Could $20-Per-Gallon Gasoline Make Us Happier? : NPR. National Public Radio has this excerpt from Christopher Steiner’s book, $20 Per Gallon, How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better. The title already has me a little skeptical. It sounds overly optimistic right off the bat. That’s in stark contrast to the message that James Howard Kunstler seems … Continue reading Higher gas prices lead to “utopia”?
Canada Line Tour » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt. The “Queen” of Vancouver blogging got a special last Friday and got to ride the Canada Line from end to end. She has some great photos on her page and her Flickr. Also, the nicest part is the video. Great quality as you watch the train roll into the station and watch the train … Continue reading Miss 604 gets Canada Line preview
Health | Myths, truths of Canada’s universal coverage | Seattle Times Newspaper. With Obama’s changes going through the American law making system, there’s a lot of talk in the States about Canada’s universal health care system. It seems odd to me that we should even have the debate about some sort of universal health care coverage. However, that’s probably just me because I was born … Continue reading Americans looking at Canada’s health care system
VIA Architecture: The case to abort LRT, October 21 1982. What a great post about the problems that the GVRD faced when SkyTrain was first planned and built. Somebody at VIA Architecture dug up this beauty of an article. Huge parallels between then and now. The lack of provincial government funding is present yesterday as it is today. Even though they were the ones who … Continue reading 1982 on building SkyTrain (aka ALRT)
As we rounded the corner at Ossington and College, my friend and I were simply hoping to find a way down to Queen Street to see more urban stuff. However, we were pleasantly surprised by some of the neat little urban gems that can be found on Ossington Street. Now, Ossington is certainly not famous for any destinations nor is it known as a shopping … Continue reading College-Ossington-College Walk – Toronto – part two
The Associated Press: Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily. Before 7 years of age is the best window of opportunity for bilingualism, or even multi-lingualism, in one’s child. That’s not news to most people. Anecdotally, we all are aware of that if we are around children in multi-lingual environments. For those who’ve taken Linguistics or Psychology will also be fully aware of this window … Continue reading Bilingualism in Children
I have a great friend in Toronto who shares a passion for the urban environment and life. I was in Toronto at the end of May and beginning of June. On my first night with him, we hopped on a streetcar and ended up at the Kensington Market around Spadina Avenue and Nassau Street. I’m actually surprised that I didn’t take any pictures when I … Continue reading College-Ossington-Queen Walk – Toronto – part one
I got lucky today after work and boarded one of the new Mark II SkyTrains in their gunmetal grey and coastal blue with yellow trim. Car 306 is pictured above and I got onto Car 309 at Broadway Station destined for King George. How did I know the car was going to King George? Well, here are the big changes on the new trains. First, … Continue reading Rode the newer Mark II SkyTrains
I was originally call this “Why I don’t like Mississauga.” Sorry to those who live in Mississauga. This is not a judgement of Mississauga as a whole. It’s simply a judgement upon one part of Mississauga. However, the pattern of what I found in one area of Mississauga seems to repeat itself around the city and in other similar cities across North America. I’m just … Continue reading Why I don’t like suburban business parks and their environs
Canada blows post-oil economic opportunities >> Times Colonist, July 7, 2009. This one of those articles that would have slipped off on the sidelines if it weren’t for the diligent folk at the Sightline Institute scouring the media for relevant news. There was a time when politicians claimed Canada would become a world leader in clean, green technologies — that our educated workforce, abundant resources … Continue reading Canada blows post-oil economic opportunities
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