In-between Toronto Transit Commission

By Roger Keil

The shake-up of Toronto Transit Commission membership on Monday, March 5 reveals an apparent shift to a more suburban focused body. No inner city councilors are now on the TTC. All but one represent the inner suburbs. Does that mean that the needs of Toronto's in-between city are finally getting recognized? This map made by the City Institute's Nishanthan Balasubramaniam shows the new geography of transit power in Toronto:

Geography of Toronto Transit Commission Decision Making

See also:

Young, D., Wood, P.B. & Keil, R. (eds.)(2010). In-between Infrastructure: Urban Connectivity in an Age of Vulnerability. Praxis (e)Press.

Young, D. & Keil, R.( 2010). Reconnecting the disconnected: The politics of infrastructure in the in-between city. Cities. 27 (2): 87-95.