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Wednesday’s headlines
TORONTO’S CAPITAL BUDGET • Proposed 2010-2019 Toronto capital budget [ Toronto Sun ] • Financial manoeuvres fund capital budget [ National...
By Katia Snukal -
Informal infrastructure and haunted house in Scarborough
In late September, I had the privilege of sitting in on one of the walkability studies that are taking place in conjunction with the City’s Tower...
By Dylan Reid -
Ad Creep: “Spirit is Everything”
On Friday, I noticed that the sidewalks around the Yonge-Queen intersection have been painted with stenciled ad messages promoting the Toronto Maple...
By Sean Marshall -
How to encourage stairs instead of escalators
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw[/youtube] I’m one of those annoying people who you find walking up the stairs of a subway...
By Matthew Blackett -
New pedestrian scramble takes a right turn
photos by Sam Javanrouh — also view series on Spacing’s Flickr account In a rainy debut Friday morning, Toronto’s newest pedestrian...
By Todd Harrison -
Don’t park that scooter on the sidewalk
With the expansion of the use of scooters in the city (Vespa is the most famous brand), I noticed a lot more of these scooters parked on sidewalks this...
By Dylan Reid -
JOHN LORINC: Tunnel visions
Here’s something for public space advocates to chew on: With their plan for a $38 million tunnel to the Toronto City Centre Airport, Robert Deluce...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: Watch For Pedestrians
They have a way of moving in any direction. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Events Guide: Pedestrian Sunday Kensington – Blackout Anniversary
WHAT: Blackout anniversary edition of Pedestrian Sunday Kensington WHEN: Sunday, August 16, 2009 from 1PM – 7PM (10PM on north Augusta) WHERE...
By Spacing -
The pedestrianization of Times Square
I have to admit that the first time I visited New York, I hit a lot of the tourist must-sees; the Empire State Building observation deck, walking across...
By Sean Marshall -
Do not pass GO: Silly pedestrian barriers to transit
I’m not sure what it is about GO Transit. I want to think that it is an essential part of our public transit system. In many respects, it is: by...
By Sean Marshall -
Walking Woman
I just got back from a trip to Europe, where I saw the first example I’ve seen of a walking-woman signal, in the Dutch town of Haarlem (I’ve...
By Dylan Reid