On May 13, the City's Transportation Services division released citywide pedestrian and cyclist auto collision numbers from 2010. The data, collected from police reports, covers January to September of that year. (Get the numbers in full at the very bottom of the Transportation Services website.)

On the grounds of CAMH. Photo by Miles Storey/Torontoist. Suprising fact of the day: Jane’s Walk is only five years old. Held the first weekend of May, the event celebrates cities—their nooks and crannies and hidden-in-plain-sight secrets—as well as the memory of urban theorist Jane Jacobs. Over the course of the weekend various local residents [...]

photo by Tom Podolec from the Torontoist Flickr Pool Despite what some may believe, there was not a moment at the Complete Streets Forum last week when the doors were shut and locked and we all leaned forward, rubbing our hands in glee, as we devised plans to rid Toronto’s roads entirely of cars. This [...]

Photo by Metrix X from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. City Council is wrapping up its monthly meeting (extended to a third day to accommodate a full agenda and some election-laced rhetoric), one which has been particularly action packed. In addition to banning new bars and restaurants on Ossington for a one year “cooling off” period, [...]

Walking down Queen West can be an obstacle course. We’ve got to navigate the hazards of traffic, meandering pedestrians, and patches of ice at the same time as car stereos, bits of overheard conversation, flashing signage, and the temptations of shop windows all fight for our attention. The chaos of street life can be lively [...]

Participants in one of the Jane’s Walk events pause in the grounds of CAMH on Queen Street yesterday.

This Saturday marks the return of Heritage Toronto’s Walking Tours for the 14th year with a trip into South Rosedale’s evolution from wooded ravine to posh residential development over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. It’s the first in a full slate of tours taking place across the city throughout the spring. Researched [...]

Last week, undergraduate students at UTSC (University of Toronto Scarborough) rejected the U-Pass by a stunning margin, with full-time students voting against it 1674 to 622, and part-time students spurning it 53 to 16. Minus the abstentions and spoiled ballots, that worked out to 73% No for for full-timers and 77% No for part-timers. When [...]

Walking through Grange Park during today’s snow storm.

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We’re especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you’ve got. Benches BY DOSHA Untitled [...]

As the early days of autumn bring cooler temperatures and colourful displays of nature, many city folk long to get onto some of the GTA’s best hiking trails. If you think that a solitary drive out to the Bruce Trail is your only option, think again. If you can’t or simply don’t want to drive [...]