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From the Globe: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/new-yorks-high-tech-traffic-system-deals-with-congestion-in-real-time/article2139533/ Interesting article on NYC's approach to congestion. I think there are definitely some lessons to be learned here for Toronto...

In honour of the CNE's opening day, I recommend a look at their YouTube postings. Great stuff! http://www.youtube.com/user/CNEArchives

From the Railway Gazette today: GO Transit orders 20 more locos 10 Feb 2009 CANADA: Toronto area commuter operator GO Transit has placed a US$85m order for a further 20 MPXpress diesel locomotives. The contract announced by the MotivePower subsidiary of Wabtec on February...

Does anyone here have any thoughts on them? I am considering getting a subscription, being a fan of Baroque, but I've never been to a concert. Are there any particular seating areas at Trinity-St. Paul's that are to be avoided?

A great picture showing artillery shells piled along Liberty St., during the First World War. What I find very interesting about this, is that you can see the construction of the Toronto Carpet building. The distinctive arches that really (imo) make the building are being framed in wood in...

In light of the strike, an idea that might be worth discussing is the outsourcing of transit, or some components thereof. Certainly in the UK there have been private bus operators for some time now, would such an idea work here I wonder. There's also the concept of tendering operations, with...

The list of walks is up at: http://www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/programs2.show?eventId=46 Some very interesting ones on offer.

Does anybody know when these gasometers were demolished? Also, I think the bridge is the only remaining building from this photo.