Posts Tagged ‘advocate’


Sat 6/13/09   by Greg Fowler   in Transit   31

No, We Don’t Need A Ring-Road

My rebuttal to Larry Cornies.

Sat 5/17/08   by Greg Fowler   in Transit   17

Bikes Don’t Belong on the Sidewalk

Over on London Topic, Dan O’Neil has written an article in which he describes his wife’s collision with a vehicle while riding her bicycle on the sidewalk, and he tries to make a case for why such behaviour should be allowed.
Sorry Dan, but that’s completely wrong.
I agree that riding bicycles on this city’s roads is hazardous, and that something ought to be … Continue Reading

Sun 2/24/08   by Greg Fowler   in Politics   1

Let’s Import Ralph Nader

“Consumer activist Ralph Nader today launched his third bid for the presidency…” 01
Famous for his consumer activism, Ralph Nader has decided to make his 5th bid for the U.S. Presidency. “In 1992 he ran as a write-in in both the New Hampshire Republican and Democratic primaries, and other primaries. In 1996 and 2000, he was the nominee of the Green Party; in 2004, … Continue Reading

Sat 12/8/07   by Greg Fowler   in Lifestyle, Politics   0

Saying ‘No’ to Montreal Parking Spots

                    

Private automobile use is said to be outpacing Montreal’s population … Continue Reading

Wed 11/28/07   by Greg Fowler   in Transit   0

Pedestrian Stats Noticeably Absent

Q: How often have pedestrians been struck by hit/run drivers in London ?A: At least twice within the past week.
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it… a brief mention in today’s paper (”Police seek hit and run info”; London Free Press; 2007/11/28) about “a girl” who sustained “minor” injuries last Wednesday evening after she was “knocked down by a dark-coloured station wagon” which then left the scene. And of another female who was “thrown onto the hood” of “a four-door, white Honda Civic” on Saturday afternoon. In both cases, the operators of the automobiles left without identifying themselves. Presumably that means that they left before police arrived.
    Appended 2007/11/30 @ 21:00I just revisited the LPS website and … quelle surprise! … there’s now a “Media Releases” link on the main page pointing to a brand new page (which isn’t dated) all about these recent vehicle/pedestrian incidents and the driver’s “legal obligation” to identify themself before leaving the scene. It seems I may have caught somebody’s attention ;) As short on information as the newspaper article may be, it puts the London Police Services website to shame. Because there’s no mention of these incidents at all on it’s “Media Releases” page. Or on it’s “Wanted” page. Or on it’s “FYI” page. In fact, when I typed “pedestrian” into the search facility on the LPS website, I got a sum total of only 8 articles. One of those (2006/03/23 LPS Board Minutes) refers to “statistical information on Pedestrian Safety” that had been presented by Sgt. Tom O’Brien, but does not provide those stats.
So, how often do incidents involving automobiles and pedestrians happen in London? If we can’t get that information from the police website, perhaps we can get it from our elected officials.
Yeah, right ;(
I’ve been fighting for such disclosure for many years.Plod on, dear reader…
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Thu 9/13/07   by Greg Fowler   in Politics   0

NDP Pay Pledge

Kerry Gillespie correctly writes that “The NDP have long cried foul over the wage hike Liberal and Progressive Conservatives MPPs voted for just before Christmas” (”Hampton vows $10 wage, MPP pay cut”; Toronto Star; 2007/09/13). He tells us that Hampton has “vowed” to “immediately” raise the minimum wage to $10 “if elected” and then “index it to inflation.”
To … Continue Reading