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Goin’ to Kansas City
Kansas City might not be at the top of many urbanists’ travel lists, it has a wonderfully restored Union Station, one of America’s few useful streetcar lines, and the world’s first shopping plaza. It’s worth a visit. Continue reading
Posted in Transit, Travels, Urban Planning
Tagged Kansas City, Missouri, PCC, Streetcar, Streetcars, Travels, Union Station
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A review of GO Transit’s fare structure
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
Transit Summit in Guelph this Saturday, November 9
Coach Canada bus to Hamilton, September 2009 This Saturday, I will be joining fellow transportation advocates and experts in Downtown Guelph for the First Annual Transit Summit & Town Hall organized by Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG). I’ll be speaking about … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Intercity Rail, Ontario, Transit
Tagged Events, Guelph, Intercity Bus, Transit Summit
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Suburban Toronto’s transit past and future on north Yonge Street
Stop 17 shelter in Thornhill On Yonge Street in Thornhill, a small green hut sits beside the busy roadway at the entrance to Cricklewood Park. On the side of the small building, a wood sign says “Stop 17.” Hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transit
Tagged Markham, Radial, Subway, Thornhill, TTC, Yonge Street, York Region
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O-Train impressions: this is what LRT looks like
Confederation Line train approaching Tremblay Station Last weekend, I visited Ottawa to check out the new Confederation Line LRT. Canada’s newest rapid transit line, delayed by two years, finally opened on Saturday, September 14. It is the second LRT to … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Ontario, Transit, Travels
Tagged Confederation Line, LRT, O-Train, Ottawa
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A departure from TTC wayfinding improvements
Despite many recent improvements to TTC design and wayfinding standards, two recent changes miss the mark. Continue reading
How TIFF lost the plot
504 King Streetcar diverting onto Spadina on Thursday, September 5 For the sixth year in a row, King Street between University and Spadina Avenues was closed for four straight days. This closure was for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Festival Street, John Tory, King Street, King Street Pilot, Streetcars, TIFF, TTC
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