Got to keep us buying more somehow…
Got to keep us buying more somehow…
Was not one a convicted criminal? Wondering when the jail time kicks in though?
Just ban blowers outright, makes no sense when leafs get blown from one property to another, and then back again.
Yup its the only suburban neighbourhood in north America that is completly car free.
Trouble is zoning laws in Ontario and anywhere else in north America prevent cities from building more neighbourhoods like this.
Examples include things like minimum parking requirements, minimum setback, fire codes and even policing all play a part in shaping this. If you ever look at new suburban developments, think how hard its to get a convenience store or small supermarket build right inside the suburb.
Its a shame because we really should not be building suburbs with the same two or three single family homes repeated over and over, its really inefficient. We should start having townhomes, fourplexes, small 4-5 level mixed use condos, subways and trams with busways incorporated. Existing suburban layouts should also start adding missing middle housing inside whereever possible by changing zoning.
“Pedestrian streets” are not really “new”, it’s just something that we as North Americans have forgotten about.
We see large Walmart parking lots as normal and 6 lane “strodes” as nothing weird in cities and suburbs.
Yup with inflation the $60 would be somewhere between $80-85 dollars equivalent in buying power.
So its technically cheaper. $60 today is $40-45, 14 years ago.
Line 2 subway cars nearing their 30 years end of life really really soon…
Between line 3 just closing abruptly due to lack of maintenance, the Ontario Science Center closing abruptly due to lack of maintenance, Amsterdam Bridge along the waterfront closing due to lack of maintenance. I would not be supprised if Humber Bay Pedestrian Bridge is the next to go, its not been maintained in ages and looks close to end of life.
I think i see a pattern forming in Ontario in general. Ellington won’t open anytime soon but most stations already look like they are lacking some maintenance as well.
Was the tittle not “Groundhog Day Reloaded”?
Saying hello and welcome to the club Melbourne.
Canadians in Ontario sold their toll highway for a quick buck years ago to a private firm. Worst decision ever, and we still pay the tolls.
Though I guess with our local governments track recorded in keeping public infrastructure maintained the 407 would have probably been closed for safety concerns over comple lack of maintenance.
To quote a line from Interstellar.
“We can care deeply - selflessly - about those we know, but that empathy rarely extends beyond our line of sight.” -Dr. Mann.
It sucks that cars are so inefficient.
Is it just me or don’t European trucks look better then North American trucks? Probably safer for pedestrian traffic as well as automobile traffic, as the driver does not have his sight lines obstructed by the front hood.
AI fused faces in the background tripping me out. More arms/hands then people as well.
That’s like saying “why don’t you just swim across” instead of using the car ferry.
So does he go to prison or something? Or did he get a fine to pay?
“When cities are designed with mostly drivers in mind, they tend to be built for commuters and not residents, making them less attractive to live in or even visit outside of work.”
Cities need to be designed for the people and families that live there. Not people driving in from the suburbs.
Also, I wonder if NewYork will ever consider doing what Amsterdam did (in the 1970~1980) to combat its traffic issues (caused by car), and only allow pedestrian/cycaling traffic.
When the tram goes up hill its at the front, when its going back down its at the back. For this specific line at least.
Video of trams in Stuttgart in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdzCyQyKvfg
Walkable as is in “enjoyably” walkable. Walking across a Walmart parking lot across a 6 lane road, and then to across another large carpark of nothingness to maybe a bus stop, all the while trying to not get hit by a car is not a classification of a walkable city.
Worth a watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REni8Oi1QJQ
Today’s weather, ads. With a high of ads. Ads coming in from the east.