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walking, jobbing and cycling on closed roads
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Joggers, strollers and cyclists back on the roads for ActiveTO

May 2, 2021May 3, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, cycling, jogging, Lake Shore Boulevard East, River Street, walking

Cars and trucks were replaced by pedestrians and cyclists on the Bayview Extension, River Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East this weekend.

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Still the best mode of transit

April 7, 2016May 4, 2017 Town Crier staff transit, walking

It’s called walking. And it’s not only convenient, inexpensive and good for our cities — but it’s also great for our health. As even our phones are telling us now.

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NEWS 

EDITORIAL: The best kind of transit

April 25, 2014June 20, 2014 Eric McMillan LRT, transit, walking

Midtown Toronto has grown into a wonderful part of the city where single-family homes, highrise and lowrise apartments, and commercial enterprises co-exist in cohesive communities.

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NEWS 

Pedestrian experience key to livable city

March 14, 2013 Town Crier staff ARECA, Karen Stintz, Midtown Plan, pedestrian, Walk Toronto, walking

A Town Crier Community Column

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NEWS 

Kay Gardner Beltline to undergo review

August 31, 2012 Town Crier staff Beltline, cycling, Kay Gardner Beltline, parks, safety, TCU22, Trail, walking

Study to look at safety and quality of the trail

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Health & Wellness 

Robotic legs a step up

February 25, 2011June 8, 2014 Joshua Freeman Lokomat, Rehabilitation, Theraputix, walking

York Mills clinic offers innovative therapy to help patients to walk again

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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