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A need for high-speed rail reality (Updated)
With the province moving ahead on high speed rail in Southwestern Ontario, other transportation needs are being ignored Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Politics, Transit
Tagged High Speed Rail, Kitchener, London, Ontario, Toronto, UP Express
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Exploring Earl Bales Park
View from the top of the ski hill at Earl Bales Park Last Sunday afternoon, I went for a walk around Earl Bales Park. The large, multiuse green space is located near the corner of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue … Continue reading
Mapping Toronto’s population growth
Data geeks across Canada were eagerly awaiting this day — February 8, 2017 — the first release of the 2016 Canadian Census of the Population. Today’s release only covers population and dwelling counts, further information on age, sex, household characteristics, … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Toronto
Tagged Census, Development, Greenbelt, Population, Suburbs, Toronto
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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
Mapping Toronto’s streetcar network: The age of electric – 1891 to 1921
TRC streetcars on Queen Street, c. 1910. Note the old TSR horsecars used as trailers behind the electric cars. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1465, File 722, Item 18 This post continues from The Horsecar Era: 1861 to 1891 In … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Toronto, Transit
Tagged History, Maps, Streetcars, Toronto, Toronto Civic Railway, Toronto Railway Company, Toronto Suburban Railway, Transit, TRC, TTC
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Suburban stations for urban needs: accessing GO Transit’s proposed new stations
GO Transit train from the Pape Avenue footbridge, near the proposed site of Gerrard Station At its last board meeting on December 8, Metrolinx presented an update on the status of twelve new GO Transit rail stations, all located on … Continue reading
Posted in Transit
Tagged GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Spacing, Toronto, Transfers, Transit
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From the vaults: the end of Yonge Street
Note: This article was previously published in Spacing Toronto on April 13, 2011. One of Toronto’s greatest debates concerns Yonge Street’s controversial claim as “the World’s Longest Street.” Indeed, the Guinness Book of World Records published Yonge Street’s status as the true record … Continue reading
