Walking
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Streets are for people?
The Sunday Toronto Star has a great article about how the automobile muscled its way into becoming the sole master of the roadway at the beginning of the...
By Dylan Reid -
Nuit Blanche — Hidden Toronto: Curious Walking Tours
Some walking tours on Saturday night that may or may not be like the usual walking tours. Fanny packs allowed, but not encouraged. Have you ever wondered...
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Pedestrian advocate resigns in frustration
Long-time pedestrian advocate Helen Riley, one of the activists who was instrumental in getting a Pedestrian Charter for Toronto, resigned her post as...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto BIAs recognize disability issues
by Andy Reeves, Spacing Votes correspondent The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) recently released a report entitled...
By Spacing -
New Toronto street signs
Tonight, the City of Toronto has its first public meeting about the proposed new street signs. In the Winter 2006 issue of Spacing, I wrote about the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Subway Extension to East Mall Proposed
Crossposted to Transit Toronto. This past Wednesday, Etobicoke community council voted to ask city staff to investigate the possibility of extending the...
By James Bow -
Toronto Coalition for Active Transport
Cycling, walking, and related organizations in Toronto have come together to form the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT). TCAT’s...
By Spacing -
Vancouver and Victoria public spaces
Andy Reeves will be covering ad creep and streetscape issues during the 2006 election for the Spacing Votes blog. Here’s a report by Reeves from his...
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Making the Streets Safe for Walkers (slowly)
Two interesting pedestrian initiatives are coming to the Works Committee of City Council on Monday, Sept. 11. The first is a proposal to extend the...
By Dylan Reid -
New Pedestrian Space, Montreal
This attractive little space is the result of the pedestrian-oriented rebuilding of Bernard Street, a minor mixed commercial/residential street in...
By Dylan Reid -
Three people don’t make it “mixed reviews”
The Star has an article today about the Queen’s Quay pedestrian/bike lane experiment. They had quotes from three residents who didn’t seem...
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Saturday’s public space headlines
• Roadsworth getting his street cred [ Toronto Star ] • A problem with the Beav on Ward’s Island [ Toronto Star ] • A garden of...
By Matthew Blackett