William R. Allen Road is a short expressway in Toronto. The portion south of Sheppard Avenue was originally constructed as part of the Spadina Expressway project. The Spadina Expressway was a proposed...

In the near future, it is likely that cities will come under intense pressure to sacrifice public transportation in favor of new, private, car-dependent alternatives, even at a time when city planners...

Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on community and urban issues.

Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on transportation.

Eco-savvy urban planners have been studying Brazil's seventh largest city for decades.

The La Paz region's new cable car system will transform the lives of commuters between La Paz, Bolivia and the mountaintop of El Alto, who currently have to zigzag up the slope in horrible traffic. Bu...

This series of articles in The Tyee takes a hard look at fare hikes and spending priorities by B.C.'s transit planners, as well as rising greenhouse emissions and pollution by the private automobile, ...

Public transit - good affordable public transit - is key to a liveable city. Around the world, there are movements of transit riders fighting for better public transit. A key perspective guiding many...

This issue of Other Voices features people who are questioning and challenging the way the world works and trying to create better alternatives.

The battle against expressways is on again. The plan for a grid of expressways that would rip into the city of Toronto, supposedly buried by the Davis government in 1971, has been resurrected. After b...

Mangla narrates the origins of jaywalking and the reason why it was made illegal.

Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long...