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Cycling Ontario Travels Walking

A Waterford wandering

The village of Waterford, in Norfolk County, is a great place for an outdoor stroll or ride with plenty to offer. It’s a great example of what can be done throughout the province.

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Brampton Infrastructure Ontario Transit Walking

A disaster in the making

Years after I first asked about pedestrian safety at a major transit hub in Brampton, the potentially dangerous conditions for connecting passengers is being baked in.

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Infrastructure Intercity Rail Ontario

How Metrolinx gets in the way of passenger rail service

As an agency of the province, Metrolinx should support Ontarians travelling on trains within Ontario, even if they are not aboard Metrolinx-operated GO trains.

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Brampton Ontario Transit

Caledon rethinks its transit as Brampton retrenches

As Brampton Transit cuts service in response to ridership drops and budget restraints, the Town of Caledon is looking to go on-demand.

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Infrastructure Ontario Politics Roads

The tragedy of Ontario’s HOV lanes

The HOV lanes on Ontario’s highways have become a mockery of their original stated intent. The Ford government’s latest motorist-friendly action may just be an acknowledgement that everyone has just given up.

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Election Ontario Politics Urban Planning

Ontario municipalities over the barrel, again

Once again, Doug Ford wants to mess with local democracy. This time, it’s in Niagara Region, where amalgamation is touted without any clear benefits.

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Maps Ontario Transit

Ride CK: A rural connection

After amalgamation in 1998, Chatham-Kent has shown what transit in rural Ontario can look like with long-term commitment.

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Infrastructure Ontario Toronto Transit

Return to Line 6: a slightly faster ride

On Thursday, February 26, I went west on Finch Avenue from Scarborough to North York via the 939B Finch East Express bus to take another ride on Line 6, the problem-plagued Finch West LRT. After hearing of enhanced signal priority being introduced on Finch Avenue, I wanted to see if it had any effect on […]

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Infrastructure Ontario Toronto Transit

Line 5 is alive

After an embarrassing start to Line 6 Finch West, the long-delayed Line 5 Eglinton-Crosstown quietly opened to great relief. The new LRT offers much-needed optimism for Toronto’s transit future.

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Toronto Transit Infrastructure Ontario

Line 5: a quiet opening for a troubled project

The Sunday, February 8 opening of the Eglinton-Crosstown is confirmed, along with some major changes to the bus network. But there will be no public celebration for this long-delayed transit project.