Abstract
This paper explains that the city of Toronto and the greater Toronto Area seems to be in the midst of a transitional period in terms of the transportation infrastructure of the urban region. The paper further explains that, while the decaying 20th century infrastructure and transportation systems have been recognized as requiring refurbishment and expansion, and all levels of government appear to be committed to these renovations, the nature and direction of these changes are still unclear.

Tags:toronto, transportation, issues

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that transportation woes are a problem that every city must confront at some point. With this in mind, the writer looks at the phenomenon of spatial mismatch and explores to what extent Toronto's poorest residents are concentrated in one place, while the job opportunities are concentrated elsewhere. The paper then examines how public transport in Toronto is letting those residents down as they seek employment opportunities. The paper analyzes studies which explore spatial mismatch in large urban centers and offers a critical analysis of one such source in particular by Karen Chapple. The paper also assesses what the study means for transportation geography/planning in Canada's largest city. In addition, the paper compares what Toronto appears to be presently doing - or is looking at doing in the near future - vis-a-vis transportation geography planning and what it should be doing. In the end, the paper concludes that Toronto should be devoting less time to a proposed Spadina Subway expansion and more time to a complex network of bus rapid transit (BRTs) and light rail transist (LRTs) systems that will actually cost less money in the long run.

Outline:
Introduction
A Review of the Karen Chapple Article
Implications of Her Article for Toronto
What Toronto is Doing Versus What it Should Be Doing
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The implications of the Chapple article for Canada's largest metropolitan center should be fairly obvious - even if this paper is more generally concerned with the geographical mismatch between jobs and poor job-seekers than is Karen Chapple. To start with, it is duly noted by Jean-Paul Rodrigue in his online text, The Geography of Transport Systems, that mobility is a reliable predictor of economic development. In other words, (urban) economies which develop a diversified and prosperous business and professional climate do so because human resources are readily connected to employment opportunities; at the same time, transportation networks link together all of the various aspects of production. Again, where there is mismatch there will be economic dysfunction and bridging the gap between the job-giving and the job-seeking will help cities like Toronto ameliorate their social ills."

Tags:infrastructure, land, transportation, system, urban, center

Abstract
This paper examines the issues of transportation and mobility in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The issues that the paper covers include the following: the debate about transportation and sustainability, car dependence, the growth and urban sprawl in the GTA and its impacts and implications on transportation practices. The writer examines the key transport and mobility issues in the GTA and the solutions that are proposed for solving them, particularly in the context of achieving a more sustainable growth of the city.

Outline:
Introduction
Sustainable Transportation
The Issues of Mobility
Urban Growth, Urban Sprawl and Transportation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Analysis of the above problems reveals that their major cause is the extensive use of private automobiles. They are the major consumers of fossil fuels whose consumption produces CO2 and other dangerous gases and whose sources are rapidly melting away. Recent research shows that cities that provide the best terms for the automobile transportation are the ones with the highest CO2 emissions. They are involved in the accidents that result in the injury, loss of life and property damage. Also, car dependence is responsible for traffic congestion of which we see more and more within the GTA Alarming is the fact that the use of private automobiles in increasing, a fact that will be addressed further below."

Tags:traffic, congestion, private, vehicles, suburban

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses spatial mismatch and explores to what extent Toronto's poorest residents are concentrated in one place, while the job opportunities are concentrated elsewhere. The writer compares what Toronto appears to be presently doing - or is looking at doing in the near future vis-a-vis transportation geography planning and what it should be doing. The writer concludes that Toronto should be devoting less time to a proposed Spadina Subway expansion and more time to a complex network of BRTs and LRTs that will actually cost less money in the long run.

From the Paper
"To do all of this, of course, it is vital that time be set aside to looking at distinguished studies which explore spatial mismatch in large urban centers. A recent article by Karen Chapple is precisely one such source and the following paper will offer a critical analysis of her work as well as assessing what it means for transportation geography/planning in Canada's largest city."

Tags:transportation, geography, Toronto

Abstract
This paper examines the issues of transportation and mobility in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The issues that the paper will cover include the following: the debate about transportation and sustainability, car dependence, the growth and urban sprawl in the GTA and its impacts and implications on transportation practices. The paper examines the key transport and mobility issues in the GTA and the solutions that are proposed for solving them, particularly in the context of achieving a more sustainable growth of this city.

Tags:sustainability, transportation

Abstract
This paper explores one of the Big Move's ten strategies for enhancing the quality of live, environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness of Greater Toronto; the strategy to be examined is strategy number two or the enhancement and expansion of the city's active transportation. If this strategy is pursued (in conjunction with other strategic initiatives highlighted in the Metrolinx report), then the city of Toronto will solve one of its chief problems - crowded, congested streets - and also cut down (or at least begin the process of cutting down) on pollution and carbon emissions.

From the Paper
Evaluating the Big Move: Expand and Enhance Active Transportation This paper explores one of the Big Move's ten strategies for enhancing the quality of live, environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness of Greater Toronto; the strategy to be examined is strategy number two or the enhancement and expansion of the city's active transportation. If this strategy is pursued (in conjunction with other strategic initiatives highlighted in the Metrolinx report), then the city of Toronto will solve one of its chief problems - crowded, congested streets - and also cut down (or at least begin the process of cutting down) on pollution and carbon emissions. At the same time, adoption of this one strategic investment

Tags:big, move, transportation

Abstract
The paper addresses the debate about transportation and sustainability, car dependence, the growth and urban sprawl in the GTA and its impacts of transportation practices. The paper examines the key transport and mobility issues in the GTA and the solutions that are proposed for solving them, particularly in the context of achieving a more sustainable growth of this city.

From the Paper
"This paper will examine the issues of transportation and mobility in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The issues that the paper will cover include the following: the debate about transportation and sustainability, car dependence, the growth and urban sprawl in the GTA and its impacts of transportation practices. The paper will examine they key transport and mobility issues in the GTA and the solutions that are proposed for solving them, particularly in the context of achieving a more sustainable growth of this city."

Tags:cities, transportation, sustainable development

Abstract
The following paper will look at changes in form and function within the city of Toronto; specifically, the paper will explore the changing transportation infrastructure as Toronto strives to become a global city and as it accommodates itself to being a major hub within a global village. In discussing the changes to Toronto, the paper will identify and utilize concepts introduced by Marshall McLuhan and the notion of "cyberspace" advanced by William Gibson.

From the Paper
Marshall McLuhan, Gibson's "Cyberspaces," and changes in city form and function in the city of Toronto courtesy the evolution of global communications and world city systems The following paper will look at changes in form and function within the city of Toronto; specifically, the paper will explore the changing transportation infrastructure as Toronto strives to become a global city and as it accommodates itself to being a major hub within a global village. In discussing the changes to Toronto, the paper will identify and utilize concepts introduced by Marshall McLuhan and the notion of "cyberspace" advanced by William Gibson. The first part of the essay will

Tags:global, communications, systems

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that typically, Toronto and the surrounding area are not the first places to come to mind when one is considering the major global hubs throughout the world. Yet, that writer points out that because of its unique location astride the border of two sizeable nations, the United States and Canada, Toronto is certainly a global paradox of both small town mentality and cosmopolitan enterprise. The writer maintains that one primary reason Toronto has evolved into an international crossroads of sort is that from the outset its development was not impaired by any natural barriers that would have prevented early forms of commerce and transportation. The writer concludes that it is clear that, geographically speaking, Toronto is a global region to which its current social, political, and cultural apparatus is presently enhancing. The writer uses several tables and images in this paper to support the information provided.


Outline:
Overview
Economic
Urban
Social
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Clearly, Toronto's geography has facilitated its global stature as a regional centre of commerce as well as immigration."
"Toronto's population is very urban in nature. One attribute of urban, as well as suburban life is transportation and the character a city's transportation habits adopt. Toronto's population is very dependent on all facets of transportation, public and private but especially on individual transportation solutions."

Tags:town, development, commerce, region

Abstract
The paper shows how, from its southern commercial areas to its northern residential neighborhoods, the Spadina District has been marked by an extraordinary level of social change and urban development in the past century and a half. The paper portrays how the urban development in this region has been primarily defined by a mixture of entrepreneurial activity interrelated with successive waves of immigrant residential settlement.

From the Paper
"The drafting of a report on the history of urban development is the Spadina district (as covered by the Spadina Trail guides) is complicated by the diverse range of land uses, immigrant settlement, and intra-city migration that have defined development in the area over the past century and a half of time. The region of the Toronto between Front Street to the south and Bloor Street to the north, centering upon Spadina Avenue, is comprised of several distinct neighbourhoods which have experienced different development patterns over time. As this essay will argue, the history of urban development in this region has been primarily defined by a mixture of entrepreneurial activity interrelated with successive waves of immigrant residential settlement."

Tags:immigrant, settlement, intra-city, migration, geography, transportation