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<title>mike</title>
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good news: everything new york does, the rest of north america does ten years later. so... eight years til we get serious about this.
bad news (for ppl saying "we arnt europe"): uh, the nazis invented the interstate highway system before the US. before that we were all pretty pedestrian over here. we can whatever we want.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384960</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:27:04 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Kat</title>
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I like how everything thinks it has to be one way or the other. Why not take a page from Copenhagen where a third of the street is designated to each mode of transportation, and they are separated from each other by parking lanes so everyone stays safe.

Alternatively, why does everyone think you need to drive downtown? As an avid biker/TTCer/pedestrian and occasional driver, I avoid Yonge/Dundas like the plague. No matter what form of transpo - it is just too congested. If we eliminated cars there, it would make it a much easier and more efficient route for everyone else, and the cars could zoom South along Jarvis or Church just fine.

I really don't see a reason to ever want/need to drive a car at Y/D. The downtown core is very small - just walk.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384749</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:41:41 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Phil</title>
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I think the best place for a pedestrian zone is Queen between Jarvis and Spadina. It should be evenings, including rush hour, and weekends only, and open to traffic on weekdays during the day. Doing so would not only take advantage of the existing pedestrian traffic, and make the street safe for bikes, it would also dramatically improve service on the Queen Streetcar. 

In addition, Queen is close to Richmond and Adelaide, so there should be no concerns about making it hard for cars to get around. Queen Street traffic goes at practically a walking pace on evenings and weekends anyway. 
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384674</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:44:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title>yes</title>
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Well, you could pay the congestion charge for the luxury of driving through the downtown. Pretty simple.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384542</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:02:04 EST</pubDate>
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<title>M. Heavyfoot</title>
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Would you PLEASE quit it with your anti-people of size bullshit? What the frack do you think will happen to you when you get old?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384506</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:08:38 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Simon Tarses</title>
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DOWNTOWN Toronto is like that, not the rest of it. How would you enforce such a thing in the suburbanized areas of the city?

Other than my response, I agree with this idea/concept.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384498</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:52:17 EST</pubDate>
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<title>junctionist</title>
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Are you kidding? Most Torontonians own and ride bikes. Cycling is increasing in popularity as a main form of transportation. Cycling tourism is increasing in popularity. You can't belittle it. However, if Yonge is pedestrianized, cyclists should be able to use it by riding slowly, with pedestrians having the right-of-way. With all the space of a pedestrianized street and the clear right of way for pedestrians, accidents would not be likely.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384492</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:37:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>lala</title>
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True dat a.k.a. I know right?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384481</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:08:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Me</title>
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Who cares what the 7 bicycle riders in Toronto want?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384474</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:14:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Alex</title>
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Definitely close off Yonge around Dundas for pedestrians only at certain times, with delivery vehicles excepted (though I think they just use back streets). It's already way slow there for cars and bikes anyway, and they are vastly outnumbered by pedestrians.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384471</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:05:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jeff</title>
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I live midtown and work down by the island airport. I work at 5am. How am I supposed to get there quickly without going through the downtown what so ever? Want me to take the TTC? Sure let me ride a 50 minute bus to the water when I can drive it in 10 minutes since this great city lacks a 24 hour subway system.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384455</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:08:03 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Aaron</title>
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Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's not blindly go where other cities have boldly gone 50 years before. This is Toronto we're talking about - entirely different from every other city on the planet. Let's proceed cautiously with at least 5 more years of studies, 50 council debates, a series of flip-flops and reversals followed by a half-assed implementation period followed by a multi-year reassessment followed by a series of recommendations  followed by a follow-up EA followed by a new series of council debates and public meetings followed by more studies and recommendations followed by...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384418</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:59:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Shakes</title>
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So by your logic, we must tear down all highways, as they are totalitarian solutions that only serve one mode of transport.

Amazing, simply amazing!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384411</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:10:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title>_n</title>
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So, if you are in a car, that's what kind of detour, 10 minutes? I'd rather you, in a car, go around the block because of a pedestrian zone than pedestrians having to go out of the way for your car. 

Which will probably just be stuck in traffic anyways. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384393</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:18:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title>junctionist</title>
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Most people on Yonge aren't in cars, yet the majority of the space on Yonge Street is going to accommodate the minority: cars. Most people aren't that happy with the compromise. Pedestrians would prefer not to be crammed on the limited sidewalks and would enjoy more restaurant patios and places to sit down, and cyclists would prefer some dedicated space for a safer ride. Drivers rarely find a narrow urban street with many traffic lights satisfactory, but we can't demolish all the buildings and widen the street. We might as well focus on those people who can make the best use of the limited space: pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers will still have other streets.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384295</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:55:24 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Arturo</title>
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This discussion is truly amazing!

What we have now is a combination of sidewalks and roads, a system wherein all parties, pedestrians, cyclists and car users can all use the available space, that is you have a compromise solution and of course the majority of people are happy.

However, the writer of this post doesn't want a compromise solution, he wants a totalitarian solution wherein a large proportion of people will be forced to make a multi-kilometer detour so that a minority of people might enjoy a marginally better pedestrian experience.

Amazing, simply amazing!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384279</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:43:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>baykes!</title>
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Nope, just shining a light on your profound love of public transit. You sure are sensitive!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384243</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:13:45 EST</pubDate>
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<title>junctionist</title>
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We should do it! But we shouldn't build a pedestrian mall cut off from other streets like Sparks Street in Ottawa or other pedestrian malls in North America. Basically, we should make streets into flexible streets with attractive paving and sidewalks flush with the roadway, separated by collapsible bollards. 

That way, streets can be pedestrianized all the time or only when it works based on local conditions: perhaps on weekends, all the time in the summer, or in the evenings, for example. Delivery trucks and municipal vehicles would still be able to use the pedestrianized streets, but they would have to give pedestrians the right of way when the streets are in pedestrian mode and drive slowly down that street for a limited distance. It's not unsafe, as this happens in busy parks in the summer like Centre Island where a city parks vehicle like a pickup slowly makes its way down a crowded path. Pedestrians also mix this way with cars even more frequently in mall parking lots, for instance, and nothing ever happens. It may be the only way to go to practical and successful pedestrianization.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384240</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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Gee, I wonder what would have given me that idea (apart from the title of this article which says CAR FREE streets). Yes, I'm aware it doesn't mean all of them.  Clearly. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384239</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:22 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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Strange...I don't even own a car, or mentioned driving in my posts.  Jumping to conclusions much?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384238</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:48:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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Sigh.  Really?  Roads in municipalities are paid for out of property taxes.  All residents of a municipality pay property taxes, either directly as property owners or indirectly through their rent as tenants.  One would presume that a cyclist in an urban area would live in said urban area, whereas a driver of a motor vehicle has an equal chance of living in another municipality and working in the urban area, meaning their property taxes pay for roads outside of the urban area.  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384237</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:47:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Billyian</title>
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Cars deserve roads because car owners pay tax for roads, what do cyclists pay for?  Doesn't matter if you're a car driver or a pedestrian, they both hate cyclists!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384235</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:38:17 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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You elitist Romans with your fancy chariots!  ROADS ARE FOR MARCHING LEGIONS!  We all know you got your chariot by melting down tribute!  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384234</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:37:17 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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The people who do ride through the winter either don't go out in blizzards (similar to pedestrians who don't either, and some of the smarter people who decide not to drive in snowstorms) or else they dress appropriately to avoid frostbite (as pedestrians mostly do) and are capable of doing so without 'looking like an idiot' (which is subjective, and not limited to biking).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384231</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:30:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Outta the way, I'm in a chariot, by Jupiter!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384229</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:27:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mayari</title>
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I ride anyway, unless I get too scared, then I walk my bike. Surprisingly, still faster than walking.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384224</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:01:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Shakes</title>
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Having car-free zones is ok, but really there should be atleast one or two permanent car free streets (that actually go somewhere), running alongside the subway lines.  When you look around the world at other cities, often the car-free areas are actually the most vibrant, attractive and commercially active spots in the city.  Think New York, Quebec City, Prague, Buenos Aires.  Not sure if there's a correlation, but people also tend to not be as fat in those cities either.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384219</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:44:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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The best thing about being a pedestrian/transit user who is fortunate enough to work near home (actually made the effort to uproot my home to be closer to work... what a novel concept!) is to see the hordes cram up the DVP oblivious to the fact that it's their reliance on the automobile-- not pedestrians, cyclists, or transit users-- that's making their commutes miserable. 

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384209</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:13:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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Clearly you seem to think that the proposal at hand is to shut down all Toronto roads to vehicle traffic.  Clearly your reading comprehension abilities are subpar.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384208</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:12:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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Actually streets/roads were made for the quick and direct movement of troops as Rome systematically conqured large swathes of Europe, North Africa and what is now the Middle East.  SAVE OUR STREETS FOR THE LEGIONS!  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384207</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:11:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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I don't see an argument in your original post, Rob. Just a series of childish jabs. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:08:46 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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But apparently not evolved enough to differentiate a childish jab (I admit it) from a legitimate argument.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:06:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>baykes!</title>
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Well, Robbie, if "decisions made need to provide solutions for the most number of people, not just lunatics like you [sic]", then cars should definitely take a back seat to streetcars. Streetcars move many more people than your car ever will. Cretin!]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:01:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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Sadly Rob, there is an advanced segment of the population that does not give a flying shit if idiot strangers think we look stupid. We're a little too evolved to care.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384197</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:43:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>tripper</title>
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Personally, I hang up my bike for the winter and walk. Bike traffic definitely decreases in the winter months so I'm assuming a lot of other cyclists do the same.

Why don't I cycle in winter? I would during the day, for sure. But I don't like cycling at night, after work, when it's dark. I'm a good cyclist, I'm lit up like a Christmas tree, and I wear a helmet, but a lot of motorists simply don't pay attention. I've had too many close calls on my way home from work in the dark and I just don't feel safe.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384194</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384194</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:42:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Just because you're hardkor enough to ride your bike around through blizzards doesn't mean the average person is willing to do the same risking their lives (or at minimum risk getting frostbite) while looking like a total idiot in the process.  Decisions made need to provide solutions for the most number of people, not just lunatics like you.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384189</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384189</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:34:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title>PedestriansBikesCars</title>
<description><![CDATA[
we bike, if there is too much snow, I walk]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384185</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384185</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:22:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title>PedestriansBikesCars</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As a user of all modes of transportation that lives in the downtown core, I wish there was more of an investment towards the pedestrian realm. The usage of Yonge street and the space allocated is a joke. It already is a pedestrian street so give it to the people. Queen to Bloor should be car free with a bidirectional bike lane down the middle like an Amsterdam street.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384183</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384183</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:21:41 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Streets were originally made to get horses and buggies around, actually, as that was once the primary mode of transportation. Other than walking, of course. 

BUT IN 2012 TORONTO STREETS ARE JUST FOR CARS.


]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384182</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384182</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:20:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Sean</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Nope. Cyclists don't go out en masse in winter. Cyclists don't want to get licensed either. Many don't wear helmets because they don't care of their safety. They rarely obey traffic laws.  Streets need to stay open for traffic, deliveries and emergency vehicles because that's why streets were made for.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384181</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384181</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:15:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Tony</title>
<description><![CDATA[
What about shutting down the streets in the evenings only.  Most pedestrians are out after work going to a movie, shopping, dinner etc.  This way you accomodate everyone.  Bus and auto traffic tends to die down after rush hour.  ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384172</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384172</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>baykes!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Snow in Toronto? I've never seen enough snow fall in Toronto to prevent me from biking. If it snows so much that I can't bike, you won't be driving either.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384171</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384171</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>avas</title>
<description><![CDATA[
how about you move to the country and you can bike all the mountain trails you want no cars atall]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384170</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384170</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:55:12 EST</pubDate>
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<title>avas</title>
<description><![CDATA[
co sign , can we get over trying to be like Europe. that will only happen after our city is destroy by war and re built in a few peoples image .]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384169</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384169</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:54:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title>jd83</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Deliveries? Most businesses along some of the streets we are talking about don't get deliveries through the front door. That's why there are alleyways behind. It more likely FedEx and UPS not walking to drive back there to drop off a package.

They definitely should have a trial run on a portion of Queen and also Yonge.

I live in the Yonge & Bloor area. Whenever I drive I never drive through Dundas Sq area. I have no idea why people take that route... Before I even hit College I'm on a side street. ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384167</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384167</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:50:34 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ian</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Move to the country if you want to drive cars. You will never have to worry about bikes or pedestrians. You won't have to ever leave your car. It's a match made in heaven. ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384166</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384166</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:47:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
<description><![CDATA[
You either don't come downtown often or stare at the sidewalk when you do.  :)  Trust me, cyclists ride their bikes in every type of weather.  I see them every single day, and not just couriers.  Yes, in the heavy snow and cold too.  Hardy folk cyclsts.  ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384161</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384161</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:40:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
<description><![CDATA[
They get new tires specifically for winter and bike on. In the core, the major streets are usually cleared of snow within a couple hours of snowfall. With the snow pushed towards the curb, it's actually somewhat safer if there's a wipeout. ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384160</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384160</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:40:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>A Anne</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Legitimate question: What do cyclists do in the winter? I think sometimes people tend to forget that we live in Canada and from time to time we do get a shit-ton of snow.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384154</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384154</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:31:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It's absolutely needed, but as long as suburban policy dictates, I think it's likelier that sidewalks get removed opposed to pedestrian-only areas added. ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384146</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384146</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:13:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>c</title>
<description><![CDATA[
PLEASE DO THIS IT'S ALL IVE EVER WANTED ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384143</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384143</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:09:46 EST</pubDate>
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<title>yes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I was not comparing Toronto to London, merely suggesting a congestion charge. You may find it incredible but Toronto does in fact have subways that run downtown. It's amazing the things you learn when you leave the insular suburbs.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384138</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384138</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:39:17 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Paul</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This is so overdue in this city it's not funny. Younge st. Between Queen and College or even Bloor St. should be car free during business hours. This will promote shopping and liven up this dreary city. 

I find it hillarious all the people saying business will go under. Just like every major city in europe, those pedestrian only areas are completly business free. Right. /s]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384136</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384136</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:14:46 EST</pubDate>
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<title>bike haters fuck off</title>
<description><![CDATA[
MYOB, FOAD.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384134</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384134</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:10:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>tripper</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I'm always amazed when people drive their cars to/through Kensington Mkt. It's already a very dense, cramped, car-unfriendly neighbourhood. Pedestrians and cyclists have already, more or less, taken over the streets. What kind of total idiot thinks he can actually drive through it? It must be as frustrating for the motorist as it is for everyone getting out of the way.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384130</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384130</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:03:28 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ban Bikes!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I say we ban bikes from some streets!

It never ceases to amaze me when I see a mother or father biking, children in tow, on a major street with no bike lane.  These people are a danger to themselves and their unwitting children.  Our money should go into better funding for transportation not more money wasted on bicycles so hipsters can look cool in front of their friends.

I hope to piss as many of the moustache mafia as one can with the statement above. 

Feel free to comment.

P.S. FORD ROCKS!

Cheerio ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384129</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384129</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:59:31 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Fred</title>
<description><![CDATA[
what does Londons climate have to do with anything?

besides, Toronto may have a slightly colder winter, but has a far warmer summer, and London has grey skies/rain a lot more than Toronto. 

in closing, fuck off.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384128</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384128</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:58:09 EST</pubDate>
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<title>_n</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I think there are some areas that would be good as pedestrian only. Places like parts of Queen Street, Kensington, parts of Church Street, Yonge and Dundas. The comment up there about removable bollards or even a gate that can be opened over-night for deliveries and such is also a good idea. 

And I mean why not do it? Most of the places that would be on the list for pedestiran / transit / bike only are already so over-flowing you can't really drive through them efficiently anyways. So what's your loss in the end car drivers? Some high blood pressure? ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384125</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384125</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:51:34 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Paige</title>
<description><![CDATA[
YES! The vibe changes when streets go car-free and returned to the people. Just look at European cities, Kensington Mkt pedestrian Sundays or even Toronto when Yonge, Church or Front are closed to cars. Foot traffic increase, areas are livelier and people are more engaged with their environment and each other. 

Delivery trucks are not cars, Fordnation. 

]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384124</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384124</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:51:03 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ben</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Watching from Copenhagen, this makes me sad to move back home. People said the same things back here when they started pedestrianizing the city centre in the 60s (''this is not Southern Europe''), but nobody would think of going back in time to the way the city was before. 

]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384121</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384121</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:47:38 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Hate to break it to you but Toronto =! London.  Not even close.  In particular, we don't have the public transportation infrastructure (SUBWAYS!) and a different climate.  ]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384118</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384118</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:42:26 EST</pubDate>
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<title>tripper</title>
<description><![CDATA[
CALGARY has car-free streets, for the love of god. Well, one street. Stephen Ave. Mall downtown has been pedestrian only for ages and businesses seem to be thriving there. Emergency and delivery vehicles are allowed, naturally.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384116</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384116</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:40:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Nisha Fernandes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Toronto is so small!  It's easy to walk around or take transit in Toronto and cars just add so much unneeded traffic!  I full support the notion that certain areas of Toronto need to be car free!]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384115</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384115</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:38:45 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob Ford</title>
<description><![CDATA[
There is no reason that there should be sidewalks in the city of Toronto. If the taxpayer were just LISTED TO for once, we could finally clear out all sidewalks and bike-lanes, and make more room for cars! PEOPLE JUST DON'T LISTEN.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384106</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384106</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:04:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title>bikes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Cyclists deserve their own roads because you can fit more of them on a road than you can cars. Plus, they don't pollute and contribute positively to the riders' health.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384100</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384100</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:59:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>steve</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Bring that argument forward, most car drivers do not obey traffic laws. Roads are setup so as to minimize carnage and keep others safe. So why do car drivers deserve roads.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384098</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384098</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:54:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title>RoFo for life!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I've always said, bikes have no place in the city of Toronto. We need to add lanes to all the main streets of Toronto by removing sidewalks and bike lanes. Bloor could be 8 lanes wide if we did that. 

Cars, cars, cars!]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384097</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384097</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:54:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>yes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Yes, yes, yes. Disallow cars from the downtown core entirely or charge them like London does. There is no reason at all why we need cars downtown. Trucks can make their deliveries either overnight or pay a congestion charge.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384095</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384095</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:50:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dan</title>
<description><![CDATA[
How about instead of adopting such a knee-jerk reaction, you actually think about the issue. Car-free streets exist all over the world. This means that there is objective data that we can look at to determine what the effect on business is. As the article notes, car-free streets can have a positive impact on business.

We can also look at other cities to figure out how to deal with things like deliveries. As I said, retractable bollards allow you to open up the street to deliveries overnight.

We're also talking about small areas that have high pedestrian traffic and high tourist value.

Open your minds people, Toronto does not exist in a bubble. These ideas have been tried and proven in cities all over the world, including in North America (Montreal and New York both have car-free streets).]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384093</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384093</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:47:45 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
<description><![CDATA[
That's why some people are suggesting that delivery vehicles be the only motor vehicles allowed in pedestrian areas (within certain periods). The amount of car traffic responsible for bringing customers to downtown stores is, depending on the street, usually greatly overstated, and it's not as if we don't have plenty of off-street parking available near most commercial thoroughfares already.

I'm fine with having pedestrian areas closed to bikes as well as cars (works in Europe as well), and I say that as someone who finds biking the best way of getting around downtown, most of the time.]]>
</description>
<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384091</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384091</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:45:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Logical step</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Ok.  Fine let's put it to the shop and restaurant owners.  If you ban drivers from your streets let's see you run your business once all traffic (including deliveries) are banned.  Good luck running a business when no delivery company will deliver to your business as they can't park or drive anywhere near it.  

For every street cars are banned on we should have 5 that cyclists are banned on.  Fair is fair.

]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384085</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384085</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:35:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Binky</title>
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NO
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384080</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384080</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:25:33 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Aaron</title>
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We definitely need pedestrian zones on those busy streets where people are spilling off the sidewalks today (Yonge, Queen, King).  It's ridiculous to have 10 cars with one occupant each, and another 10 parked cars, filling up three quarters of the street space while a hundred people jam into a much smaller area on the sidewalks.  Let's get our priorities straight.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384075</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384075</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:13:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title>alex</title>
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They should close downtown to heavy traffic and have an extra charge if you want to drive there. That way there's more space for pedestrians and cyclists, more revenue for public transit, and less fumes.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384073</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384073</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:07:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dan</title>
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We're talking about giving up a couple blocks of prime tourist/retail area to pedestrians. If you can't plan your route around that, you probably shouldn't be driving downtown.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384071</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384071</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:02:51 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Salt</title>
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Car free areas in most cities and areas with larger pedestrian thoroughfares are usually the ones that see the most shoppers, period.  Why?  Because they're usually downtown, more aesthetically pleasing (walkers and bikers notice more of the details) and because the shopping experience is nicer (these kinds of environments lend themselves very well to boutique-type shops... which usually raises the property value for the area.)  

The pedestrian centres of European cities are usually the most economically secure areas of the city, as they are so appealing.  That said... a mall is essentially a cheap knock-off of this experience, with a roof.  Unfortunately the fake pedestrian-space is all owned by one corporation, so it never results in the same unique offerings as true public pedestrianized spaces do.

I agree entirely with Dan about retractable bollards.  They're great for keeping cars out during "pedestrian designated" times, and for letting them in at times deemed suitable for deliveries or additional traffic-flow-through needs, such as early am or evenings.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384070</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384070</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:02:17 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jeff</title>
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This blog is so biased its hilarious, yeah lets kill the car and while we are at it lets destroy the Gardiner and anything related to cars so no one comes into this city and only a bunch of hipsters peddle around the whole city. Give me a break. This is pathetic.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384068</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384068</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:53:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title>phuong</title>
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I like the idea. I don't get out on the bike enough because I was scraped by a car one four years ago, and unless it's biking within the block or to an area I know is quieter, I would take extra precaution. Having a car-free route would be great! I think it would encourage more people to get out and bike.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384067</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384067</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:51:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dan</title>
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Absolutely certain areas should be pedestrianized. Queen St. between University and Spadina would be a great one, as would Yonge from Queen to College. You put retractable bollards at intersections so that the street can open up again over night for deliveries and for emergency vehicles.

The city should do more pilot projects on things like this; temporary experiments to see how they would actually work in real life.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384065</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384065</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:43:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Adam</title>
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Car free streets are all over New York these days ... it's time for us to embrace foot and bike ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384064</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384064</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:40:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Chris on Bay St</title>
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I'm a 24/7 pedestrian in the downtown core. Most cyclists I see DO NOT obey basic traffic laws. Why do they deserve their own roads??]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384063</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384063</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:37:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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You're right, this is North America. And we all know there are no car-free streets or pedestrian zones anywhere in the US. None. Nope.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384061</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384061</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:29:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title>ROB</title>
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This isn't Europe get over it. NO.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384058</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384058</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:18:57 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rafa</title>
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No]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384055</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384055</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:09:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title>steve</title>
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They do? Not were I live.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384054</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384054</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:56:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Me</title>
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Pedestrians wouldn't stand a chance! At least cars usually stop for red lights.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384052</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/is_it_time_toronto_embraced_car-free_streets/#c1384052</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:46:10 EST</pubDate>
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