Month: <span>July 2011</span>

A letter of protest over the Jarvis bike lanes

I am very disappointed by the recent vote to remove the Jarvis bike lanes.  I find it mind-boggling that Rob Ford and his minions think removing bike lanes reduces congestion.  Bike lanes encourage people to bike, the more people bike the less they are driving.  The less they are driving …

TTC sells off naming rights cheaply

The CBC reported that the TTC has sold the advertising rights, including the naming rights for the subway stations to Pattison advertising for 324 million dollars for the next 12 years. This reflects very poor judgement on the part of the TTC who have grossly undervalued the advertising properties of …