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Category Archives: Maps
Mapping the 2018 candidates for Toronto City Council, Bill 5 edition (updated)
Toronto City Council voting on a legal challenge to Bill 5, August 20, 2018 September 21 update: nominations are now closed, and I updated the map. Councillor Cesar Palacio dropped out in Davenport; this practically ensures that fellow incumbent Ana … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Politics, Toronto
Tagged 2018 Election, 25 Wards, City Hall, Maps
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Why Doug Ford’s plan for 25 Toronto wards is an attack on local democracy
Map of Doug Ford’s proposed 25 wards and the City Council-approved 47 ward boundaries Late last week, the newly elected Ontario Progressive Conservative government announced that they would be imposing a new electoral map on the City of Toronto, a … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Politics, Toronto
Tagged 2018 Election, City Hall, Doug Ford, John Tory, Map, Maps, Queen's Park, Toronto, Wards
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Mapping Toronto’s approved new ward boundaries
On Monday, October 22, 2018, Torontonians will be electing a new city council. And for the first time since 2000, Toronto’s ward boundaries will be changing. When the new council is formed on December 1, 2018, there will be 47 … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Politics, Toronto
Tagged 2018 Election, City Hall, Giorgio Mammoliti, Justin Di Ciano, Wards
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Brampton Transit’s evolution from a laggard to a leader
For TVO this week, I discuss Brampton Transit’s impressive ridership growth. In the last five years, Brampton Transit has bucked the trend of stagnant ridership numbers encountered elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area and North America in general. I argue … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, History, Maps, Transit, Uncategorized
Tagged Brampton, Brampton Transit, History, Maps, TVO, Writing
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Mapping Toronto’s population growth
Data geeks across Canada were eagerly awaiting this day — February 8, 2017 — the first release of the 2016 Canadian Census of the Population. Today’s release only covers population and dwelling counts, further information on age, sex, household characteristics, … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Toronto
Tagged Census, Development, Greenbelt, Population, Suburbs, Toronto
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Mapping Toronto’s streetcar network: The age of electric – 1891 to 1921
TRC streetcars on Queen Street, c. 1910. Note the old TSR horsecars used as trailers behind the electric cars. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1465, File 722, Item 18 This post continues from The Horsecar Era: 1861 to 1891 In … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Toronto, Transit
Tagged History, Maps, Streetcars, Toronto, Toronto Civic Railway, Toronto Railway Company, Toronto Suburban Railway, Transit, TRC, TTC
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Mapping Toronto’s streetcar network: The horsecar era – 1861 to 1891
Toronto Street Railway horse car on Yonge Street at the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing, after 1885. From City of Toronto Archives, Fords 16, Series 71, Item 3367 Over the last few months, I have researched many books and maps and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Uncategorized
Tagged Maps, Streetcars, Toronto Street Railway, TSR, TTC
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