{"id":12681,"date":"2010-07-16T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=12681"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:13:00","slug":"spacing-votes-round-up-social-media-rob-fords-ttc-and-cycling-the-campaign-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/07\/16\/spacing-votes-round-up-social-media-rob-fords-ttc-and-cycling-the-campaign-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Social media, Ford, and bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3369\/3529916904_eedc8588a1_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/votes\/images\/feature-spacingvotes-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE:<\/strong> Spacing Votes \u2014 our dedicated <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/ \">2010 election blog<\/a> \u2014 will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and platforms that focus on Toronto&#8217;s urban landscape. Here&#8217;s our first round-up of posts from the last seven days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0As somewhat of a\u00a0lackluster\u00a0race as far as debate and platforms are\u00a0concerned, Nabeel Ahmed <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/2010\/07\/12\/dull-race-media-not-helping\/\" target=\"_blank\">takes a closer look<\/a> at the media&#8217;s role. As some of the candidates continue to coast as the elections are still three months out, Ahmed looks to the media to continue in critiquing the platforms (or lack thereof) and track records of the mayoral hopefuls.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 As the new Jarvis bike lane construction gets underway today, cycling is going to be a key point of discussion in the looming election. With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/31085922\/Key-findings-of-the-2009-City-of-Toronto-Cycling-Study\" target=\"_blank\">more than half<\/a> of Torontonians identifying themselves as cyclists, bike lanes and bike parking issues need to be addressed, <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/2010\/07\/13\/cycling-the-campaign-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\">argues Mike Radoslav<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 And like biking, other forms of transit need to be addressed in the election. As the TTC has come under much fire in the past year with its customer service and the intentions of Transit City, Sandy Wu is looking at each candidate&#8217;s platform on public transit. First <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/2010\/07\/14\/rob-fords-ttc\/\" target=\"_blank\">up is Rob Ford<\/a> and his ideas of\u00a0privatizing\u00a0the TTC and supporting subway\u00a0extension\u00a0over light rail transit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 After Obama led a historic social media campaign for the U.S. presidency, local campaigning is also turning, well, somewhat viral. Spacing Votes <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/2010\/07\/15\/social-media-report-card\/\" target=\"_blank\">shines a light<\/a> on each of the leading candidate&#8217;s use of social media. Concentrating mainly on their websites, Twitter and Facebook followers, the candidates are given a report card (school did just end) for their social media campaigns. With his online &#8220;army,&#8221; Rocco Rossi walks away with top marks as Joe Pantalone struggles at the bottom of the pack with some 700 Twitter followers.<\/p>\n<p>photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/torontobikechic\/3529916904\/\">416CycleStyle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Spacing Votes \u2014 our dedicated 2010 election blog \u2014 will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and platforms that focus on Toronto&#8217;s urban landscape. 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