Chief planner says Yonge and Danforth good candidates for bike lanes
As Christopher Hume recently said, for planners everything hinges on what sort of city we have, what sort of city we want, and how to get from one to the other. And that is the challenge set out before the City … Continue reading
Is today’s congestion yesterday’s sewage?
Photo by John Saunders Political gridlock once plagued waste planning in Toronto, too Opinion by John Saunders Debates about traffic congestion today echo fights from the 19th century about how to manage sewage in the city. In these ways, today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Move, cholera, City Institute, commuters, congestion, cycling, Greater Toronto Area, GTHA, infrastructure, Metrolinx, Mississauga, Ontario, province, Public health, sewage, Toronto, traffic, transit, typhoid
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Farewell to Rob Ford
Rob Ford, 1969 – 2016. Photographed in 2010 by Dana Lacey. Farewell to Rob Ford A controversial and contrary man, former mayor Rob Ford nonetheless got us talking about bikes. With his sweeping dismissals of bike lanes and cycling in … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, Bike Plan, dandyhorse, Dave Meslin, Ford Fest, ford nation, infrastructure, jarvis, Mayor, rob ford, Sherbourne, swimming with sharks, Toronto, transit
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Bike to Transit survey shows need for more bike infrastructure at GO stations
Clarkson GO station bike shelter in Mississauga. Photos courtesy of Donald Wiedman. Bike to Transit surveys GTA commuters who bike and take the train Story by Jonah Brunet A survey of 100 bike-to-GO commuters produced by Donald Wiedman of Bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, Bike Parking, bike to transit, commuters, Donald Wiedman, GO, GTA, Metrolinx, survey, trains, transit, Transit Strategy
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