I should mention that I commute from DT to the burbs (against the flow of peak travel) which means I get lots of space too. So I can either read an awesome book for an hour-and-a-bit or supress road rage for 45min....pretty easy decision ;)
My commute's a little longer than average (50min by car, 75min by transit) so I can confirm that long commutes make me less happy overall, regardless of mode. But, for me at least, stress level is entirely related to mode. My transit commute is 100X less stressful than driving.
At a multi-lane roundabout it's common to signal indicating which lane you intend to enter. In NA that would mean left-signal indicating a merge to the inner lane, right-signal indicating a merge to the outer lane. Your signal provides no useful information to the driver behind you...but it...
The serious, non-dick answer to the gentleman's question:
Buses can't be built that large because they don't run on rails. Also, the new trams use a different cable system so that won't happen anymore.
The saddest thing about those numbers is that our most popular Mayor ever, by a wide margin, is.....Mel Lastman!....sigh. I think I might hate Toronto voters. Can we add an option for that in the poll?
UT also loves its fact checkers....
1997
Mel Lastman 387,848 51.7%
Barbara Hall 346,452 46.2%
2000
Mel Lastman 483,277 80.0%
Tooker Gomberg 51,111 8.5%
2003
David Miller 299,372 43.3%
John Tory...
I know my councilor doesn't...he just represents the majority in the one little ward he got elected in. That's why he doesn't constantly speak on behalf of the Mayor's Office. I'm sick of seeing headlines reading "Ford Declares whatever" only to spot Doug's name 2 paragraphs down. I couldn't...
I think we're stuck with the Mayors Ford until they start getting hammered on the Sun's front page. No amount of math or logic can convince them if they're just skipping from the sunshine girl to the sports section. The Ford Horde needs to be told by one of their own. Then it'll be...
The stop spacing in the core is pretty tight, so even when they're not being blocked by cars, the streetcars are only able to cruise for a few seconds before getting ready for the next stop. In the off-peak hours, when the roads are clearer and the passenger loads lighter, streetcars can (and...
Quote from Rob Ford:
Have they bothered to ask the people of this community if they want the bike lanes? I know he says they don't, but their Councillor seems to think they do...
There was a homeless guy on the subway last night tearing apart a jamaican patty, dropping all the pieces on the floor. Then he moved across the car to another seat and continued dropping chunks over there. When I got off he hadn't eaten a single bite and was holding a small, smelly clump of...
Guys...his mom said he doesn't hate gays. And his brother said so too. Plus, if one of the gays calls him at his job, and he finds out they're a gay, he still helps them.
Yet another article in the Star.... Ford and the ‘family values’ case for gay rights
It's mostly the same stuff we've been hearing for the past 2 weeks, but it's got this embarrassing/horrifying chunk at the end...
Anyone who thinks Ford has a case of foot-in-mouth disorder needs to...