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Infrastructure Ontario Toronto Transit

Bloor-Lansdowne: A TTC-GO disconnection

Bloor-Lansdowne Station, now under construction, will have one of the worst GO-TTC transfers of any connection point, and will have very limited ridership potential

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Brampton Infrastructure Ontario Politics Roads Walking

Safer streets need more than just speed cameras

Speed enforcement cameras are a very helpful tool that are proven to reduce speeds in residential areas. But they are just one tool.

The province needs to let municipalities lead the way, rather than just serve entitled motorists. One Brampton street shows why.

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Design Infrastructure Parks Politics Roads Travels Urban Planning Walking

Let’s not be jealous of Montreal

Though a visit to Montreal can make one jealous, Toronto has shown it can do great things too. We just have to follow through.

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Infrastructure Intercity Rail Ontario Transit Travels

The end of the line at Porcupine

Work has started on the new Timmins terminal for the Northlander train.

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Development Infrastructure Ontario Transit Urban Planning

Buses to the big box

Transit operators in Ontario generally do a much better job than American counterparts at serving large retailers like Walmart. Still, big box retail centres are hostile environments for transit and pedestrian access.

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Infrastructure Mississauga Roads Transit Urban Planning Walking

Deadly by design: Burnhamthorpe Road

Mississauga City Centre has many good places to walk to, but still has too many trappings of a suburban speedway

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About me Design Infrastructure Walking

Live from the CBC mothership

Yesterday, on Wednesday, May 7, I had the privilege of appearing on the long-running CBC Radio program Metro Morning. Though I have been interviewed on the radio a few times before – generally about pedestrian safety or transit issues – this was the first time I was asked to come into the studio. I spoke […]

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Infrastructure Ontario Roads Transit

BRT comes to London

London’s rapid transit project, scaled down due to cost-cutting and local opposition, has serious challenges that will have to be overcome for it to become successful.

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Infrastructure Roads Toronto Walking

Dysfunction junction: permanent obstructions at Union Station

Toronto can, and should, do better than the ugly and intrusive new barriers that are being installed around Union Station.

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Canada Infrastructure Intercity Rail Ontario Transit Travels

North by northwest: a short winter jaunt

Many people choose to go south for the winter. I went north, taking trains and buses through Northern Ontario and Manitoba.