Monthly Archives: October 2015

On Brampton’s short-sighted Hurontario-Main LRT decision

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

LRT mockup at Gage Park, Brampton On late Tuesday night (actually, early Wednesday morning) Brampton City Council made disappointing and harmful decision by voting against the Hurontario-Main LRT, a 23.2 kilometre, $1.6-billion light rail line, whose construction costs would be fully covered by … Continue reading →

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Happy October 21, 2015

Posted on October 21, 2015 by

The makers of Back to the Future Part II didn’t predict selfies, did they? The joys of living close enough to work to walk there includes passing by the Rogers/CityTV building at Dundas Square. where a DeLorean, fitted out like the … Continue reading →

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A ride through Midwestern Ontario, Part II

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

The Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail, part of a network of rail trails that join together in the City of Brantford Previously in this blog, I described the first day of a two-day ride through Midwestern Ontario, between Guelph and Kitchener via … Continue reading →

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Mapping Toronto’s homeless shelters: an interactive mapping exercise

Posted on October 16, 2015 by

Earlier this week,  I mapped the locations of Toronto’s homeless shelters for Torontoist. While there are shelters located across the city, the capacity is located almost entirely within the old city of Toronto, especially in the Downtown east side, between Church Street and … Continue reading →

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Not so FAST: SmartTrack gets a lobby group, raises many questions (Updated)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by

I find myself feeling frustrated, worn down, and at times angry about this federal election that’s thankfully coming to an end on Monday. As a progressive voter, I’ve been disappointed by Thomas Mulcair and the New Democrats, for reasons that Desmond Cole … Continue reading →

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A ride through Midwestern Ontario, Part I

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Just prior to Labour Day weekend, I went on a two-day bike excursion west of Toronto, starting in Guelph, staying in Downtown Kitchener, and finishing my ride in Downtown Hamilton. [Part II, Kitchener to Hamilton is here.] I find that … Continue reading →

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A disappointing step backwards for ranked ballots

Posted on October 2, 2015 by

I’ve long been a fan of ranked ballots, a voting system that Dave Meslin and the good people at RaBIT have been promoting for a long time. At the municipal level, ranked ballots —also known as instant run-off voting — … Continue reading →

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Exploring the downtown federal election races: Part II

Posted on October 2, 2015 by

Back in April 2015, I looked at the impact of changes to the new federal electoral districts in three key downtown races: Toronto Centre, University-Rosedale, and Spadina-Fort York. The three downtown ridings were created by splitting two larger electoral districts, Trinity-Spadina … Continue reading →

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