The Transit Brief

The Transit Brief

Toronto: Structuring a Great City.

Thoughts on the centre and the subcentres.

Reece's avatar
Reece
Apr 11, 2025
∙ Paid

Something I think about a lot is how our cities are structured.

When I speak of structure, I’m really thinking about topography, and when I talk about the topography of a city, I’m probably thinking about the built environment — unless we are talking about really interesting places like Vancouver or Hong Kong. A well-planned or developed city should hav…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Transit Brief to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2026 Reece Martin · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture