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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
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Tagged Fred Luk, John Campbell, King Street, King Street Pilot, Streetcar, TTC
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The streetcar returns to Detroit – but who benefits?
After sixty-one years, streetcars have returned to Detroit’s famed Woodward Avenue. But without integration with other transit systems, its usefulness is limited. Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Transit, Travels
Tagged Detroit, Development, QLine, Streetcar, Streetcars, Transit, Travels, Woodward Avenue
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Hallam Street and the Harbord Streetcar
Hallam Street looking east from Dufferin Street, January 2017 Hallam Street, which runs east-west from Shaw to Dufferin, north of Bloor Street, is unusually wide for such a quiet, short road. Hallam Street doesn’t provide a convenient thoroughfare for motorists, and … Continue reading
Mapping Toronto’s street railways in the TTC era (1921-2016)
Yonge Street at St. Clair Avenue, 1922. The TTC was busy in its first few years joining together the various street railway systems together and expanding services. Here, work is underway to extend city streetcar service to Glen Echo Loop … Continue reading
Open the streetcar doors, TTC
4401: A Space Odyssey As part of Doors Open Toronto, the Toronto Transit Commission opened up the Leslie Barns for public tours. The new streetcar facility was built to house and maintain the new fleet of Bombardier-built low-floor streetcars. Of course, the … Continue reading
