Walking
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Snack Chats: The implications of street vending
When: Wednesday May 16 – Designing a vending cart and vendors’ experiences Where:: 125 Bond Street, Room 201 HEI, Ryerson University When...
By Sarah Magwood -
Bloor street corridor study kick-off meeting tonight
Bikes on Bloor anyone? The City of Toronto is embarking on an exciting study to develop a planning vision for the future development of Bloor Street West...
By Tammy Thorne -
Ontario policy of walkable community vs. highway community
This is just a quick “did you know?” post. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has a policy that requires 93% of provincial residents to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Let’s talk about Jane’s Walk
Above are a few photos from a variety of tours during yesterday’s first annual Jane’s Walk. Word is spreading that a lot of the tours had up...
By Spacing -
Go walking today to remember Jane Jacobs
Spacing is one of the many partners of the upcoming Jane’s Walk tours that will celebrate the work and life of the late Jane Jacobs. On Saturday...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tell the City what you think about its Clean Air Plan
Mayor Miller addresses the Toronto Residents assembled to give input on Toronto’s Climate change plan. (Photo courtesy of biketoronto.ca) If you...
By Tammy Thorne -
A couple of pedestrian ideas
There were a lot of good ideas floating around at the “Visions for a Walkable Toronto” workshop hosted by the City of Toronto and Spacing...
By Dylan Reid -
Cyclist Profile: Peggy Nash — ‘Cycling a positive behaviour’
In the lead up to, and during, Bike Week this year I will be featuring some cyclist profiles. These will be profiles of regular people who ride bikes in...
By Tammy Thorne -
Walk to Work Day
Today, April 26, 2007, has been declared the first “Walk to Work” day, at least in London, England. British pedestrian organization Living...
By Dylan Reid -
Visions for a Walkable Toronto — Workshop
The City of Toronto, in partnership with Spacing magazine, is holding a public workshop on “Visions for a Walkable Toronto” on Wednesday...
By Dylan Reid -
How to cross railway tracks
Pedestrian activist Roger Brook wrote an interesting article in NOW magazine a couple of weeks ago about pedestrian crossings over railway tracks...
By Dylan Reid -
Earth Day street festival on John St.
Streets Are for People is organizing an eco-fair to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday April 22. John Street will be closed to traffic (or, if you will, opened...
By Dylan Reid