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America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Bus Stop Behemoths

By Kea Wilson | Mar 20, 2022 | No Comments

As we begin our quest to find America's best bus stop, we thought we'd bend the rules just a bit and take a look at bus stations — some of which serve a few other types of transit, too.

Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2019 | 6 Comments

The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?

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Toronto Cleared Cars Off Its Biggest Transit Street, and Ridership Soared Almost Overnight

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 12, 2018 | No Comments

It's been just a few short months since Toronto cleared most of the car traffic off King Street, giving the city's busiest streetcar route an unimpeded path. But already, the impact of the project is clearly transformative.

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How Toronto Put Transit Riders First on King Street

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 5, 2017 | No Comments

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

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Toronto Neighbors Calm Street Using Only Leaves and Chalk

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 1, 2017 | No Comments

You’ve heard of the sneckdown — now meet the "leafdown."

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Toronto Shows How Easy It Is to Speed Up Surface Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 17, 2017 | No Comments

Toronto is trying out new rules along 1.6 miles of King Street, with strict limits on motor vehicle access. Now that it's no longer a through-route for cars, transit trips are a lot faster.

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