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<title>UpInSmoke</title>
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Hee hee hee!  I love it when we waste the taxpayers hard-earned dollars.  Mostly because the taxes come from Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough....amalgamation is AWESOME.

Suck on it 'burbs!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396742</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:57:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Hi</title>
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Why doesn`t  Kristyn Wong-Tam take a nice long walk...into Lake Ontario?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396604</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:10:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Gordon</title>
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But still supportive of communities that have differen tcultures andreligions, and institutions that cater to marginalized populations  especially since this relieves the state of some of that responsibility. 

Just curious, what route are you imagining this playing out on?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396596</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:49:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Right or left, I prefer my politicians to be godless - accountable to voters, not some imaginary friend in the sky.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396574</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:59:24 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Waste</title>
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So sick of these lefty councillors so willing to waste our tax dollars :( ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396569</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:08:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dweeb</title>
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Lefties don't go to church. They've made "God" illegal.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396544</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:33:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Aaron</title>
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Everything reduced to left-right, war on everything. Toronto has finally become the American city it has always wanted to be.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396540</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:53:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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They are, yes, but I don't see how closing some streets to motor vehicles would necessarily prevent your grandma from getting to church.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396526</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:20:33 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Emily</title>
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Aren't buses motorized transportation? Just feelin' for my grandma...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396485</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:19:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title>James</title>
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Wong-Tam and many of the other left caucus at the city are  godless communists. 
 
The better solution is to exempt two-wheelers from the one-way street rule on non-arterial streets in the core and you will have the most epic bike network in the world. 

Simple. 



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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396444</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:54:20 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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You could still take transit to church - I imagine many people do - plus the pedestrian even would not necessarily affect every street with a church on it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396385</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:27:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Emily</title>
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interesting that no one has mentioned getting to and from church yet... not everyone lives within walking distance from one. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396369</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:24:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Simon Tarses</title>
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Joe, is there a way that you could go back in time and stay there? Also, could you take any of your fellow neocon regressives with you?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1396306</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:41:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Aaron</title>
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A serious gesture would be to build an integrated network of well-designed cycling infrastructure as well as permanent, seasonal and weekend pedestrian zones. Instead, the 'Toronto Compromise' will result in the usual half-baked, half-assed, semi-versions of what other cities have been doing for years. 

Toronto does everything half-assed, but even then it takes years of squabbling between war on everybody else factions to reach a result that is unsatisfactory to all.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395907</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:28:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title>whores</title>
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Oh, hey I have an idea! Why not have affordable, liveable housing for people so no one is homeless or at risk? It's just an idea, that way we can all walk around the nice houses on those pedestrian days. I'm sure you agree in principle. Why doesn't this idiot do her job? Why spend energy on anything but the plight of the homeless and the poor at this point? F'n politicians! They're all the same.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395815</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:15:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Yvonne</title>
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Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market are only comparable to Ciclovia in that the movements of motorized vehicles are restricted on the streets included in the event. 

Although there are always people on bicycles who ignore them, we have signage and verbal reminders by volunteers to 'please dismount and walk your bike'. Pedestrian Sundays were created to provide a comfortable space to stroll, stop, dance, shop, watch and enjoy the streets of the market.  

It should also be noted that Pedestrian Sundays make Kensington Market even more accessible, in particular when you include the 'Stop Gap' ramps that a number of local businesses have installed which allow people in wheelchairs to more easily enter these stores.  Having attended and participated in the coordination of every event since we began Pedestrian Sundays in 2004, one of the things that I appreciate most about our events is the number of wheelchairs that can be seen out and about in the streets.

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395806</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:03:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title>will_see</title>
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cheers.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395723</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:57:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title>seanm</title>
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Great, are we so PC now that walking is offensive because not everyone can do it? Give me a break K.C., are you that thick? This proposal doesn't involve shutting down every single street in the city, automobile traffic will still be able to get around; albeit with a possible detour of some sort depending on one's route. 

You make it sound as if these said people with disabilities literally can't get around without a car. How do they get to bed, drive to it from the living room? Sometimes people here astound me, and not for the right reasons.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:14:39 EST</pubDate>
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<title>me</title>
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I agree with you to be honest. I was just being silly/sarcastic. Cheers!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395706</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:39:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title>will_see</title>
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Making the "streets open to cars" won't "keep the bicyclists under control." The streets are open to cars now, and the least predictable vehicles are the bicyclists. A minority of them think that since they are not polluting, they don't have to obey laws. If we bicyclists are even going to be taken seriously, we have to show that we do follow the laws. When I'm riding my bike, cars which are faster, and more lethal, than I are what threaten.When I'm a pedestrian, bicycles which are faster, and more lethal, than I are what threaten.   ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395705</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:35:09 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dave</title>
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Learn to read, and stop being an alarmist. It said "regular weekend event," not "weekly event." The first Sunday morning of every month during the summer would be a regular weekend event, for example. The result would be something like 12 hours of restricted motorvehicle traffic (not no motorvehicle traffic) over the course of the year.

Please, tell me more about your no bicycle day idea. It sounds like a winner. Sell me on the benefits to communities, to the health of residents, and to businesses. Dazzle us some more with your logic and insight.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395701</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:03:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title>me</title>
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I know!! Maybe make the streets open to cars, THAT"LL keep the bicycle weenies under control!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395694</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:34:04 EST</pubDate>
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<title>will_see</title>
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Bicyclists have managed to take all the tranquility out of "Pedestrian Sundays" in Kensington by their car driver attitude. "I want to get to where I'm going as fast as I can, and I don't want some lowly pedestrian in my way."  They'll need good enforcement if they're going to make this good event for pedestrians. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395680</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:51:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title>junctionist</title>
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This idea is amazing. When people in the suburbs don't get these kinds of experiences, they may become resentful of downtown. It's the same with public squares and other spaces, as well as transit. I think that they'll enjoy temporarily pedestrianized streets. Getting people walking is important so that people in all neighbourhoods of Toronto can enjoy the health benefits.

On another note, I think that the term "street closure" should be avoided because it's purely car-centric. Pedestrianization sounds like you're opening up the street to people who would normally not be able to stroll on the roadway. Hence, Councillor Wong is proposing to open up streets across the city to pedestrians.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395656</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:07:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>JoeTheLongFace</title>
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Oh Joe,

Don't you know we lefties LOVE wasting money.  Now go think on that awhile...feel the white-hot burn of rage while Toronto wastes money at every turn.  YOUR money.  Hee!  And if we run out of money to spend, we'll just ask the 'burbs to pony up again.  

God I love amalgamation!  It's the gift that keeps on giving (me the giggles). :)]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:47:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Marc</title>
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skye, you mean the thud coming from Queen's Park and Parliament. They'll get back up soon, because they'll either find a way or excuse to stop the idea, or they'll find a way to make money out of it as they always do - never for the sake of beauty or common good/progress.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:16:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Skye</title>
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That loud THUD was the sound of Rob Ford fainting. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:54:09 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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They don't run the College streetcar west of Bathurst during the Italian festival, so that's one possibility ... but they could also hold the event on non-transit streets/non-arterials. Unless of course the 'I must drive everywhere, all the time, and a street is not truly accessible to me unless I can drive on it' crowd get their way.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395576</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:14:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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And there is also a difference between an event that happens once every 7 days on the quietest, least busy day of the week, on one or at most a handful of streets, that people can still come to *by motorized transportation* (car or transit), and still be able to get around on all the other streets and roads of the city 

... and pretending that this somehow oppresses the mobility-challenged in that they wouldn't be able to use motorized transportation to go ANYWHERE ELSE at all, or indeed use mobility devices, electric or otherwise, at events where motor vehicles are excluded.

No one would seriously suggest a cyclist-free day - the benefits would be questionable and marginal, the drawbacks would be obvious. Pedestrian signals, on the other hand, do get adjusted and not always to the pedestrians' benefit.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:11:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Antony</title>
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What an anguished reaction to the idea of a few streets not allowing automobiles for a few hours once a week.

IT'S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE WEAKEST AND MOST SYMPATHETIC AMONG US!!!

Nevermind that people on mobility scooters drive in the streets everyday at their own risk, or squeeze onto narrow sidewalks between sandwich boards and pedestrians.

Having a chance to take your electric wheelchair for a nice morning ride, in the summer, with wide streets and neighbors all around... sounds pretty good to me.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395566</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:51:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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We also already have streets that are pedestrianized/closed to motor vehicles, such as Gould St - are those somehow also 'discriminating' against the disabled?

Would it really be discriminatory to the disabled to have one street or a few streets closed to motor vehicles on a Sunday morning?

How is it that no one has sued the organizers of Kensington's pedestrian Sundays yet?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395558</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:12:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ford4ever</title>
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It's not my thing, but why not give it a shot?

One question though -- would they have to shut down streetcars along the participating streets? 

 

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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:11:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title>K. C.</title>
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There is a difference between events that occur once a year and a planned restriction on mobility every 7th day.

I'm sorry, but you can't ignore the fact that there are people who need motor transportation. You can't exclude them from city life.

What would happen, if someone suggested a cyclist free day or to lower the interval of pedestrians' signal lights? This would greatly reduce the traffic jams and accidents in Toronto.
You don't need to answer, I'm pretty sure I know...]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:11:27 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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New transit vehicles (and the TTC as a whole) are to be fully accessible because of legal requirements, not because of the overwhelming numbers of people requiring accessibility (note that this includes strollers, etc.). And also to potentially reduce the use of Wheel-Trans services.

The TTC doesn't make things accessible simply out of the goodness of its own corporate heart. Remember that they refused to provide station/stop announcements consistently until a blind guy dragged them to court.

If pedestrian days 'discriminate' against the disabled (except, presumably, the ones able to get around with the aid of a mobility device), then allowing streets to be used by fast-moving dangerous motor vehicles also discriminates against the mobility-challenged who attempt to cross them.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395553</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395553</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:03:51 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Why have existing pedestrian/non-motorized events (Taste of the Danforth, Fiera, Santa Claus parade, marathons, etc.) not been subject to similar criticisms on the part of the mobility-challenged then?

And these events are, and will be, primarily attended by pedestrians, outnumbering cyclists virtually all the time!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395549</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395549</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:58:34 EST</pubDate>
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<title>K. C.</title>
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Hmm, so now we define the importance of something depending on the number of people it affects.
Well that's really interesting. In that case, please compare the number of car drivers to the number of cyclists.

Nice try.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395543</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395543</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:47:31 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Chris on Bay St</title>
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How small a group you ask? Apparently big enough that new transit vehicles are expected to be fully accessible, not to mention the heavily-subsidized Wheel-Trans system. 

You can't pick and choose when you want to treat special interest groups as *special* and when you don't. Pedestrian Days descriminate against the disabled.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395542</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395542</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:46:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title>McRib</title>
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BUT WE'RE BLEEDING MONEY, PEOPLE!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395539</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395539</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:43:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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People who 'rely on cars because of walking disabilities' are how small a group, again?

Again, this is not a 'pedestrian day' if it is done properly as a ciclovia/car-free day. Besides not all cyclists 'always ignore the rules'. Nice try.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395532</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395532</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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It's also pretty awesome for people who rely on a car because of a walking disability.
Think before you come up with crap like that.

Also, cyclist will ignore this pedestrian day anyway - as they always ignore the rules.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395521</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395521</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:12:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>John</title>
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This has been such a huge success/positive impact in other cities, especially Mexico City. It's time Toronto caught up with the rest of the world and encouraged these types of activities. Cycling is good for EVERYONE in the economy. This has been proven over and over.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395506</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395506</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:09:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title>michael</title>
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Hey Joe  have you ever been to The Taste of the Danforth? - Taste of Little Italy? The Fierra Festival?  Salsa on St. Clair to name of few street closures that attract MILLIONS of people ?
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395503</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395503</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:01:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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The blame lies with the headline and the article, which likens ciclovia/any initiative to close streets to motorized traffic to pedestrian Sundays in Kensington, when in fact they are different.

We're familiar with the definition of 'pedestrian', or at least this cyclist who, like most, has no interest in riding on sidewalks is.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395497</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395497</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:54:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Moyra Bligh</title>
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Pedestrian - literally means on foot.

Cyclists (even though they think they own the sidewalks) are NOT pedestrians.

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395494</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395494</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:39:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Colombian, not 'Columbian'.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395490</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395490</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:12:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Where does it say government money? Economic impact? It doesn't seem to hurt the cities that are already doing it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395489</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395489</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:11:51 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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It's not a pedestrian Sunday - that's the writer's comparison, and it's about closing streets to *non-motorized* traffic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclovia]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395488</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395488</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:10:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>bill</title>
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You are not "dissuading the many, many drivers" as much as encouraging PEOPLE to come shop and frequent downtown businesses.  Most of the economic impact lost would be more than recovered by the foot traffic in the area.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395487</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395487</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:05:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>me</title>
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Pedestrian means NO BICYCLES! Or does she get that? ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395486</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395486</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:02:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Joe</title>
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Another article detailing the pathetic unqualified nature of a typical Toronto City Councillor to run this City.  So KWT wants to shut down city streets to traffic and kick in government money  to do so.  She has of course considered the fact that Toronto is bleeding money, has a crumbling infrastructure that needs immediate addressing and the economic impact on downtown businesses of dissuading the many, many drivers from coming to shop in these areas.  

Another bridge to nowhere.  

Sadly City Councillors get paid way too much when you consider who has the job and not nearly enough to attract real talent.  It is like handing over on troll of a billion dollar a year company to a bunch of high school drop outs.  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395482</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/02/kristyn_wong-tam_plans_city-wide_pedestrian_sundays/#c1395482</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:54:41 EST</pubDate>
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