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Development Infrastructure Transit Travels Urban Planning

Another American streetcar, another disappointment

The DC Streetcar is another example of pretty much everything wrong with modern streetcar implementations.

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Canada Maps Transit

Canada Intercity Transport Map, updated for Fall 2024

New changes for October 2024 included improved service on Vancouver Island, new routes in Alberta, BC, and Quebec, and even more competition between Edmonton and Calgary.

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Maps Ontario Transit Travels

From Hamilton to Haldimand: a new transit link fills a major gap

Southern Ontario Transit provides a critical link between Hamilton and Haldimand County, but without community support, it might not last.

Also, some updates to my Ontario Intercity Transport Map.

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Infrastructure Ontario Politics Roads Toronto Transit

Deadcatting: Doug Ford’s big dig

On Wednesday, September 25, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, along with transportation minister Pradmeet Sarkaria, announced that the provincial government would fund a feasibility study on building a new highway tunnel under Highway 401 from Peel Region to Durham Region, along with an unspecified new transit facility. Earlier this week, Doug Ford exclaimed that those living […]

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Infrastructure Roads Toronto Transit

A little more coordination, please?

Getting around Downtown Toronto can be an exercise in frustration, whether you drive, bike, take transit, or drive. Though necessary transit and road construction projects are the cause of much of the congestion, driver behaviour, poor management, and a lack of coordination between various municipal and provincial agencies have only added to the traffic quagmire. […]

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Infrastructure Intercity Rail Transit Travels

Travel by train (or bus): Denver’s renewed Union Station

Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of travelling with my spouse to California. We started in San Diego (where my partner was attending a conference) and then made our way northwards, to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Simeon, and finally the San Francisco Bay Area. I continued my trip an extra three days to […]

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Ontario Transit Travels

A bus to St. Thomas, finally

A daytrip to St. Thomas – Canada’s Railway Capital – is finally possible without a car. It’s worth a visit.

I have also updated my Ontario intercity transport map for June 2024.

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History Transit Travels

Transit museums’ transit dilemma

Most North American transit museums are, ironically, difficult to get to without a car

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Transit Travels Walking

A walk to the ballpark

Why Pittsburgh’s PNC Park might be the best in baseball

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About me Politics Transit Travels Walking

Can you walk to City Hall?

Municipal government is the closest democratic institution to the people it serves. How easy is it for the people to access it?