Scribbles and Chicken Scratchings: Public Transit Department: " A Small-Sized Riot Nipped in the Bud"

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Public Transit Department: " A Small-Sized Riot Nipped in the Bud"

Toronto Star, October 25, 1918.

I wonder how much this situation may have been exacerbated by the Toronto Railway Company's overall poor public PR image. Other newspaper stories around this time hinted at the eventual public ownership of all of the city's streetcar lines after the TRC's franchise expired in 1921.

Speaking of public transit overcrowding, check out John Lorinc's Spacing piece on the possibility that years of not properly managing the subway system's passenger capacity will have fatal consequences.

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This is the scribble pad of writer Jamie Bradburn, where personal stories, writing exercises, and other loose ends are finding a home. It's where I throw words against a wall and see if they stick.

Material in this vein used to appear on JB's Warehouse and Curio Emporium, which quietly passed away in the middle of the night without anybody noticing. There you'll find bonus features for articles I've written elsewhere. Also check out Tales of Toronto, which revisits my old work and will include new stories from the history of the city I call home.

Professionally, I am a freelance writer/historian whose work has earned Heritage Toronto and National Magazine Awards. For a decade I was a staff writer for Torontoist, contributing to its long-running "Historicist" column. Currently I contribute regularly to TVO’s website. My work has also been published by Canadaland, Canadian Encyclopedia/Historica Canada, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Heritage Toronto, OpenFile, Quill and Quire, Spacing, The Grid, Toronto Life, Toronto Star, and Tourism Toronto. I have also contributed to exhibitions presented by Mysuem of Toronto and PAMA.