Road to nowhere

The first pieces of concrete to fall from the elevated Gardiner Expressway came down on January 8, 1978, and they were huge—as heavy as 200 pounds,...;

David Hains: How can council make informed decisions without information?

To kick off the new year, this blog will feature regular guest posts by journalist David Hains, who'll be working here in The Grid office for the next...;

We the Tweeple: Road weary

As the Gardiner Expressway continues to slowly fall apart, Toronto’s political class can’t agree what to do with the city’s main commuter artery...;

The Gardiner: crumbling amid a web of lies

So! Big news about the Gardiner Expressway today. It's falling down, which we kind of knew, but it's falling down faster than we were told. Because City...;

How much more can the Gardiner take?

Back in 1962, Metropolitan Toronto roads commissioner George Grant predicted that, by now, the Gardiner Expressway would be obsolete. But then, he thought...;

Snapshot: The Gardiner crumbles…

It looked more like destruction than construction as city workers started rehab work on the Gardiner Expressway’s Bay Street ramp last night. Besides...;

We the Tweeple: Driven to distraction

Rob Ford didn’t expect to be grilled on his driving habits at a press conference Tuesday morning—but he was, since hours before, a picture began circulating...;

Retro T.O.: Burying the Gardiner

“I’ve looked at this darn thing from one end to the other and I can’t think of anything I would like to change.” Frederick Gardiner’s verdict...;

Trending: July 20

1. Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster from Texas known professionally as Jessica Redfield, is among the 12 confirmed victims of the shooting in Aurora...;

Trending: July 18

3. Canadian university professor and “Father of wearable computing” Steve Mann was assaulted while in line at a Parisian McDonalds, when employees...;