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The Elusive King's Highway
I've been fairly busy lately with prepping for interviews for a potential job. Can't say much about it yet but it's related to infrastructure in a role I have not had before but would be very excited...
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The Affordable City
I sometimes get a bit cynical about the current fetish of urbanism that increasingly pervades our popular culture. The desirability of urban living is not in question, but the issue of how those of...
View ArticleFiscal Federalism and Transportation
Great article from the Atlantic on transportation funding governance with some kudos for how we do things here in Canada. I support the idea that taxation and funding should be biased more towards...
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Business Group Advocates New Taxes to Address Gridlock
The Toronto Board of Trade released a discussion paper and website today on revenue tools to build transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton region today. I haven't had a chance to read the whole...
View Article2013 Federal Budget: Infrastructure
"That is why, today, we are taking another major step to strengthen our communities.Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce the creation of the new Building Canada plan, the largest long-term federal...
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Toronto's Architectural Hodgepodge
I've been out and about in the city with a new point and shoot camera I bought recently (the Canon S110 - which I highly recommend). Looking around at Toronto, I am often brought face to face with the...
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London's "Conservative" Bike Plan
Besides, he says, a century ago four in 10 Londoners travelled by bike and “like any good Conservative, I want to turn the clock back.”-- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, quoted in Globe and Mail,...
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New Challenges!
Well I got the job that I had mentioned a while back! I don't want to give too many details on here but the role is managing the proposal process for a company bidding on a major transit project....
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Is Driving Social? Why are Americans Driving So Much Less?
Interesting stats about levels of driving in the US. Overall it's down 8.75% since 2005. Pretty amazing given that the population has grown significantly since then. This Washington Post article...
View ArticleMon, Jul 7, 2014
Well a lot has happened in the last year. The job went well. I can say I was part of a winning big to build a new light rail system in Canada. Indeed, a unique one: Waterloo's LRT will be a first for a...
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Gardiner East
Well I haven't blogged on here in a long time (as evidenced by the fact that I just wrote a post and then deleted it by accident...fun and games!). Anyway I'm back because there are lots of exciting...
View ArticleGardiner East Ex Post
I guess the reason that I am not a journalist is that I fail to react to the immediacy of current events and deadlines. The Gardiner vote at City Hall happened close to a month ago and Toronto’s...
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