Comments on: Transit Myth-Making, One Button at a Time http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Nicholas Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:53:09 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/#comment-441 You may already be familiar with this, but if not, I'm sure you'll find it interesting: <a href="http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-75-1099-6099/science_technology/subways_history/clip3" rel="nofollow">CBC Archives</a> There are also a number of clips on Montreal's Metro (see the radio-canada site as well). You may already be familiar with this, but if not, I’m sure you’ll find it interesting:

CBC Archives
There are also a number of clips on Montreal’s Metro (see the radio-canada site as well).

]]> By: Christopher DeWolf http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Christopher DeWolf Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:12:57 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/#comment-375 I think it will only be a matter of time before the Spacing people who put out uTOpia turn their attention to the TTC (beyond buttons, of course). I'm still waiting for a collection of stories, essays and photos that will do justice to one of Canada's great transit systems. I think it will only be a matter of time before the Spacing people who put out uTOpia turn their attention to the TTC (beyond buttons, of course).

I’m still waiting for a collection of stories, essays and photos that will do justice to one of Canada’s great transit systems.

]]> By: Owen Rose http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Owen Rose Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:36:20 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2006/11/25/transit-and-myth-making-one-button-at-a-time/#comment-323 Great article! Thankfully, Toronto was smart enough to keep its streetcars. Montréal's Métro was once a major source of modern civic pride for the city. Built in the 60s, not much has happened since the days when the predicted web of lines was going to criss-cross the entire island. Since the last addition in the 1980s, the only thing that is being built is a big fuss over three additional stations. Toronto and Montréal should capture the value that the Tube gives to London and the Métro gives to Paris. These are true symbols of civic accomplishment and pride. A good book about the demise of public transit in North America and its car-ridden results is given in Richard Bergeron's book, "Les québécois au volant - c'est mortel". Great article! Thankfully, Toronto was smart enough to keep its streetcars. Montréal’s Métro was once a major source of modern civic pride for the city. Built in the 60s, not much has happened since the days when the predicted web of lines was going to criss-cross the entire island. Since the last addition in the 1980s, the only thing that is being built is a big fuss over three additional stations. Toronto and Montréal should capture the value that the Tube gives to London and the Métro gives to Paris. These are true symbols of civic accomplishment and pride. A good book about the demise of public transit in North America and its car-ridden results is given in Richard Bergeron’s book, “Les québécois au volant – c’est mortel”.

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