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Historicist: The Dawn of the Horseless Era
Frederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh owned Toronto's first "motor carriage." On December 7, 1896, the Globe heralded “the dawn of the horseless era” in Toronto, following the test of a motor vehicle at...
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Scene: The 2012 Honda Indy
A look at one of Toronto's speediest (and nosiest) annual traditions. WHERE: Exhibition Place WHEN: Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 WHAT: Each year, the Honda Indy turns Exhibition Place into a...
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Designers Turn a Parking Space Into a Park
For the first Torontonian edition of (Park)ing Day, a team of designers creatively repurposed a parking space. They fed the meter, of course. The corner of Queen and Soho Streets looked a little...
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Duly Quoted: Toronto’s New Transportation Manager
“Congestion is a sign of a healthy city, it shows people want to be downtown, people want to be there. Are there ways of getting them downtown without having them in a single occupancy vehicle?”...
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Bring Back the War on the Car
Toronto needs warriors to fight for cyclists, pedestrians, and the life of the city. Whatever happened to the War on the Car? I miss it. And I struggle to accept the fact that one madman’s election has...
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Public Works: Less Confusing Parking Signs
One New York designer is trying to re-imagine and simplify signage—and she's looking for public input. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the...
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Historicist: The Right Side of History
The regulations for pedestrians in Toronto’s 1944 traffic bylaw make the city a national laughingstock. In the autumn of 1944, Toronto City Council considered an updated traffic bylaw for approval....
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Toronto Police Get Stealthy New Cars
Toronto inches closer to RoboCop. FYI: @TorontoPolice squad cars will be dark grey going forward. No longer white. pic.twitter.com/iXL7AFnGUo — Norm Kelly (@norm) September 7, 2016 Apparently Toronto...
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How Public Transit Plays a Role in Traffic Safety
Your children are safer on the TTC than in your car. And so are you. Your children are safer on the TTC than in your car. And so are you. Recent attention to the appalling numbers of Toronto automobile...
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In Toronto, Driving is Often a Deliberately Unhealthy Choice
The case against driving is as strong as the case for exercise. Most people know they need more exercise. But it often involves time and money that they may not have. Each year, gyms are full in...
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Our addiction to driving is costing lives, and more
The solution is not to scold drivers but to make structural solutions. I must confess: I was tempted to write a column along the lines of “Yes, it’s a war on the car, and it’s a just war!” But we...
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Our One Chance to Fix Yonge Street
The re-imagining of the city’s main artery must look to the future, not the past. It’s clear that Toronto is changing; it’s not so clear that our political leaders have noticed. The debate about the...
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