With his engaging and witty post this morning, my friend @cityslikr (or…
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Lots of community-building spirit, more than a thousand cyclists, Jarvis Street packed from Gerrard all the way up to Wellesley and beyond. Pretty damn cool. Ford Nation, meet Bike Nation. Will it have an effect? Depends. I’ll leave the in-depth a…
In a thoughtful discussion of the current municipal budget discussions at SpacingToronto, John Lorinc floats the idea of a proactive approach to the current municipal budget discussions, and suggests pitching an alternative to the blunt machete-swinging we’re all being led to expect from Team Ford.
In one sense, anything that contributes to a reasoned and considered debate has to be welcome. (Inside voices, friends. Let’s use our inside voices.) Writing about a “budget crisis” makes for good copy and establishes a sense of drama, but does it really contribute to a clear understanding, or, please god, serve the public interest?
It’s the meme that just won’t die. After Toronto Council voted yesterday to kill the Jarvis bike lanes, I suggested that it’s time for cyclists to look to their own safety first, and if that means not being so accommodating to motorist traffic, so…
I hate to suggest using the heavy hand of the nanny state to infringe on people’s personal freedom and I would much rather be able to trust my fellow citizens to use common sense, but … these goddamned things are so quiet they come up on you wit…
Hundreds of cyclists, concerned about their personal safety, have been e-mailing their Councillors and the Mayor about the looming removal of bike lanes on Jarvis Street. The Mayor???s office is responding to each message, with a form letter explain…