Insignia

Summer road trips are an annual ritual for many families. This year, a short drive from home is the extent of a vacation many of us will have. Limits and travel advisories restrict foreign trips. [...]

In a novel alfresco dining solution, cities began allowing restaurant patio space to sprawl. For the first time in maybe ever, restaurants have the green light expand to some streets and public [...]

Flashing caution signs are everywhere: Go Slow! Slow Down! Literally, the road to recovering our lives and livelihoods is full of warnings telling us why it is best to go slow right now. [...]

Can we keep keeping a safe distance? While the world is on pause, we are looking for silver linings. When it comes to road safety, we note some interesting developments. First, traffic has almost [...]

BreSeaReflective visibility is key to road safety. That goes for vehicles and roads, as well as pedestrians and cyclists. Reflecting on quite a lot of critiques, the province of Ontario admitted [...]

Ridesharing has been around for ten years. Looking in the rear view mirror, we see valuable lessons learned  since Uber launched the phenomenon in San Francisco. In the last decade, about 700 [...]

There is new reason to slow down on Ontario streets. Photo radar cameras are starting to arrive in communities across the province. As of December 1, 2019, municipalities have the green light [...]

November has two major annual events: Remembrance Day, and the increasingly popular Black Friday. Poppies have long been worn to honour and respect the service and sacrifice of men and women of [...]

Today is an unusual day, at least in the east. The City of Montreal and other communities in Quebec have put Halloween on hold. In the west, British Columbia legislators are debating cancellation [...]

Dark and scary Halloween costumes can sacrifice safety in order to be spooky. Are your kids (and you) excited for trick-or-treating? Have you figured out the costumes yet? We can’t wait for [...]

Today is International Walk To School Day. Despite the name, this one-day event is held in the United States. Taking part are hundreds of thousands of students, parents and school officials. [...]

Caution trucks turning are common signs to warn others they need time and space to maneuver. Seems like common sense, since trucks are big, slow and dangerous. However, not everyone follows the [...]

Back to school signs The seasonal signs are everywhere. Days shorten, summer vacations come to an end, and sales on backpacks, sneakers abound. Yes, the back-to-school season is upon us. Some of [...]

Everyone talks about transit, especially when its not working well. We all know how to blame the bus for being late for school. Or, you probably have a story about a commute from hell to get to [...]

Re-designing streets in New York City is no easy task. A test project showed how rethinking road space could make pedestrians and cyclists safer. Turns out, it was also good for traffic flow, [...]