A draft list of service cuts put together by TTC staff made its way to me in mid-October. At the time, the media and council were preoccupied with Ford???s Waterfront Follies. This list did not find its way to TTC commissioners, councillors, or the …
Tag: torontopolitics
Back to the whole War on the Car thing. A recent post at All Fired Up suggests that driving cars essentially turns people into sociopaths. Perhaps I’m not giving the argument the space it deserves here, but it’s pretty compelling. A sample: ??? if w…
Ah, nuance. What a thing it is to contemplate. It’s so bracing. Complication. Reflection. Complexity. It’s what puts the real in real life. My friend @cityslikr, who on his worst days is ten times more eloquent and compelling than I will ever be, …
Energetic and informative gathering at the 519 Centre this evening on the “downtown/suburban divide.” Can’t possibly hope to capture the whole event in a single post, but let’s affirm the intrinsic value of events such as this by getting the ball …
Via Jude MacDonald and Dave Meslin, this gem from Bob Kinnear: “Forget the gravy train. It’s time to stop the Crazy Train.” Stories I hear, people are already streaming for the exits … Related posts: More condescending downtown elitists trying t…
Civic engagement. It’s a beautiful thing. Update: Now playing at OpenFile. Related posts: Beyond the Port Lands: Dragging Swamp Ford for the remnants of civic engagement Uncertainty over the Port Lands: something???s off on the waterfront No bike po…
So to no one’s great surprise, Team Ford has carried the day at the city’s Executive Committee with its new vision of how Toronto’s waterfront should look. Barring any more surprises (never a safe bet with this crowd), it will land in city council…