. Examining how the system’s stations influence their surroundings, and how this, in turn, affects the...
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Walking backwards in Times Square
Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. Well, in the film she’s not...
By Matthew Blackett