Politics
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Friday’s Headlines
• Augimeri faulted for ‘reckless’ slur [ Toronto Star ] • Back off old tickets, city told [ Toronto Sun ] • City urged to back...
By Julie Yamin -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: April 19 2007
Spinning garbage numbers OK, so Toronto may be slow to build bike lanes. And our transit system could use a lot of work. And, sure, our mayor may not be...
By Dale Duncan -
City Hall: Tapping into the transportation budget
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. This week, I wrote about a group called Green Here that is working to reforest its Davenport neighbourhood. One of the...
By Dale Duncan -
Thursday’s Headlines
• TTC’s streetcar proposal for King ‘madness’ [ National Post ] • New taxes Nothing To Fear, Miller says [ National Post ...
By Julie Yamin -
City Hall: What trees have in common with potholes
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Glenn De Baeremaeker has declared that any pothole reported to the city will be filled in four days. (You can read about the...
By Dale Duncan -
“Change is in the Air” public consultation
In the wake of the publication of Toronto’s Clean Air Plan, the city is holding a public consultation on the plan and on clean air issues...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• On our roads again [ Toronto Sun ] • Works chief ‘guarantees’ potholes will be fixes [ National Post ] • Right wing sees win...
By Julie Yamin -
TCAT Program Coordinator needed: deadline April 23
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) Project Coordinator TCAT was formed in 2006 to give a unified voice to the many groups working for a...
By Tammy Thorne -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• New landfill to pay for itself [ Globe and Mail ] • Liberating Torontonians from the tyranny of street meat [ Globe and Mail ] • Riding...
By Julie Yamin -
King street ROW community meeting Wednesday night
On Wednesday April 18th, 2007 at 7:30 p.m., there will be a Community Consultation Meeting regarding Dedicated Streetcar Lanes on King Street West. The...
By Tammy Thorne -
Monday’s Headlines
• The Lower Don’s rise [ Toronto Star ] • City uses funds as bait [ Toronto Star ] • Jagged little stump poses risk [ Toronto Star ...
By Julie Yamin -
Road to ‘total bikeability’ not clearly marked
The NOW magazine bike panel was certainly an enjoyable precursor to their current bike issue. (The issue includes panelist Tanya Quinn’s open letter...
By Tammy Thorne