Toronto
Finally, a Commercial for Buses that Delivers
Go Transit's ad employs all the well-worn cliches from car commercials in favor of the humble, lovable bus.
March 20, 2019
Car Culture Cements Suburban Unsustainability
Despite their growing diversity, suburban dwellers share a dependence on cars that makes them resistant to attempts at urbanization.
November 19, 2018
Toronto Cleared Cars Off a Major Transit Corridor — And it Worked!
Once the street was closed to cars, about 20,000 additional streetcar riders materialized practically overnight.
November 13, 2018
Toronto Cleared Cars Off Its Biggest Transit Street, and Ridership Soared Almost Overnight
In the three months since car traffic was diverted off King Street, rush hour streetcar ridership has risen 25 percent.
January 12, 2018
How Toronto Put Transit Riders First on King Street
By deflecting private car traffic away from King Street, Toronto opened up new possibilities for faster, safer transit design.
December 5, 2017
Toronto Neighbors Calm Street Using Only Leaves and Chalk
The "leafy neckdown" revealed 2,000 square feet of excess asphalt.
December 1, 2017
Toronto Shows How Easy It Is to Speed Up Surface Transit
It only cost Toronto $1.5 million to clear cars off King Street and dramatically sped up streetcar trips for tens of thousands of people.
November 17, 2017
Toronto Has a Plan to Clear the Way for Streetcars Stuck in Traffic
Toronto's busiest surface transit route could get a big upgrade as part of a year-long pilot project -- if it clears the Toronto City Council this summer, where suburban interests have a history of rejecting transit initiatives.
May 15, 2017
Parking Madness: Toronto vs. Medford, Massachusetts
It's Parking Madness season at Streetsblog, and if you're just joining us, this year's competition is all about how we sabotage transit by surrounding stations with huge fields of parking. First round action continues today as Toronto takes on the Boston suburb of Malden. Vote for the worst to send it through to the round of eight.
March 20, 2017
Toronto’s Simple Measure to Cut Traffic and Improve Transit: Toll Highways
The funds would support road repair and transit -- and should improve congestion at the same time.
December 9, 2016
