Walk Toronto

Love this graphic from @NYC_DOT on the 9th Avenue transformation. Right now 51% of the people who use the street are on foot and 10% are on bikes, but only 30% of the space is dedicated to pedestrians and only 6% for cyclists. nyc.gov/html/dot/html/…

A German flaneur in 1929 Berlin publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-blin…

On the joys of wandering the PATH after hours, by Jamie Bradburn thestar.com/life/the-path-…

City snow-clearing crews let down people who are partly blind this winter, advocates say cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

*Respondents living in walkable neighborhoods were more likely to know their neighbors, participate politically, trust others, and be socially engaged." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC14…

Who gets to enjoy our winter city? open.substack.com/pub/iwouldpref…

Another talk at the University of Toronto of potential interest to walkers - Knowledge Café: Data collection challenge for Vision Zero schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/knowledg…

Potentially interesting talk at the University of Toronto about how important walkability around transit stops is for supporting transit in India - an issue very relevant to Toronto as well. schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-t…

We're pleased to learn that the mayor has directed staff to consider such a plan. thestar.com/news/gta/toron…

“I feel more in tune with humanity when I walk a desire path,” said Mr. Wolfe, adding that it feels “more related to human experience.” nytimes.com/2026/02/10/rea…

Walk Toronto's @dylan_reid spoke to the Toronto Star about the idea of having New York-style civilian shovellers on call for extraordinary snow events. thestar.com/news/gta/new-y…

A walkable cities cartoon by Nathan Pyle

At the beginning of April, Marci Stepak will walk to every one of the Toronto Public Library's 100 branches over the course of a few days, to honour her mother and raise money for the Toronto Public beingmarci.ca

Street furniture has a fundamental impact on the walking experience. Fill out the City of Toronto's street furniture survey ahead of a new contract coming next year. ca.mar.medallia.com/StreetFurniture

Walkable City 1: Why Walkability? Free online course with @JeffSpeckFAICP via @planetizen courses.planetizen.com/course/why-wal….

Walk Toronto's Lee Scott is quoted about the danger of unplowed sidewalks at the end of this piece: thestar.com/news/gta/toron…

SNOW CLEARANCE: When the walk button is out of reach | ⁦@Walk_TO⁩ ⁦@311Toronto⁩

It’s taken years for the city to close a tiny gap in this 65-km public trail. The trouble? A 110-year-old private golf course lies in the way thestar.com/news/gta/it-s-… via @torontostar

Join us for our next community meeting to discuss the West Scarborough Rail Trail, to improve connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists in Toronto's unique green spaces! February 22, 2026  2:30–4pm Albert Campbell Library, Auditorium #ScarbTO @ParthiKandavel

Woman charged with impaired driving after hitting parked car while picking up child from Whitby school thestar.com/news/gta/woman… via @torontostar