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Jérôme

Obviously not everything is won. They might find another consulting firms that is less shameful. And #CycleToronto encourage us to email them so that they don't deliver the 1.5KM of scope they decided to keep.

But we are slowing the project, potentially saving lives and hopefully leaving more time for the courts to fight it.

It does set a precedent for other firms. Taking contract from the government doesn't mean it's ethical and you can get a PR nightmare out of it.

#Biketo#topoli
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Jérôme

Well that is interesting.

There was a public shaming campaign against #Stantec engineering firm because of their contract with the Ontario government to destroy our bike lanes in Toronto. There was protests at their office downtown Toronto + an email campaign by #CycleToronto

I personally sent 2 emails to their Media person, Colin Nekolaichuk

Well within Cycle Toronto newsletter, we learn that they gave up on the majority of the project (!!) and will only deliver a small part

It was with anger and outrage that we learned back in January that a Canadian engineering firm, Stantec, was partnering with the province in their scheme to rip out 19 kilometres of Toronto bike lanes. Stantec's involvement is a clear betrayal of their own stated corporate values and puts them at odds with the majority of transportation planning experts in the province including the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario Traffic Council, Ontario Professional Planners Institute, and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. Over 2,300 letters from supporters like you were sent to senior Stantec executives urging them to rip up this agreement and cancel this contract. Over the ensuing weeks, sources quietly indicated that Stantec was getting cold feet and had reconsidered the extent of their involvement due to public outcry. Last week, in response to a protest organized by activists from Fridays for Future at Stantec’s Toronto offices, CBC reports that Stantec are on the record that they have reduced the scope of their work: The statement went on to say Stantec is working on developing technical drawings for “a small section” of the bike corridors, representing about 1.5 km in total. After those drawings are complete, the firm will no longer be involved, [Colin Nekolaichuk, a public relations manager for Stantec] said. That's still 1.5 kilometres too many. If you haven't already, email Stantec and say so:
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Ashok Argent–Katwala

We’ve come a long way as a city in 70-odd years.

Motorists can now routinely break the rules with little chance of getting a ticket. 😔

“Even Metro Chair Gardiner, reacting to a record $10,000 in fines imposed on local motorists in a single day in April 1953, suggested that "traffic regulations are such you can't avoid getting a ticket" - but his insinuation was that the rules were the problem.”

From Albert Koehl’s excellent “Wheeling Through Toronto”:

utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.

Screenshot of an ebook, where a section near the end is highlighted, with the quotation from the toot. Full text follows: Constable Dickson complained that city streets had become "an open air garage." In 1929 Toronto police laid over 30,000 charges against motorists for infractions under municipal, provincial, and federal laws; by the 1950s, the number had risen to over 400,000. Road violations were so common that the motorist suffered little stigma, except in the case of criminal charges, although drinking and driving might still be laughed off. Speeding by drivers was an offence often excused as a "heavy foot" or with a smirk, at least by motorists, even though each increment in a driver's speed increased the risk of serious injury or death for a person hit by the vehicle. The motorist remained fascinated with speed, despite its obvious harms. Even Metro Chair Gardiner, reacting to a record $10,000 in fines imposed on local motorists in a single day in April 1953, suggested that "traffic regulations are such you can't avoid getting a ticket" - but his insinuation was that the rules were the problem. Simply keeping track of the rising number of
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Ashok Argent–Katwala

Was just close-passed by a plains-clothes police car, and asked them to please give me a metre when we stopped together at a stop sign.

I rode taking the lane, as I believe is my right. I don’t think there was space to pass safely.

As I turned off, they turned their lights on and scolded me to “be more polite”.

I had folded their mirror in, gently. They told me I had “hit” the car.

My trust in our police drops ever lower.

They will never enforce rules they do not follow.

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Cameron MacLeod

Now THIS is fascinating:

Population density:
Netherlands: 520/km²
Toronto: 4,427.8/km²

Households without a car:
Netherlands: 26% (2020)
City of Toronto: 28% (2016)

Total dedicated cycle tracks:
Netherlands: >35,000km
City of Toronto: 467km

🚴‍♀️ We have so much potential! 🚴‍♂️

Sources:
english.kimnet.nl/publications
thestar.com/news/gta/28-per-ce
bicycledutch.wordpress.com/201
toronto.ca/services-payments/s

h/t @notjustbikes for getting me thinking about this comparison!

english.kimnet.nlThe widespread car ownership in the NetherlandsOutside the larger cities in the Netherlands, the number of car-dependent people is growing, as the travel distance to employment, social network and facilities is increasing, while at the same time public transport becomes less attractive. In the large cities, attractiveness of cars is decreasing due to alternatives for privately owned cars, parking regulations and reduced travel time benefits of travelling by car. While private car ownership per resident in highly urbanised areas declined in the past decade, there was a clear increase in car ownership in the more rural areas. For car use a similar trend is visible. These are conclusions by the KiM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis in research on 'The widespread car ownership in the Netherlands'.
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