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Category Archives: Transportation
Taking the snarl out of traffic
(June 9, 2000) Aside from buying an airplane, here are three simple ideas for getting home in fewer than three hours. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Cities, Public transit, Toll roads, Transportation
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As Air Canada merger takes off, prices could soar
(January 11, 2000) Ruth Walker – quotes Fred McMahon, former Consumer Policy Institute Policy Director. The mayor of a small town in Manitoba has a dream: He’d like the folks from Thompson to occasionally hop on a plane to the provincial capital, Winnipeg, to sample the cultural delights of the big city. Continue reading
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Ottawa dooms Canadians to higher fares
(December 22, 1999) Most Canadian air travellers would be shocked by how badly they’ve been gouged by Canada’s officially sanctioned air duopoly. Domestic ticket prices have soared whole international fares and U.S. fares have plummeted in real terms. Continue reading
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CAA calls for safer drivers, safer vehicles, safer roads
(December 17, 1999) Toronto: Ontario is the third most dangerous province in which to drive, based on injury statistics from Transportation Canada, says CAA Ontario. Transport Canada’s recently released 1998 Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics show that drivers face the greatest risk of injury in Manitoba, followed by British Columbia and then Ontario. Continue reading
Posted in Toll roads, Transportation
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What would happen if traffic calming ruled our streets?
(September 21, 1998) The Next City Asked Mike Skene, transportation manager for the City of Victoria, and Jim Sproul, neighborhood activist, to comment. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Transportation
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Urban Renaissance Institute 