Category Archives: Parking news
TPA under fire from Board of Trade
When the TPA says public parking is “critical for economic development” and the Board of Trade says “it’s not in the public interest for the city to use municipal funds to create more parking” you can almost hear the crunch of … Continue reading
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TPA data gathering & coupon strategy
I believe the Edward Deming quote “In God we trust, all others bring data” should be emblazoned in every committee and council chamber at City Hall. The Toronto Parking Authority seems to be pivoting towards a modern data driven foundation … Continue reading
Waze and traffic on local streets.
Your local street is just a way of getting somewhere according the way finding app called Waze. Traffic slow at Broadview/Danforth? Using Waze drivers are directed onto local streets to get around it. It all happens in real-time with app … Continue reading
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The future of Toronto’s parking.
Every community thinks they are unique until you sit through a session at City Hall waiting for your item to come up. Over and over again the refrain sounds the same. Too much traffic, parking is a problem, the building … Continue reading
Broadview avenue plan – draft.
You can download the BroadviewUDguidelines Draft. The Broadview Avenue Planning Study is on the agenda of the May 10th meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council. The document is full 90 pages long and well worth the reading especially for the … Continue reading
City thinking in the Guardian
This article in the Guardian points to Waltham Forest within London as a “mini-Holland. There the neighbourhood is closed to traffic. Hackney is another. “The inner-London borough of Hackney, which prides itself on being the greenest council in London, tells a … Continue reading
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Paris redesigns
Tourists visiting Paris often find themselves trying to cross the street to see some great avenue or monument only to find out that the traffic is deadly. That it ending. Major squares are being redesigned to get rid of a … Continue reading
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Streetfight, Janette Sadik-Khan
The new book, Streetlight, by former New York Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan is an eye opener on how modern cities are planning and implementing solutions for moving people around. Reading it gives more insight into the principles and stats that … Continue reading
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Streetfight, Janette Sadik-Khan
Richard Florida writes in Citylab about Janette’s new book. This is going to be my march break reading.
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Don Valley Cable Car, got any ideas?
Last Thursday’s meeting hosted by Bullwheel, moderated by Lura Consulting, was well attended by the community with about 150 participants. In addition to Bullwheel, The City and Evergreen Brickworks were there as well. Steve Dale’s presentation took us through their thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadview, Bullwheel, cable car, Don Valley, TTC
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Cambridge Gardens neighbourhood update 