Posted in day-to-day, environment, photos on Mar 31st, 2009
On Monday as I rode around to the back of the building where I work to park my bike, I was greeted with the stench of burning plastic. The dumpster beside our unit was smoking, and there was a pool of burning plastic oozing onto the pavement. Nice way to start the week. I called [...]
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Thanks do Darryl for keeping me up to date. The draft plan is available for review. Please see the project web page for details. I have not yet had a chance to review the material yet. I hope to do so in the coming days. There will be open house sessions regarding the draft plan [...]
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In local newspaper last week, I saw a notice of commencement for a new Class EA study. This time it is regarding the Don Mills / Leslie Street corridor from Steeles to Major Mackenzie Drive. A notification list is being put together, if you are interested in getting on the list, the contact information is [...]
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Earlier this spring, I cited an article in the Star that asserted that for every 10 cars that went south of Steeles into Toronto, 9 would come north into York Region. I had (and still have) my doubts about the accuracy of the numbers, but a new article this morning talks about the shifting tide [...]
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Just a note to York Region riders/commuters that there is an open house planned for the 16th Ave. Class EA. The Region is proposing to widen 16th Ave. to 6(!!) lanes between Yonge and the York Durham Line. I don’t think this is a good thing for those that ride 16th, and there are few [...]
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