Walking
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Waterfront Toronto announces Queens Quay plan
UPDATE: There will be another opportunity for the public to comment and view the presentation materials tomorrow, Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 AM to...
By Sean Marshall -
Walking maps for Toronto
At the Toronto Pedestrian Committee meeting yesterday, we learned about the new version of the Toronto Parks and Trails map, which has just been released...
By Dylan Reid -
Swiss Carnival in Toronto
Carnival or Mardi Gras celebrations — the big party before the 40 days of fasting leading up to Easter in the Catholic Christian tradition —...
By Dylan Reid -
Sidewalk enforcement
Here’s a rare but welcome sight — a vehicle parked on the sidewalk being ticketed. Too often, parking half on the sidewalk is treated as...
By Dylan Reid -
Study finds that removing parking to install bike lanes or widen sidewalk would benefit businesses on Bloor
Proposals to install bike lanes and/or widen sidewalks on main streets in Toronto almost always require the removal of parking spaces along the street...
By Dylan Reid -
Crow uses a pedestrian crossing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPHxA8-aaE[/youtube] I found this delightful video about crows adapting to an urban environment and even learning...
By Dylan Reid -
Experiments with creating walking maps
I recently had the privilege of observing a fascinating exercise in mapping walking routes in St. Jamestown. Youth from the high-rise district marked up...
By Dylan Reid -
City staff discuss the placement of new transit shelters
In October, I wrote a post about how, on narrow sidewalks, the new transit shelters being installed by the city as part of the new street furniture...
By Dylan Reid -
New Toronto Public Realm Office off and running
Last year, the City of Toronto decided to set up a “Public Realm Office” that would be a one-stop shop in charge of managing the city’s...
By Dylan Reid -
Assorted transportation articles: transit drunk tent, Japan demotorizing, dangerous Indian roads, pedlock, dangerous sidewalks, and talking CCTV
I’ve been doing a New Year’s file clearing, and I came across various articles that I had set aside because I thought they might be of...
By Dylan Reid -
Sidewalk ploughed!
When I got to Queen Street West around Spadina on my way to work this morning, I discovered a pleasant surprise — a long stretch of the sidewalk had...
By Dylan Reid -
Gift Guide: City Walks – Toronto
City Walks: Toronto is a nicely-designed collection of 50 solid cards in an attractive box. Each compact card (4-1/16 x 5-5/8) has on one side a map with...
By Dylan Reid