Bathurst Street is being widened from four lanes to six between Highway 7 and Major Mackenzie Drive. The additional Transit/HOV lanes make it more promising than a conventional road expansion, but its value will depend on transit service, safety, surrounding development and whether congestion relief lasts.
Richmond Hill’s transportation problem is not simply roads versus transit. York Region is spending heavily on both. The deeper issue is that we built places where almost every trip requires a vehicle. The real solution starts with walkable, bikeable neighbourhoods.
Rising gas prices are squeezing households—but history shows they can also push cities toward less car-dependent futures.
As pedestrian safety gains urgency in Richmond Hill, visibility is emerging as a powerful tool at the crosswalk. The Stop Umbrella turns a universal traffic…
As York Region Transit marks its 25th anniversary, the milestone invites more than celebration. It offers a moment to ask a deeper question: not just…
Residents of a strong town know instinctively where to gather if a revolution were to happen. The question in Richmond Hill is whether the Iranian…
When Snow Becomes a Legal Risk: What Richmond Hill Can Learn from a Supreme Court Ruling On winter mornings in Richmond Hill, the danger often…
On a weekday afternoon in Richmond Hill, the choreography inside a bus is as familiar as it is fragile. Riders line up at the front,…
Cities across North America are grappling with the consequences of transportation systems that prioritize vehicle movement over community prosperity. The Strong Towns movement advocates for…
As urban centers grapple with mounting infrastructure costs, environmental concerns, and community fragmentation, the call to reevaluate highway expansion projects has grown louder. Strong…
The topic of tariffs and their impact on global trade has been a hot-button issue in recent years. Among the industries affected, auto manufacturing stands…
If you walk by bus stops near big-box stores in Richmond Hill’s plazas and strip malls, you’ll often see an unfortunate but telling sight: abandoned…