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Field notes from Toronto, Part 2: Outdoor skating, squares,.. and separate spheres
Skating at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto Nathan Phillips Square, located at the forefront of Toronto’s iconic City Hall building, is a popular place for residents and visitors alike. It’s where the city’s recent New Year’s festivities took place and it... Continue reading »
Event – Re:generation – how we move our city
A heads-up to all you transportation fans about the following cool event. It’s an intergenerational dialogue on transportation issues that takes place on January 25 (7-10pm) at SFU Woodwards World Art Centre. We had a chance to chat with the... Continue reading »
Spaces beyond: blocked bike lanes in Washington, parklets in San Francisco
In Washington an interesting post by John Hendel on blocked bike lanes. Writing in the TBD Transportation Blog, Hendel reports on a conversation with Chief of Police Cathy Lanier in which the latter noted that Washington’s constabulary had quadrupled the quantity of... Continue reading »
Vancouver’s Civic Agencies: Volunteers Needed
The City is currently looking for volunteers to fill positions on a number of civic committees – arms-length advisory agencies that provide input to City Council on a variety of matters. All of them connect in one way or another... Continue reading »
Field Notes from Toronto, Part 1: trains, bikes, beer and wayfinding
I just got back from visiting family and friends in Toronto. Always a good time! In addition to the holiday revelry that took place, I had a chance to take some long walks through the downtown core and some of... Continue reading »