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Tag Archives: Streetcars
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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The last run of the Rogers Road Streetcar
Westbound Rogers Road Streetcar at Old Weston Road, 1972. Photograph from Toronto Archives – Fonds 1526, File 72, Item 61 Forty-five years ago today, on Friday, July 19, 1974, the Rogers Road Streetcar made its last run. The route ran … Continue reading
Posted in History, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Archives, Rogers Road, Spacing, Streetcars, Trolley Buses, TTC, York
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The streetcars of Hiroshima: a symbol of resilience
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (A-Bomb Dome), with modern Hiroshima rising beyond. Despite its fame, there’s so much more to the city than the memorials. My wife and I recently came back from an 18-day trip to Japan. It was my … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transit, Travels
Tagged Baseball, Carp, Hiroden, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Carp, Japan, Streetcars, Transit
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The story of Toronto’s streetcar “bull’s eyes”
Replica of Toronto Railway Company streetcar #327 operates at the Halton County Radial Railway museum, with the unique glass bulbs visible below the metal “Belt Line” sign. Photo taken June 2012 In 1891, the Toronto Railway Company (TRC) was created, … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Detroit, Development, QLine, Streetcar, Streetcars, Transit, Travels, Woodward Avenue
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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
