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Toronto's Riverdale: a walkable streetcar suburb

Not Just Bikes · Explainer · YouTube title: Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)
Why it's here

HN cites it in zoning, density and housing threads as an illustration of the missing middle between city center and car-dependent sprawl.

What it covers

Not Just Bikes explains that car-dependent suburbs are not the only option, using Toronto's Riverdale as an example of a pre-war streetcar suburb. These walkable neighborhoods are popular but are now effectively illegal to build.