Random Thoughts On Greening Toronto

This blog is a temporary repository for random environmental thoughts and ideas to be shared with others. It doesn't aspire to be particularly newsy or eventful -- it's simply a place to store information for easy reference. Thanks for reading.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Vote for a healthy, safe and prosperous Toronto!

Dear Toronto citizens,

The Toronto municipal elections are upon us -- Mon. Nov. 13. Please choose your representatives wisely. A green, healthy and prosperous Toronto is possible! Please exercise your democratic rights and vote...


1) Here's the skinny on who's running for City Council:

http://whorunsthistown.to



2) Where do your candidates stand?

Two surveys created by the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation. Find out what responses your local candidates gave (click your ward, then the candidate's name).

Where do the Candidates in your ward stand on the issues of active (sustainable) transportation in Toronto ?

http://torontocat.ca/MayoralCandidates.html

http://torontocat.ca/CouncilCandidates.html



3) Auto-emailer to City Council candidates on Toronto cycling.

Don't forget to use the TakeTheTooker.ca emailer to candidates - with just one click! You'll learn much more about your candidates just by sending it in - even if you don't ride a bicycle.

http://takethetooker.ca/?page_id=84



4) Don't know who your school trustees are? Find out more!

article - http://spacing.ca/votes/?p=239

website - http://schooltrustees.ca/voter_info.cfm


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A City Transformed

For a vision of what a green and healthy Toronto could look like -- where community abounds, the air is clean, and children are safe to play on streets -- see the videos below.

Inspiring interview with Enrique Penalosa, the award-winning, internationally acclaimed former mayor of Bogota, Columbia:

A Conversation with Enrique Penalosa (12 min; dir. by Clarence Eckerson, Jr.)

http://www.nycsr.org/nyc/video.php

(If you don't have QuickTime, try this one: http://homepage.mac.com/trorb/TOPP/iMovieTheater144.html)


Article: 'The Politics of Happiness' by Enrique Penalosa and Susan Ives

http://yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=615



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Finally, this wonderful 3 min. video will make your week! Hope you love it, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

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1 Comments:

At 9:14 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dave Meslin says his sites http://www.tpsc.ca http://www.whorunsthistown.ca and http://www.cityidol.to are going make him a kingmaker in local politics.

If anything Dave who used to work in NDP MPP Marilyn Churley's constituency office has only managed to help fringe candidates undermine the chances of well known and well respected NDP candidates like Alejandra Bravo, Paul Ferreira and Greg Hamara from having any chance to unseat incumbent city councillors.

Way to go Dave!

 

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