From My Bottom Step

Thanks For The Mention

Nice to be recognized.

The Problem Isn’t the Deer, It’s Us

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 20094Two years ago, when we were being told that deer are “a menace to drivers,” I said that we are the menace. At yesterday’s ETC meeting, three of the four … Continue Reading

What Happened at AWAC?

Was an advisory committee threatened with it’s very existence?

LFPress Article Riles Feathers

Note-passing goes over like a lead balloon.

TFAC’s Recommendation

Local government transparency is worth fighting for.

We Need To Get Over The Humps

In his 2009/11/16 report to the Environment & Transportation Committee, David Leckie (Director of Roads & Transportation) states that “snow clearing is a debate that takes place in all Canadian cities.” Which explains why in this province, the Ontario Good Roads Association commissioned a task force to review the province’s existing Minimum Maintenance Standards for roads. It in turn commissioned a sub-group to develop a best practice for sidewalk winter maintenance. According to Mr. Leckie’s report, that group “concluded that there is no single standard to recommend, because climate and diversity of approaches across municipalities create too great a variation.”

Mr. Leckie explains that in London “We do all sidewalk maintenance and have adopted our own standards for doing so. The only exception is our downtown area, where the shop owners are expected to do that maintenance.” Continue Reading

Another Winter of Pedestrian Discontent?

Continued under-funding of sidewalk snow removal. #LDN

Transportation Notes

Some transportation-related items on today’s ETC agenda that I’ll be paying attention to. #LDN

BYOB: Bring Your OLD Bottles

Would you drink water out of a recycled bleach bottle? #LDN

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Is it easier to be hypocritical the more blatant you are about it? #LDN