[URBAN NOTE] Some blog links about cities (Toronto, New York City)

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO links to a map showing cycling times between Toronto subway stations, notes ten lost but well-remembered Toronto bookstores, considers the idea of the "Lower Junction", and notes that the Union-Pearson Express really is not for commuters.


• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly shares photos of recent spring days in New York City.


• Steve Munro shares photos from the TTC's Easter Parade in the Beach, and considers (along with Torontoist) reports about falling TTC ridership.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer looks at how transit costs can complicate the search for affordable housing in the United States.


• Torontoist looks at an effort to start a farmer's market in Moss Park around shipping containers and bids farewell to Brunswick House.