The last time we looked at accessible pedestrian signals (APS), those chirping and cuckooing crossing indicators for the visually-impaired, it was with some surprise at the city's claim that it simply couldn't afford to install APS at more than a handful of intersections each year. Instead of allocating enough money to improve availability of a fairly basic service to visually-impaired residents, the city instead looked for corporate sponsors to pick up some of the......

Toronto is a city of non-stop construction, which means non-stop trucks and trailers. We are also increasingly a city of cyclists, and sometimes the combination of these trucks and bikes can be deadly. Large trucking vehicles and school buses have a huge open space in front of their real wheels, and their raised chassis can easily cause a cyclist or pedestrian to be snagged and crushed beneath. A regional Toronto Coroner's report from 1998......

A couple interesting flip-flops in the new government today - namely a crossing of the floor and an unelected senator and Minister of Public Works and Government Service. Although Harpsy is flipping and flopping like a fish out of water, these moves are not without precedent. According to our numbers, the last time there was a cross-over cabinet member was Belinda Stronach in the Martin tenure and the last unelected cabinet ministers were Stephane Dion......