Tag Archives: Union Station
Goin’ to Kansas City
Kansas City might not be at the top of many urbanists’ travel lists, it has a wonderfully restored Union Station, one of America’s few useful streetcar lines, and the world’s first shopping plaza. It’s worth a visit. Continue reading
Posted in Transit, Travels, Urban Planning
Tagged Kansas City, Missouri, PCC, Streetcar, Streetcars, Travels, Union Station
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Dysfunction junction: the Union Station malfunction
Looking west to Union Station, August 2019 Last year, the City of Toronto hastily installed Jersey barriers in front of Union Station. This was a response to a tragic criminal act on Yonge Street in North York on April 23, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Roads, Walking
Tagged Pedestrian, Safety, Union Station, Vision Zero
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To Stratford by Train
VIA Train 85 at Stratford Station, October 8, 2016 On Thanksgiving weekend, my partner and I made the trip out to Stratford to get away from Toronto for two days and see two shows: Macbeth and The Hypochondriac. Both plays … Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Travels
Tagged Kitchener, Stratford, Stratford Festival, Toronto, Union Station, VIA Rail
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