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Toronto is about to make life a lot more difficult for motorists... on purpose! (pg. 11)
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| The Ear |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
the hell with parking spaces and car lanes
Real Torontonians bike, walk or take ttc
I motion to completely shut down Yonge from Front to Bloor and turn it into a huge sidewalk |
Might as well change the name then too.
This seems fitting...
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
the hell with parking spaces and car lanes
Real Torontonians bike, walk or take ttc
I motion to completely shut down Yonge from Front to Bloor and turn it into a huge sidewalk |
LOL @ real torontonians
Im starting to think the real torontonians got fed up and left years ago |
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| Pett |
| I commute 40km a day on my bike from main station to finch and dufferin and spend less than 1km of that in bike lanes. Side streets are where its at and less capacity on major car arteries force vehicles onto my precious side streets. So I'm kinda against bike lanes, just don't expect me to make full stops at stop signs, don't expect me to cut you off if you make it to the stop sign first either. It's all about balance |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
the hell with parking spaces and car lanes
Real Torontonians bike, walk or take ttc
I motion to completely shut down Yonge from Front to Bloor and turn it into a huge sidewalk |
*only* if yonge gets to have an elevated expressway. nothing like taking a evening stroll under a elevated highway.
actually, you're in luck. stand under the gardiner, close your eyes, and imagine that the cars wooshing above you are just birds. and the hum, well that's just calming white noise. like a waterfall.
i wish we'd have more spaces like this. :(
with that, i propose resurecting old expressway plans that are collecting dust in the archives. nothing like chopping down some trees in underused ravines for the spadina, richview, and crosstown expressways. and frankly, i never liked the people who live in scarbourough or those italians and portugese along dundas or college, so the scarbourough and clinton-christie expressways can be done too.
think about it, no more traffic EVER. |
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| SniFFleS |
Holy this guy complains so much.
Why don't you try and find some things you enjoy doing?
I sold my car a few months ago and its great, I walk to work everyday and class in the evening. I always have an excuse not to visit my parents or friends and I don't have to pay insurance and all the license crap that comes with a car.
If a lane of traffic closing on Jarvis took this much of my time and effort to complain about it to people who can't even do anything about it, I would kill myself. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by smuncky
*only* if yonge gets to have an elevated expressway. nothing like taking a evening stroll under a elevated highway.
actually, you're in luck. stand under the gardiner, close your eyes, and imagine that the cars wooshing above you are just birds. and the hum, well that's just calming white noise. like a waterfall.
i wish we'd have more spaces like this. :(
with that, i propose resurecting old expressway plans that are collecting dust in the archives. nothing like chopping down some trees in underused ravines for the spadina, richview, and crosstown expressways. and frankly, i never liked the people who live in scarbourough or those italians and portugese along dundas or college, so the scarbourough and clinton-christie expressways can be done too.
think about it, no more traffic EVER. |
You clearly need a lesson in planning. As does the city of toronto. The way they did elevated expressways in china was amazing. You hardly knew it was there. And in cases where it was narrow the pedestrians were elevated and the storefronts were on the third level to accomodate them! Complete with escalators. Oh and they did this for major intersections too and only used scrambles for minor ones |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by SniFFleS
Holy this guy complains so much.
Why don't you try and find some things you enjoy doing?
I sold my car a few months ago and its great, I walk to work everyday and class in the evening. I always have an excuse not to visit my parents or friends and I don't have to pay insurance and all the license crap that comes with a car.
If a lane of traffic closing on Jarvis took this much of my time and effort to complain about it to people who can't even do anything about it, I would kill myself. |
Raising awareness can bring change. If more people discussed it and cared about it maybe more would get done? |
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| exraver |
| quote: | Originally posted by Pett
I commute 40km a day on my bike from main station to finch and dufferin and spend less than 1km of that in bike lanes. Side streets are where its at and less capacity on major car arteries force vehicles onto my precious side streets. So I'm kinda against bike lanes, just don't expect me to make full stops at stop signs, don't expect me to cut you off if you make it to the stop sign first either. It's all about balance |
Way to go man, I knew this forum wasn't full of car lovers, get out of my way or I'll crush you people. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I like downtown toronto but like it less and less. Because what i see is regression in all areas of city life. Is there a premium to live downtown? Sure. Is it worth it? Not as much!
And i can thank policies such as this one for changing that! |
how do you figure that it's less worth the 'premium'? what regression?
I've now lived and worked downtown for the past 7 years or so. I can't say that I've noticed this 'regression in all areas of city life' of which you speak, so you leave me puzzled with that claim.
define "premium" too. less home for the money? absolutely. that ignores the savings of not owning a car and the benefits of having countless amenities within walking distance though. |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
You clearly need a lesson in planning. |
do you teach urban planning? |
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| Jayx1 |
| No but i did stay at a holiday inn express last night LOL |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
how do you figure that it's less worth the 'premium'? what regression?
I've now lived and worked downtown for the past 7 years or so. I can't say that I've noticed this 'regression in all areas of city life' of which you speak, so you leave me puzzled with that claim.
define "premium" too. less home for the money? absolutely. that ignores the savings of not owning a car and the benefits of having countless amenities within walking distance though. |
Less home, less quality home. And yes the trade off can be worth it.
How has the city declined? do you really want me to go there? |
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