Toronto
Basics
Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto
Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.
August 13, 2019
What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane
You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.
April 5, 2019
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC MVT vs. Toronto
The nation's capital makes its second appearance in our annual Parking Madness battle, this time with a neighborhood going head to head against Toronto. But first, an update:
April 2, 2019
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
