Lawrence Solomon: Bicycles kill. How urban cycling policies made city streets more lethal

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

(December 8, 2017) Giving bicycles a bigger share of the road has backfired on vehicle safety.

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Interview with Lawrence Solomon on cycling

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Other News Sources

(December 3, 2017) “So you used to be a bicycle advocate going back to the eighties …” Mark Towhey discusses Solomon’s controversial cycling article and his view that bicycles have become a harm instead of the benefit that they should be.

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Lawrence Solomon: How cities made a huge mistake in promoting cycling

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

(December 1, 2017) Cycling lanes consume more space than they free up, add to pollution and drain the public purse.
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Lawrence Solomon: To solve Canada’s social housing problem, we should look to Britain’s privatization schemes

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

(May 30, 2017) Theresa May has unveiled a build-rent-buy program that in one stroke promises to boost home construction, house the needy, and incentivize them to become homeowners.

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Lawrence Solomon: How city politicians are helping Amazon destroy your favourite local retailers

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Other News Sources

(April 21, 2017) Brick-and-mortar stores are falling by the thousands, but don’t blame Amazon — it’s municipalities that are wielding the wrecking ball.

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