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Help Support a Real Cycling Infrastructure
The Region of York is currently proposing a painted bike lane along Highway 7 adjacent to the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Sustainable Vaughan has always maintained that a painted lane is not acceptable and that all new bike lanes on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Lanes, cycling infrastructure, Highway 7, segregated bicycle lanes, Vaughan, York Region
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How do you build a cycling infrastructure in York Region?
You start by creating bicycle lanes that people will actually use. York Region is currently planning to create a bicycle lane along Highway 7. This lane will be painted to separate the area meant for cyclists from motorists. Although speeds … Continue reading
York Region risks empty bike lanes as legacy
A recent Money Sense magazine survey of best places to live in Canada ranked Vaughan 102 out of 190 cities. This is down from the previous year’s ranking of 70, out of the 180 best places. Much of this survey … Continue reading
Secondary Suites Make Cities Sustainable
It was recently announced that Mississauga decided to grow up. As a means of increasing its stock of affordable housing, the city has put into plan the legalization of secondary suites (basement apartments) by this coming fall. Currently basement apartments … Continue reading
Sustainable Vaughan Hosts GTA West Corridor Information Night
The Province of Ontario has cancelled the southern portion of the mega Highway which was to connect to the proposed GTA West Corridor, beginning at Highway 400 and cutting through the Niagara Escarpment down to the Niagara Peninsula. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1031007–province-puts-brakes-on-controversial-highway?bn=1 The … Continue reading
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Tagged Greenbelt Expressway, GTA West Corridor, Kleinberg, Vaughan
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New highway through Vaughan an outdated idea
The Ontario Transportation Ministry is planning a new super highway in the 905, the GTA West Corridor. It will extend across Vaughan to Miton, beginning at Hwy. 400 and cut through Peel and Halton regions. The province believes this highway … Continue reading
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Tagged car dependent, congestion pricing, fundamental law of highway congestion, Gilles Duranton, Greenbelt, GTA West Corridor, Guelph, Halton, Matthew Turner, Peel, Public Transit Infrastructure, Toronto as a Global City: Scorecard on Prosperity 2010, Traffic Congestion, Vaughan
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GTA West Corridor; Letter to the Province
June 29, 2011 To Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, Hon. Kathleen Wynne, The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Greg Sorbara, MPP for Vaughan and Mr. Neil Ahmed, P. Eng., Consultant Project Manager. Re: GTA West Corridor As residents of Vaughan, … Continue reading
“Greenbelt Expressway” Planned for Vaughan
Let’s not spend billions on the “Greenbelt Expressway” Comments on the GTA West Corridor due by June 30, 2011 Your help is needed. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is planning a new super-highway through one of the most sensitive parts … Continue reading
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