We raced to see if walking is faster than taking the TTC King streetcar in Toronto

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We raced to see if walking is faster than taking the TTC King streetcar in Toronto
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If you've ever sat stuck in gridlock on the TTC's 504 King streetcar only to see pedestrians casually outpace your ride, trust me, you're not alone...

If you've ever sat stuck in gridlock on the TTC's 504 King streetcar only to see pedestrians casually outpace your ride, trust me, you're not alone.

So, on a busy summer Friday night, we put the walking vs. streetcar matchup to the test with a little experiment to see who could make it from Union Station toAnton Wong departed north on foot toward King Street to catch a westbound 504 streetcar, while Taylor Patterson walked west from the transit hub, and here's what happened next.

Taylor arrived at Ruby Soho after 16 minutes of walking, easily beating Anton to the destination four minutes ahead of the combined walking-streetcar method.

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