Spadina showdown: Spadina Ave., with its rich heritage, is the centre of a transportation controversy. The Toronto Transit Commission wants ankle-high(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Spadina showdown: Spadina Ave.; with its rich heritage; is the centre of a transportation controversy. The Toronto Transit Commission wants ankle-high curbs built to protect its new light rapid transit vehicles; needed; the TTC says; to carry mushrooming numbers of commuters. But merchants and residents say the plan will divide the community; hurt business and impede traffic.