Transit

Vancouver

Six-foot City: Public Transit

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Anybody who has experienced a well-used public transit system during rush hour knows that relaxing their ‘personal space bubbles’ to a... Read More

Toronto

Post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit

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The job losses and damage to many retail businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic and related mobility restrictions mean that Toronto and... Read More

Vancouver

Six-Foot City: Introduction

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Although the recent pandemic has brought to light many important issues, none has been more pervasive than social distancing. Embedded... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world?

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For years, transit advocates warned Toronto politicians in all three orders of government that the city’s transit infrastructure will... Read More

Toronto

Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots

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One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their... Read More

Toronto

Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic

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Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise... Read More

Vancouver

Video Vancouver: Why Public Transit’s Coronavirus Crisis is Different

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About Here I’m really really worried about public transit. So I decided to do something brave and made a video on the internet... Read More

Toronto

Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city

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Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is... Read More

Vancouver

Book Review: Trains, Buses People – An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit

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Author: Christof Spieler (Island Press, 2018) Christof Spieler’s Trains, Buses, People – An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit is a... Read More

Toronto

Observing urban change through the window of a GO train

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I wrote this piece last year, long before Covid 19 kept almost everyone at home and before riding transit was something to be avoided... Read More