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A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor

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STREET SCENE: Linux Cafe

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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces

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Cities for People — New Toronto design intervention

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LORINC: Greenwashing by any other name

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World Wide Wednesday: Maps, Trains, Trikes and Three Million on the A40

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Friday’s headlines

ISLAND AIRPORT
Sparks fly over late landings [ Toronto Star ]
Bryant's legal to to investigate fatal crash [ Toronto Star ]
• Billy Bishop moniker fuels airport controversy [ Toronto Star ]
• Island airport no longer fits in [ Toronto Star ]
• Billy Bishop's son on board with airport renaming [ Globe & Mail ]
• Can Ontario handle two Billy Bishop airports? [ National Post ]
• Matt Gurney on renaming the island airport: Take that, Mayor Miller [ National Post ]
• Port authority meeting revs up [ Toronto Sun ]
• One Billy Bishop airport is enough, Toronto! [ Toronto Sun ]

SHARING THE STREETS
• A 'living street' isn't dominated by cars [ Toronto Star ]
Cyclists entitled to whole lane, bicycle cop says [ Toronto Star ]
Cyclists, motorists look for mutual respect [ Toronto Star ]
Bike documentary VIDEO [ Globe & Mail ]
• Impaired and rolling on two wheels [ Globe & Mail ]
• Wake up, cyclists: Canada is no bike-lane utopia [ Globe & Mail ]
• A commuter's view VIDEO [ Globe & Mail ]
• In their conflict with cyclists, motorists have to give [ National Post ]
• Bryant crash not cyclists vs. cars [ Toronto Sun ]
• Statistics help explain cyclists' anger [ Metro ]
• Coming soon: a bicycle crackdown [ Toronto Sun ]
• No rules bar drunk cycling [ Toronto Sun ]

BRYANT/SHEPPARD
• Bryant hires high-profile attorney [ National Post ]
Michael Bryant: The story none of us can stop talking about [ Globe & Mail ]
Crown faces challenge in giving former A-G a fair trial [ Globe & Mail ]
In defence of Michael Bryant [ Globe & Mail ]
• B.C.'s Peck picked to prosecute Bryant [ Toronto Sun ]

OTHER NEWS
It's beautiful — but dangerous [ Toronto Sun ]
Cameras worth the cost: TTC [ Toronto Sun ]
Urban farmers for hire [ Toronto Star ]

 

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Re: "It's beautiful -- but dangerous"

Couldn't we all see this coming? While I'm sorry the guy got injured, I hope his suit is unsuccessful. It's because of people like this that nothing extraordinary gets built here anymore.

I think of what I would do in the same situation-- a lawsuit would not be my first course of action. I would feel more personal responsibility for my injury.

Comment by Joel
September 4, 2009 | 9:50 am

Agreed.

The Simcoe wavedeck offers several routes ranging from kid's-playground-worthy to virtually flat.

This guy picked a more extreme route, saw the warnings, and still failed to take the appropriate care.

Sorry you hurt yourself buddy, but we're not all going to live in a Nerf city because of it.

Comment by Diane
September 4, 2009 | 11:05 am

Nerf City. Excellent. Today I agree completely with Diane.

"Today I agree completely with Diane."

A sure sign that the End is Near.

Comment by Diane
September 4, 2009 | 2:48 pm

Can the City counter sue for stupidity?

 
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