Traffic
REID: The beginning of the end for rush hour curb lanes?
By Dylan Reid
One of the distinctive and ubiquitous characteristics of main streets in the older parts of Toronto is the rush hour curb lane. For... Read More
Five organizations come together to produce a community map of Toronto “safeways”
By Ken Greenberg
In a great display of community collaboration, five Toronto-based organizations dedicated to improving and enhancing the city’s public... Read More
A how-to guide to redesign city streets during and after COVID
By Nicholas Sanderson
In cities the world over, streets are being repurposed for people walking, cycling, and simply spending time outside. First Milan... Read More
Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city
By Brian Doucet
Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 045, What matters in a pandemic
By Spacing Radio
In a time of snitch lines, and shuttered park space, we dive into what we’re prioritizing in this pandemic, and what, and... Read More
Toronto needs to create space for people during (and after) the pandemic
By Shoshanna Saxe
In the coming weeks and months, we will have the luxury and the obligation to worry about challenges in addition to the threat of... Read More
Skateboards, Rollerblades, Scooters: The Orphans of Active Transportation
By Alexander Bimm
When we think of active transportation, we typically refer to the traditional modes of walking and cycling. But is it time we direct... Read More
Staying at home during a pandemic and what it means for the planet
By Lisa King
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asks Canadians to “stay home if you can,” I start to ponder how and when this notion became so... Read More
Is the future of ride hailing friendly?
By Ryerson City Building Institute
Torontonians love Uber and Lyft. So much that there are an estimated 70,000 private transportation company (PTC) vehicles operating on... Read More
Transportation tech bros need to listen to the Vision Zero folks
By Tricia Wood
When we talk about Smart Cities, which seems to be all the time now, we hear about tensions between public governance and corporate... Read More