Type in the Toronto Subway
An amazing article about the history of, and degradation of, type in the Toronto Subway system by the indomitable Joe Clark. Anyone who loves design, typography, and information design would do well to read this (admittedly, you’ll need an hour or two to get...Invest in transit now, not later
In reading the history of Toronto and the TTC, high investments were made in public transit, which helped the TTC become one of the top transit systems in North America. However during an episode of the Agenda with Steve Paikin, which airs on TVO, one of the panelists...
David Miller and Toronto City Council stuck between a rock and a hard place
Miller faced a significant setback to his leadership when the city council voted to delay a resolution on the land transfer tax and the completion of a vehicle registration levy. In an ironic twist, I predict that the city council will have no choice but to support...Google Transit now public
Google Transit has moved out of Google Labs and officially into Google Maps. It makes public transit directions an option, including cost and time, as well the cost differential versus driving for some areas. If you extrapolate from Google Transit, at some point in...Highways vs. transit, suburban vs. urban
Highways have always been a priority in the transportation budget. Even as Mike Harris was dropping responsibility for transit in the laps of cities in the early 2000s, he was pouring cash into highways. At the same time as the province was crying poor to transit...
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she’s “speechless” about the continued delayed of the Eglinton Crosstown, saying she’s no more knowledgeable on the project than residents and business owners who’ve been waiting years for it to wrap up.
“I don’t know what to say anymore, it’s leaving me speechless,” said Chow.
