Taras Grescoe
Taras Grescoe is a Canadian author and journalist known for his writings on urban transportation, sustainability, and the importance of public transit. His notable works include 'Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile,' which advocates for public transit and critiques car dependency, and 'High Speed,' a newsletter focused on the global revival of passenger rail. Grescoe's keen insights into transportation issues have made him a prominent voice in discussions about the future of urban mobility.
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Taras Grescoe is the author of eight non-fiction books and writes about transit and cities.
Canada’s passenger rail lines are getting revived after decades of vanishing service
Canada· 2026-01-30
Taras Grescoe is the author of Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile.
To make school safe for children, close down streetsCanada· 2025-08-29
Taras Grescoe is the author of Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile, as well as High Speed, a newsletter about the global passenger rail renaissance.
Is privately funded, for profit rail a potential solution for our car-addicted continent?Canada· 2025-05-17
