Category Archives: Maps

All stick, no carrot: the problem with the city’s response to physical distancing

Posted on April 15, 2020 by

On Saturday April 11, during the Easter long weekend, the City of Toronto announced that a team of over 350 police officers and bylaw enforcement officers would shift from an education-based campaign of verbal and written warnings to people congregating … Continue reading →

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Mapping TTC crowding during a pandemic

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Rear door boarding on TTC buses is just one measure the TTC has taken to address the COVID-19 crisis Note to readers: I have since written an updated version article (with a revised map) on Spacing’s website. While most people … Continue reading →

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One hundred years of Ontario’s provincial highways

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

On February 26, 1920, Ontario’s provincial highway network was born. That year, 16 highways were established across southern Ontario, between the Ottawa and Detroit Rivers. These highways, previously maintained by townships and counties, connected the province’s largest cities and provided … Continue reading →

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A review of GO Transit’s fare structure

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

Since 2015, GO Transit’s fare structure has improved. However, fares continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation, and there are serious fare discrepancies across the network. Continue reading →

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A departure from TTC wayfinding improvements

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

Despite many recent improvements to TTC design and wayfinding standards, two recent changes miss the mark. Continue reading →

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Voter turnouts in the 2018 Toronto municipal election

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

2014 was a watershed year for municipal voter turnout in Toronto. After a disastrous four years of Rob Ford as mayor, 54.7 percent of all eligible voters went to the polls, electing John Tory. That was the highest voter turnout … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Downtown city council races

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

At the end of 2014, despite some disappointing results in that year’s municipal election, I was feeling optimistic about 2018. In 2014, there were a number of great candidates running for city council, and I expected many would try again … Continue reading →

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Mapping the results in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park and Ward 9 Davenport

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

In the penultimate post in my series examining the results of the 25 council races in the October 2018 municipal election here in Toronto, I take a look at the results in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park and Ward 9, Davenport … Continue reading →

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Mapping the results in Ward 15 – Don Valley West and Ward 16 – Don Valley East

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Happy holidays! In this post, I take a look at the council races in Ward 15 Don Valley West and Ward 16 Don Valley East. The new two wards, introduced under Bill 5, encompass most of what used to be … Continue reading →

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Mapping the results of the election in Ward 5 – York South-Weston

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

In this post, I take a look at the council race in Ward 5, York South-Weston. The area, which encompasses neighbourhoods such as Weston, Mount Dennis, Amesbury, and Keelesdale, is one of Toronto’s least affluent. In 2015, York South-Weston’s average … Continue reading →

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