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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    Yes, but people see these price signals as taxes anyways, and why it's unpopular. And they will be gone soon, so I think we can safely say that they don't work in the long run. Your making people choose between paying more for what they're already doing, or make potentially undesirable changes...
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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    Yes, but all of that requires money. All I'm saying is the government needs to make it easier to make the right choice. The subsidies on some of the insulation and window replacement is great, we need more of that.
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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    While that's probably true in most scenarios, I wonder if that applies to the GTA in particular, since housing mobility is so limited. And more effective in what though? Sure, we can probably make it so that a driver who drives to work in 45 minutes takes transit for 75 minutes instead because...
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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    Hey, I agree with you there, but the current economic situation makes the feelings easy to stir up. We'd probably meet our climate goals better by building more transit, more nuclear and renewables, and subsidizing peoples switch to EVs (ala Norway). And, most people aren't moving to suburbs...
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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    Yeah, they're going to be paying a lot for gas already. No wonder they're angry at the carbon tax, and would be furious at any tolls. They can't afford it. But they also don't have a choice, except move out of the GTA, which is what many are doing, and that's going to cause much bigger problems...
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    Anything can happen in politics, but, it would take something extraordinary to change the course here. People want drastic change, and empty promises are not going to do it this time.
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    While that's great in theory, an election now means the PCs win, which is not what the constituents of the Bloc or NDP want. The NDP might have some fanciful idea that they can win, but they won't. The reality is, there will be a 2-3 term conservative majority government, and the leadership of...
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    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    Not to mention, tolling impacts the poorer middle class population the most, which is the demo that all political parties must at least appear to be catering too. And the problem there if course, is that people in this group cannot afford to live in a family size home with good transit...
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    Yes, but this only works because we (the West), have no answer for this anymore. Our car companies don't know how to make cars (especially EVs) for good prices that people want to drive. Government subsidization in industries happens here as well, it's just the complete collapse of innovation...
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    Ah yes, forgo working on what is the most urgent issue of our time AND ensuring Western companies can't compete globally on new tech with China. Best move ever!
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    100% . But, I took a quick look at Google Maps, having never been to Hamburg before, and it seems this area has 3 subway stops, and 2 subway lines nearby and a RER just on the border, and at least 2 bus lines crossing through. That is a level of transit that is rare in our city, and not anything...
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    Road Safety & Vision Zero Plan

    I'm not generally a good is the enemy of perfect kind of guy, but, I think delaying this until after the pilot should be the goal, because, if we can't get Kensington pedestrianized, where can it happen? This will also be a model for opposition on how to kill these proposals. Not doing anything...
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    Yes, liberals are also beholden to big business. And yes, I think the current situation shows how hard the problem is to solve given it's the primary reason for their bad poll numbers, yet only minor changes are being made
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    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    I'm actually quite interested in how the CPC will actually "solve" immigration. Yes, they are full of nativists, but the party is beholden to big business which won't want the gravy train to end. They're definitely creating a trap for themselves. My guess would be more secrecy and obfuscation...
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    Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    But a similar argument can be made for people taking a VIA. Say they come from the subway. They are in union station. Should they not have information relevant to them? At least they're in the correct building. And yes, the reason they should show the train schedule is because it's a train...
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    Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    Something like this would be cool: Departure Time Destination Agency Platform Status 14:17 Aldershot GO 3 ON TIME 14:20 Oshawa GO 11 ON TIME 14:25 Sarnia VIA 7 DELAYED 14:34 Mount Pleasant GO 5 ON TIME 14:47 West Harbour GO 3 CANCELLED 14:49 New York City Amtrak 7 ON TIME 14:50...
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    Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    I don't see the connection in having buses mixed into the departures board @ union train station. It seems about as relevant as mixing in streetcar departure times, or heck, even porter departure times. I think you should know already if it's a train or bus no? Isn't the station in another...
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    2024 United States presidential election

    Part of the success is one thing he was super good at (until recently), and that is PR and hype strategy. He gets brilliant young engineers to work double the hours for 1/3 the pay because they think they're saving humanity, where in reality they're just building a big near earth space business...
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    Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

    Cops will absolutely not stop anyone unless they see people actively being hurt. I've seen countless cars drive up with half the car on the sidewalk, forcing people with mobility devices and strollers onto a busy street. Police drive by, no tickets. I've seen cops drive by people going the wrong...
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    2024 United States presidential election

    If trump wins in '24, the '28 election will be just symbolic.

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