Bloor Viaduct: A Case Study

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Transportation is one of if not the most important means of developing a city and the Bloor Viaduct was a major step forward in building a solid transportation network. In the article, The City, the Country, and Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct, 1897 – 1917, Murnaghan (2013) says, “sites to the east of the Don River were increasingly being settled” (p. 42), and with a dramatically increasing population, many problems will arise. The Rosedale section of the bridge opened for traffic on 29 October 1917, and a year later the Don section opened for traffic (Murnaghan, 2013, p. 46). The Bloor Viaduct was completed the year after, 23 August 1919 (Murnaghan, 2013, p. 46). This transportation network was essential to build for Empires to transport and ship back from “colonies in order to maintain their control and wealth” (Murnaghan, 2013, p. 47-48). Agricultural goods were also much easier to bring into the city that will be used by the growing working class. It is clear building transportation networks is essential to growing a city. …show more content…

This investigation is conducted using a relative accessibility deprivation indicator (RADI) by using the estimated amount of distances travelled in Toronto ” (Páez, Farber, Mercado, Roorda, & Morency, 2013, p. 817). Results show, having a transportation infrastructure in place allows for an increased travelling distance for all groups. In contrast, it is said that private vehicles have a “large positive effect” (Páez, Farber, Mercado, Roorda, & Morency, 2013, p. 835) for single-home females, however, it is acknowledged that in Toronto owning a vehicle will not provide much help. is due to the accessible transit system in the downtown core and the number of jobs in the

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