City Hall Watcher #393: Damien Moule returns with a look at Toronto's seriously slow streetcars, plus notes on budgets, Bike Share and basketball
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East Don Trail Project
The City of Toronto and TRCA are constructing an exciting new multi-use trail to connect the existing East Don Trail, Gatineau Corridor Trail, and the Don Trail System.
Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani - Streetsblog New York City
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 mph in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years
Cycling Toward a Cooler Toronto | The Power of Bike Lanes
Taking imagery of bike lanes in Toronto: 60,000 photos later…
Imagery Update After a summer and fall of taking 360 imagery of bike lanes, I finished capturing street-level imagery of all the protected bike lanes in the City’s dataset. The last segment on November 8 was the final part of the new Harbord St bike lanes E of Grace St. So far, I’ve captured over…
Are Council contenders ready for "big freaking deal" changes to the Official Plan?
City Hall Watcher #388: Damien Moule on the "largest change to municipal land use planning in Ontario in decades", plus CITY HALL WATCHER LIVE lets you reflect on 15+ years of Council coverage
Transportation Map of Atlanta Showing Street Car Trackless Trolley and Bus Lines of the Georgia Power Company, circa 1950s
The Traffic King of Reddit
by Brian O’ConnorLast week, while avoiding work, I stared at a gif of an endless model train spiral for what seemed like hours, transfixed by the constant, seamlessly looping stream of miniature carriages, moving without end, going nowhere, ...
Speed: How It Explains the World - Vaclav Smil
In a world that feels like it’s moving faster than ever, Smil examines how our relentless pursuit of speed – in areas such as production, travel and communication – shapes not only our technological landscape but also our social and environmental realities. And through engaging anecdotes and striking statistics, Smil challenges the assumption that faster is always better.
Civic Searchlight - by Canada's National Observer
Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.
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Plan the Geary metro right, right now
Part 1: Strong corridor; tight station spacing; frequent trains
Transit push in Montreal could generate more GDP than vehicular focus: study - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
A new study released by the Metropolitan Community of Montreal (MMC) finds the economic benefits of public transit are far greater than personal automobiles.
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