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Fatalities on freeways vs. secondary roads

Posted on August 19, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(1997) The following IRTAD (International Road Traffic and Accident Database) data show the number killed per 1 000 000 000 vehicle kilometres for selected countries for the year 1997, according to road location. Continue reading →

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Editorial – The ends of unemployment

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) Discussion — During the Great Depression, a popular song, “Brother can you spare a dime?” helped explain why there wasn’t enough work to go around: “Once I built a railroad, made it run / Once I built a tower, now it’s done” conveyed the notion that much of the work that society had to do was done. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Statistics on skid row

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) I volunteer at The Door Is Open, a skid row drop-in centre located beside Oppenheimer Park, the moral centre of the downtown east side Vancouver. I thought I would learn a lot about compassion as a soup kitchen volunteer, but instead I learned a lot about human misery and hopelessness. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Honk if you like city

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) “It seemed like a good idea at the time” is the common lament of communities that adopted a few Canada geese in the 1960s to bring picturesque wildlife to their urban jungles. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Bring back our beaches

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) “When future generations see this splendid development and enjoy its privileges, they must declare that the men who conceived it had vision, “Toronto Mayor Alfred Maguire predicted upon opening Sunnyside Beach and Pavilion on June 28, 1922. Continue reading →

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