Haljackey
Active Member
New Windsor-Essex Parkway signs erected along Highway 3 in Windsor:
Propaganda much?
Propaganda much?
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Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion
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Markster
Senior Member
The economic action plan signs are predominantly Conservative blue. Not a hint of red or white to be seen: http://blog.barrierfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/canada-action-plan.jpg
"Canada's Economic Action Plan: Brought to Conservative-supporting Ridings by the Harper Government".
Dan416
Senior Member
I try to leave around 6:40 but often leave a bit later. Although today the commute was pretty good.
It's kinda interesting seeing all the construction between the 410 and Hurontario (and some right after Hurontario, e.g. the on- and off-ramps) but it seems to be coming along pretty well I don't see how it's gonna take another 2 years to finish.
nfitz
Superstar
Keep in mind, when they finish the new roadways, then they start gutting the old ones and rebuilding them.
DavidJamesTO
Active Member
Conservative-supporting? Windsor???
Markster
Senior Member
The observation is that this is a provincial project, and the billboard isn't slathered in Liberal Red.
Unlike all those Conservative Blue Action Plan signs.
adma
Superstar
Essex is.
Exactly. I was also referring to the fact that ridings that went Conservative received a disproportionate amount of stimulus funding (an average of $579,000 more). In fact, Essex received $4 million in federal spending, despite the fact that it was only won by 5,635 votes last election. Vote Conservative, get more federal funding. Pretty clear link. (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/stimulus-program-favours-tory-ridings/article1333239/)
Mapleson
Active Member
Don't forget the fast funding for the Waterloo LRT, won by 17 votes. The Rapid Transit that's not more rapid and not for transit purposes.
dunkalunk
Senior Member
Something like a 2000 vote margin in Kitchener. I can say that KW electing conservatives federally in a conservative make-believe majority Harper Government may have been a blessing in disguise.
As for rapid, that's debatable.
As for rapid, that's debatable.
Markster
Senior Member
Now this is interesting.
The "not rapid" quip I understand, though I disagree. (It's true that end to end, it's not signifigantly faster than the current express bus, but between many intermediate stops, it is, and while serving more stations.)
I don't mean to derail the thread, but what does "Not for transit" even mean?
Mapleson
Active Member
If you listen to the rhethic from City Planners, the rail corridor is meant to spur development along the imaged central corridor (Mall to Mall). It's development and planning, not an integration transportation plan to break the tri-city subburb preference.
doady
Senior Member
So you are saying that efforts to improve transit and curb sprawl should ignore development and plannign objectives.
Okay.
DavidJamesTO
Active Member
Cambridge had a Conservative MP before it was fashionable; we won't be getting an LRT extension from KW for another twenty years after opening day--if we're lucky!