The solution is better road-way design and classifications.

Changing a speed limit sign on a roadway does not change the roadways “designed” or “perceived” speed limit.

When changing signage, the roadway also need to change.

Example, you can’t increase the signed speed limit to 100 kph on a residential street without first a complete redesign of said street into a hwy. This is done by removing driveways, speedbumps, crosswalks, stop signs, and roundabouts. Without this redesign of the roadway this residential street would not make a really good hwy. The exact reverse is true. A hwy does not make a good residential street.

I can’t believe we managed to bring measles back, after we eradicated it. Definitely a “pat yourself on the back” moment. /s

Worth a watch, a five-part documentary television series called Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)

It details the toxic behind-the-scenes world of children’s television programs from the 1990s to the 2000s, with a special focus on Dan Schneider’s tenure as a producer and showrunner at Nickelodeon.

Absolutely correct, Canadian Newspaper pulled the same thing, but they also blocked social media sites from sharing or posting links to their sites, blaming the links were “summarized”. Their argument was the links were being summarized and users were not visiting the Newspapers website.

So social media sites blocked all links of Canadian news, then Newspapers cried foul after a drop in traffic.

Funny enough when you see a summarized link, such as ones that show a picture and maybe a sentence, the content shown in that summary is directly controlled by the site being linked.

That happened in Canada as well a while back.

Funny story though, web extracts that become visible when you share a link for example on a social media platform or even through a text message are actually “controlled” by the source website.

This means the short summary that can range from a sentence to a few sentences is actually completely in the hands of the source website and is not actually “scrapped” when the link is shared.

What a beautiful majestic factory, looks better then all those nasty windmills that are just a dam eyesore. /s

The real reason is the local politicians and their families started getting tickets too, and they’re not happy. So the program has been put on pause.

Just yesterday I wanted to go out to see my “local” town. I ended up going out for about 3 hours, 2 or which were “sitting” in the car commuting from a “livley” area to another “lively” area.

Business like the one shown in this photo posted by OP have become to far apart from one another, separate by seas of parking and 8 lanes of pavement.

Its astonishing that this is considered “normal” in North America. Just going to the local Walmart to get some milk can take about a hour or two of your day.

Walking is almost out of the question, just imaging leaving the Walmart that is probably located on the other side to arrive at the front door of this coffee chain.

Though it’s true that this particular picture was taken during covid time, it does not mean its any less true in conveying what North American car culture has actually done to our cities and infrastructure planning/implementation.

Here is a video of how school drop off for example work in North America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLpCMdVcqTI

Looking at this particular plot of land in the image OP has posted. Land use is very poorly utilized. You have one business surrounded by a parking lot. This same space could have easily in a European city fit 5 or more businesses with plenty of residential units above and still be left with place for green space or a park.

30 people getting coffee vs 30 people getting coffee.

And a comparable parcel of land roughly the same size. Its night and day in terms of utilization of land alone.

That video was the shit!

Direct link

https://m.youtube.com/playables/Ugkxh6_qVyD8REm5RO9C3X1wEpFNk-o3E02t

We had one of those when we grew up.

But the dude was not employed by the school. Fucking cheapskate’s /s

“No one pays attention to pedestrian, just the lights”

I could not agree any more with your statement, it’s 100% correct.

In my experience at pedestrian crosswalks for example (the ones located between intersections), people in cars will not stop unless a flashing light tells them to.

Somehow people need to be told what to do, and at the same time hate being told what to do.

These banks and corporation’s should be slapped with a 20% penalty for violating the law and regulations.

Canada just being played by the USA once again.

👊🇺🇲🔥

Meanwhile AI Data Centers are eating up all the water and power.

So now you don’t have a job, water, or lights.

There are many issues with housing and its not a one approach solution in any regard.

Cities and towns need to densify! Density done right, adds the ability for sustained mass transit, we need places made for people, green spaces, parks, plazas. Remove the need for cars inside towns and cities. If it’s not walkable, enjoyable, and easy to get around a city has failed.

Density cannot just be 40-100 story towers. Density that is human scale is 4-6 floors low/mid-rise. Some examples of low/mid-rise in a walkable mixed use neighborhood.

Notice the skyline where there are no massive Skyscrapers.

Together with density housing like this needs to be made for the people living there, not the investors selling the units. More family sized units are needed, that are affordable and enjoyable to live in. Less bachelor units, or single bedroom and dens that sit empty on the market.

The North American sea of single family home style developments is something we as a country need to move away from. We need more mixed use communities built with many housing types. The Canadian housing market needs options for people, it should not only be a choice between a single family home, or a massive skyscraper tower. We need more missing middle style development.

Yay, now do Hudson’s Bay!

What that was already sold to a foreign company? That then closed it stating “lack of profits”?

Here’s what the bill actually does: it lets the premier designate any piece of land in Ontario a “special economic zone.” Inside that zone, Ford and his cabinet can override any provincial law — environmental, labour, planning — you name it. They can then invite businesses to operate on terms they alone define. In effect, cabinet gets to pick which laws apply, to whom and where.

What could go wrong? Consider this: a politically connected developer wants to build on environmentally sensitive land. Community members oppose it. Laws protect it. But now, the premier can designate it a “special economic zone,” sidestep those laws and green light the project. There is no public appeal. No independent review.

Yes please! Also give me transit!!

I want high-speed rail, trains, subways, trams, streetcars, and buses, all electrified please!

I want someone to drive me around, I don’t want to be a peasant having to drive myself around all the time.