Tag Archives: Toronto

A farewell to Toronto’s CLRV streetcars

Posted on December 29, 2019 by

The CLRV streetcars were the first transit vehicles I remember riding. Though the new streetcars are larger, fully accessible, and air conditioned, I will miss the CLRVs. Continue reading →

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The dangers of Don Mills Road

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Don Mills Road looking south towards McNicoll Avenue, North York On the afternoon of Tuesday July 16, a woman was struck and killed by the driver of a left-turning waste collection truck as she was crossing the street. The tragedy … Continue reading →

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The story of Toronto’s streetcar “bull’s eyes”

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

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 →

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A year later, progress on Canongate Trail

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Canongate Trail, February 2019 In February 2018, Duncan Xu, an 11-year old boy, was struck and killed crossing a residential street in North Scarborough on his way home from school. He was one of forty-two pedestrians unintentionally struck and killed … Continue reading →

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Voter turnouts in the 2018 Toronto municipal election

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

2014 was a watershed year for municipal voter turnout in Toronto. After a disastrous four years of Rob Ford as mayor, 54.7 percent of all eligible voters went to the polls, electing John Tory. That was the highest voter turnout … Continue reading →

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Mapping the results in Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park and Ward 9 Davenport

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

In the penultimate post in my series examining the results of the 25 council races in the October 2018 municipal election here in Toronto, I take a look at the results in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park and Ward 9, Davenport … Continue reading →

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Mapping the council races in Etobicoke Wards 1 and 2

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

In 2018, Etobicoke went three for three in returning hard-line conservative councillors to City Hall. In Ward 3, Mark Grimes was re-elected despite several controversies, with Mayor John Tory’s help. In Ward 1 and Ward 2, councillors with famous names … Continue reading →

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