Laura Fowlie @LauraFowlie2
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A driver, bicyclist and pedestrian walk into a bakery. The baker brings them a plate of 12 cookies. The driver quickly snatches up 11 cookies, turns to the pedestrian and says, “Watch out! The bicyclist is going to steal your cookie!”
Despite being the same distance apart, there are 89 fewer trains every day between Montréal and Toronto than between Milan and Rome. The former also takes two hours longer. Canada can do better.
@_senseofreason @antonlodder And we should also eliminate street parking, especially on major arterials, which should be used to move people, in all modes. It's ridiculous that people blame bike lanes, which actually move people, for delaying motor vehicle traffic - but never bat an eye at parked cars.
Excellent thread on why we need to crack down on these huge SUV's and pickup trucks. While my preference would be to outright ban them for non-commercial use, I would be all for taxing them and banning advertising of them. #VisionZero #ActOnClimate
Excellent thread on why we need to crack down on these huge SUV's and pickup trucks. While my preference would be to outright ban them for non-commercial use, I would be all for taxing them and banning advertising of them. #VisionZero #ActOnClimate
📣Full Statement Release: Will Burlington's 2024 Budget Improve Street Safety? "Despite our advocacy of groups [...], & the support of councillors Nisan & Stolte, it was a battle to get safety investments added to the budget" More at the link 👇 safestreetshalton.ca/news/will-burl… #burlon
like honestly i dont understand how anyone could fall for his "man of the people" schtick. @fordnation gives the distinct impression of a man who has NEVER spoken to an actual person, ever, in his life. his face looks like it's gonna break when he smiles
Say what you will about the CBC, but no other news outlet would let one of their employees publicly ask their CEO a difficult question like this and then let them drown in their own words.
Say what you will about the CBC, but no other news outlet would let one of their employees publicly ask their CEO a difficult question like this and then let them drown in their own words.
Make a donation and support our education and advocacy work. safestreetshalton.ca/donate
If @fordnation isn't scheming to break his SECOND Greenbelt promise by using loopholes in the 10 year review process to launder ANOTHER attempted #GreenbeltGrab, than why have his MPPs voted down all the amendments required to CLOSE those loopholes?
If @fordnation isn't scheming to break his SECOND Greenbelt promise by using loopholes in the 10 year review process to launder ANOTHER attempted #GreenbeltGrab, than why have his MPPs voted down all the amendments required to CLOSE those loopholes? https://t.co/aUQFnH2MWq
Handing out hi-viz to people on bikes instead of building protected bike lanes is like giving patrons in the lion area at the zoo camouflage clothes instead of building fences.
🚨The black hole of billion dollars of highway investment. Be careful what you wish for:
🚨The black hole of billion dollars of highway investment. Be careful what you wish for: https://t.co/VGTz2ftMhX
The Ontario gov't has put out its business case for moving the Ontario Science Centre. It is blatantly dishonest. This will save $596-million over 50 years - if you wreck the existing heritage building, and don't count costs of the $500-million garage or renovations.
#UrbanHealth #VisionZero When cities proclaim to be Vision Zero but don't assign resources and do actions, it's Zero Vision, case of Toronto. Sunday in Scarborough 3 woman hit by 3 drivers all in hospital. Today a man in North York; media says 92 y/o; age irrelevant!!! Ageism!
Yes: drivers don't pay for roads. Property taxes pay for municipal roads. If I ride my bike every day I pay the same taxes for roads as I do if I drive every day. Cycling is low impact - on the road, on city space, on our air quality. If you drive, thank a cyclist.
Yes: drivers don't pay for roads. Property taxes pay for municipal roads. If I ride my bike every day I pay the same taxes for roads as I do if I drive every day. Cycling is low impact - on the road, on city space, on our air quality. If you drive, thank a cyclist.
👇🏼None. Zero. We should all be fighting for achieving zero fatalities & serious road injuries on our streets. Drivers need to be held accountable for their careless actions. Bill 40 must be passed in the legislature tomorrow. 🙏🏼#VisionZero #ONpoli #Roadviolence
👇🏼None. Zero. We should all be fighting for achieving zero fatalities & serious road injuries on our streets. Drivers need to be held accountable for their careless actions. Bill 40 must be passed in the legislature tomorrow. 🙏🏼#VisionZero #ONpoli #Roadviolence
#ONpoli Today’s @the_905er podcast captured this perfectly: Doug Ford has turned the entire planning process into shady backroom deals. Nothing gets approved in a normal way anymore. Everything is done by buying tickets to a PC fundraiser or giving cash to Ford’s daughters.
#ONpoli Today’s @the_905er podcast captured this perfectly: Doug Ford has turned the entire planning process into shady backroom deals. Nothing gets approved in a normal way anymore. Everything is done by buying tickets to a PC fundraiser or giving cash to Ford’s daughters.
After 2+ years cosplaying as pro-housing & using NIMBYism as an excuse to sprawl @fordnation is FURIOUS that @SeanFraserMP & @JennyKwanBC are dismantling it in ways he never even tried. I wasn't kidding when I said he is knowingly making the shortage of housing WORSE.
This misleading title reinforces a common myth: that there's a secret to talking to "dismissives," people who've build their identity on rejecting climate science. There isn't. (thread) rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Doug Ford has used the real problem of 401 trucking congestion as a public pretext for his Highway 413 sprawl subsidy scheme. An expert report released today confirms it's a LIE. It would be faster, more effective & $6 billion cheaper, to lower truckers' tolls on Highway 407!
Doug Ford has used the real problem of 401 trucking congestion as a public pretext for his Highway 413 sprawl subsidy scheme. An expert report released today confirms it's a LIE. It would be faster, more effective & $6 billion cheaper, to lower truckers' tolls on Highway 407!
BREAKING: The report found that moving trucks from Highway 401 to the 407 ETR could alleviate congestion for all road users, reduce travel times for truck drivers and potentially save taxpayers around $6 billion. nationalobserver.com/2023/11/07/new… #stopthe413 #GreenbeltScandal
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Not to mention forcing millions of families into buying an incredibly expensive depreciating asset that sits unused 95% of its lifespan.
A car-centric transportation system has left the US with: - runaway climate change - 40,000 annual road deaths - minority neighborhoods bulldozed for and severed by freeways
Alpina Apartments. 310 Brunswick Avenue, built 1914. Eight apartments (2BR and 3BR) on an approximately 30’ x 70’ (!) lot. $2,000 rents on a street where nearby houses have sold for well over $3M.
Despite being the same distance apart, there are 89 fewer trains every day between Montréal and Toronto than between Milan and Rome. The former also takes two hours longer. Canada can do better.
Well I'm Hot Tubbing!! Check it and see! I got bubbles goin' on around me C'mon Baby! Do you do more than bathe? I'm Hot Tubbing! I'm Hot Tubbing! RS
Sincere message from our mayor, @oliviachow. I'm thankful for all she is doing. Her first six months were inspiring, full of accomplishments, true partnership w other levels of gov. Grateful that she was elected; she's done it better than any candidate, including me.
Merry Christmas! 🎄 Let’s remember the true gift of the season is what we give back to our community. Through charity, volunteering, looking out for one-another – that’s how we make our city a global beacon of hope.
Merry Christmas from all of us at The Lincoln Project. Cheers to a lovely Christmas season and a bright new year.
The best thing about Canadian Christmas is that on December 25 a Supreme Court justice breaks into your house and leaves you a gift.
@_senseofreason @antonlodder And we should also eliminate street parking, especially on major arterials, which should be used to move people, in all modes. It's ridiculous that people blame bike lanes, which actually move people, for delaying motor vehicle traffic - but never bat an eye at parked cars.
From our front stoep to yours wherever it might be, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Bruntlett family.
This! ‘Travelling together alone and alone together: mobility and potential exposure to diversity’ Regarding children’s mobility: “Children do not gain […] sense of place from the back seat of a car: they may see more, but they learn less.“
When we 'travel together alone', our mobility contributes to increasing physical, mental and social health problems. What if we learn to recapture the value of 'traveling alone together'? We unraveled this potential: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! W & C 📸 Josh Shinner
Remember this #Christmas Miracle? “I met my wife on a train platform!” Twitter responds to #ElonMusk, years before he bought this site, when he tried to throw public transit under the bus. We created the #GreatThingsThatHappenedOnTransit phenomenon! theguardian.com/cities/2017/de…
Perfect tweet.
interesting how this is trending on conservative twitter but every photo shows dense urban planning, high walkability, and a low number of cars. basically a 15 min city
Poll: Women, older readers unenthused about a Poilievre government dlvr.it/T0WvvH
Here comes Gaviscon Here comes Gaviscon Right down Gaviscon lane RS
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