Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Around the Block

How Toronto Put Transit Riders First on King Street

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 5, 2017 | 2 Comments

By deflecting private car traffic away from King Street, Toronto opened up new possibilities for faster, safer transit design.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 30, 2017 | 44 Comments

About 75 demonstrators took to the streets yesterday after a garbage truck driver struck and killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 27, 2017 | 36 Comments

Developments can have the trappings of a walkable place but still be very difficult to access without a car.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 22, 2017 | 20 Comments

When there's a highway project, local papers reprint the press release. When there's a transit project, they get quotes from cranks.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 17, 2017 | 29 Comments

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.

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 16, 2017 | 11 Comments

A kid walking to school is an afterthought, or worse, an inconvenience in a system that aspires to scientific efficiency in moving cars.