I used to skateboard when I was growing up and so I have a lot of respect for the sport. This summer, from June 30 to August 12, The Bentway here in Toronto will be working with Build for Bokma and Vans to transform its outdoor… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js Three months ago when Toronto City Council voted not to remove the Gardiner Expressway East (which in my view was a mistake), it did so with a commitment to look at tolling options for both the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway (which… Read More
On Monday of this past long weekend, I went for a quick bike ride over to the Beaches, up to Little India, and then back down to the St. Lawrence Market. The ride along Lake Shore and through the Beaches is one of my favorites.… Read More
the traffic jam by Phoebe Eve on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js In 1968, Garrett Hardin wrote an article where he coined the term: the tragedy of the commons. Hardin was an American ecologist who was obsessed and concerned with the prospect of human overpopulation. In his article,… Read More
Today I had lunch at Webers Hamburgers so that I could see what all the fuss is about. Here’s my check-in. For those of you who don’t know Webers, it’s a burger place on the side of the highway in Orillia, Ontario. It opened in… Read More
I am in New York this weekend. Every now and then I need to get my fix of this city. I just love it here. Given the debate that’s going on in Toronto right now about the elevated Gardiner Expressway, one of the things I… Read More
“If the decision ultimately of the council is to support the hybrid I think frankly it’ll be a major step backwards and you’re going to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’ll be very frank, we’ll be the laughingstock of the world.” -Paul… Read More
This May 2nd at 1:00pm I’m going to be participating and speaking at a Jane’s Walk here in Toronto called, Gardiner Expressway: To be or not to be? The other “walk leaders” include Andrew Hilton, City Councillor Jaye Robinson, Ed Levy, Kyle Baptista, and architect… Read More
In today’s post I’d like to focus on the second tweet I embedded in yesterday’s piece about downtown Toronto. Specifically, the fact that almost 75% of downtown residents walk, cycle, or take transit to work, leaving drivers firmly in the minority. For me, this then makes… Read More
Last week I argued that the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway (Jarvis Street over to the Don Valley Expressway) should be torn down and replaced by an enlarged Lake Shore Boulevard. To quickly summarize, here’s why I support removing the Gardiner East: Now is the… Read More
