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.
Category: Walking
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.
While slip lanes facilitate vehicle movement, they have a significant impact on the safety and comfort of pedestrians. Though the City of Toronto has been proactive in removing or modifying slip lanes, there is still much more work to do.
Speed enforcement cameras are a very helpful tool that are proven to reduce speeds in residential areas. But they are just one tool.
The province needs to let municipalities lead the way, rather than just serve entitled motorists. One Brampton street shows why.
Though a visit to Montreal can make one jealous, Toronto has shown it can do great things too. We just have to follow through.
Mississauga City Centre has many good places to walk to, but still has too many trappings of a suburban speedway
Yesterday, on Wednesday, May 7, I had the privilege of appearing on the long-running CBC Radio program Metro Morning. Though I have been interviewed on the radio a few times before – generally about pedestrian safety or transit issues – this was the first time I was asked to come into the studio. I spoke […]
Toronto can, and should, do better than the ugly and intrusive new barriers that are being installed around Union Station.
It is frustrating when an agency tasked with “[connecting] new, established and emerging communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe” fails to connect the communities its transit projects run through.
New elevator directory signage is a notable improvement, but there’s far more to be done to make Union Station an easy place to navigate.
Sean Marshall 