August 2008
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What Station Am I?
crossposted to Metronauts.ca
Above are aerial photos of six GO train stations on the Lakeshore Line. Can you identify which station is which? Even for someone like me, who is fairly familiar with the system, I had a difficult time putting a name to each one. There are no obvious distinguishing features to make identification easy — instead, there is a typical GO Station recipe: platform,...
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Toronto to launch Rent-a-Bike
It’s taking me a moment to believe this, but accroding to an article in The Star today, Toronto will be launching next summer a bike rental system similar to the highly popular Vélib’ program in Paris and the soon-to-be-launched Public Bike System in Montreal. Considering the glacial pace that cycling intiatives move at in this city, I’m surprised, and excited that this is actually...
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TheStar.com: Toronto will consider bottled water... →
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto mayor David Miller says the city is joining the ranks of Canadian municipalities considering a ban on the sale of bottled water.
Miller says city council will examine how the city can curb bottled water waste as part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of garbage that ends up in landfills.
A report outlining the city’s options will come before council in...
