Category Archives: Public transit

Winnipeg’s Renaissance man

Posted on March 21, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(March 21, 1999) Outside the window, a grey pall hangs over downtown Winnipeg. Seated behind his desk on the sixth floor of the 97-year-old Hammond Building at the corner of Portage and Main is Tom Dixon, an award-winning preservationist, who in the last 18 years has saved several of Winnipeg`s historic buildings from the wrecking ball and transformed them into vibrant living spaces.
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Selling Toronto Transit for savings and profit

Posted on February 6, 1999 by Other News Sources

(February 6, 1999) Following global trend to privatization could produce big dividends. Continue reading →

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Planners from hell – Food not politics

Posted on March 21, 1998 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(March 21, 1998) In 1988, a group of civic-minded San Franciscans cooked up a plan to address the city’s hunger problem. They convinced supermarkets and bakeries to donate surplus food destined for the trash, stirred up a storm, and served vegetarian fare for free public parks and plazas. Continue reading →

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On the street where you park

Posted on December 21, 1995 by Other News Sources

(December 21, 1995) Privatizing residential street parking will keep the lilacs blooming, the larks singing and the pavement to a minimum. Continue reading →

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Passenger Travel by Public Transit, Canada 1970-1995

Posted on September 30, 1995 by Other News Sources

(September 30, 1995) From a low of 5.4 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) in 1970, travel on Canadian urban transit rose steadily, reaching 10.8 billion in 1986. It has been relatively stable since. Continue reading →

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