Transportation
A 42-Part Murder Mystery, Chronicled on the Toronto Subway
The series deals with the universal urban problem of bike riders versus drivers.
Most of us appreciate transit art as a nice break from the commercial overload of urban life. In New York, for instance, it's nice to find yourself in a car with a Poetry in Motion placard instead of yet another Dr. Zizmor ad. Toronto has taken things a great step further with "Murder in Passing" — a 42-part video mystery series that concludes this week.
Since early January, 30-second, subtitled episodes of "Murder in Passing" have played every 10 minutes (on weekdays) on platform screens throughout Toronto's subway system. The story tracks the investigation into the death of bike courier named Mars Brito in fictional Passing, British Columbia. The suspects include a "green bike boss," a train conductor, an anti-bike mayor, and others.