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Mapping Toronto’s streetcar network: The horsecar era – 1861 to 1891
Toronto Street Railway horse car on Yonge Street at the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing, after 1885. From City of Toronto Archives, Fords 16, Series 71, Item 3367 Over the last few months, I have researched many books and maps and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Uncategorized
Tagged Maps, Streetcars, Toronto Street Railway, TSR, TTC
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Why the Gardiner Expressway remains a barrier to the waterfront
The Gardiner Expressway isn’t so much a barrier to the waterfront because it’s a looming, elevated eyesore: the railway viaduct isn’t pretty to look at either. It’s a barrier to the waterfront because the roadways around the Gardiner: the on … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto, Uncategorized
Tagged Gardiner Expressway, Toronto, Torontoist, Ward 20
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The least-worst alternative for the Gardiner East
Back in May, I outlined the reasons why I supported the removal of the elevated Gardiner Expressway east of Jarvis Street. Of the various options, which included maintaining the existing highway, a so-called “hybrid” section that would maintain most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Toronto, Uncategorized, Urban Planning
Tagged Gardiner Expressway, John Tory, Pam McConnell, SmartTrack
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Happy October 21, 2015
The makers of Back to the Future Part II didn’t predict selfies, did they? The joys of living close enough to work to walk there includes passing by the Rogers/CityTV building at Dundas Square. where a DeLorean, fitted out like the … Continue reading
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