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Toronto’s Transit Secrets
Earlier this week, I attended a book launch at the Spacing Store at 401 Richmond Street West here in Toronto. While I have been to numerous book launches, often to support friends and colleagues, it was the first time it … Continue reading
What’s going on in Downtown Brampton?
Two years ago, Metrolinx started buying up properties in Downtown Brampton in order to build a new surface parking lot for GO Transit commuters. Now more houses are boarded up, and there are plans for a new university campus. Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Transit, Uncategorized, Urban Planning
Tagged Brampton, Downtown, GO Transit, Metrolinx, Parking, Ryerson
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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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King Street complainers need to remember why they’re on King Street
On Friday, CBC Toronto ran a story on several King Street West businesses that have claimed that the new King Street Pilot have caused them to lose customers in December. The three business owners mentioned in the article were Laleh Larijani … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Transit
Tagged Fred Luk, John Campbell, King Street, King Street Pilot, Streetcar, TTC
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Why Finch West is the best of Toronto’s new subway stations
The dream is finally a reality for thousands of York University students On Sunday, December 17, six new TTC subway stations opened, and tens of thousands of excited people crowded the new extension to York University and Vaughan (the free … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Finch West, Line 1, Subway, TTC, TYSSE
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How intercity bus service is failing Ontarians
Coach Canada bus at the Guelph Terminal, three weeks before it abandoned the Guelph-Hamilton service in 2009 The state of intercity bus travel in Ontario is bleak. While there are still many bus options if you’re travelling between large cities, … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Transit
Tagged Bus, Intercity Bus, Ontario, St. Thomas, TVO
New TTC subway stations have great architecture, but they may not attract enough riders
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station On Saturday, October 28, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) held open houses at three of the six new subway stations set to open on December 17, 2017 when the Line 1 subway is extended to York … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Toronto, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Brampton Transit, Line 1, Subway, TTC, Vaughan, York Region, York University, YRT
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