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I think so. Co-op is quite reasonable.

Of course I noticed you seemed to have disappeared... I was concerned. Cheers. Bruce.

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers.

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.

I want the $200

I think I am in the "R" crowd.... Though hopefully acknowledge excellence when warranted.... And, it does exist.

@@Jigger2361 fantastic 💡 idea

@@ZeligUbique thanks for taking the time to comment.

thanks for taking the time to write this before you "bailed" lol

@@realalbertan Premier Klein was an interesting person.

@brucemacneil there was a grain silo along the QEII Hwy that had "Ralph Klein Big Oil Pimp" scrawled in spray paint that was on there for about 15 years

Thank you for watching and your comment.

I disagree. Many people who have bikes, also own cars, and also take public transit. I don't see how that's a negative if they choose not to use public transit for an errand, by that logic, a pedestrian is a net negative because they choose to walk instead of taking the bus. You used Scandinavian cities as an example of a good cycling city, but they started from the same issues Toronto is facing today. In fact, Amsterdam, the city known for biking, was all roads meant for cars. They not only removed lanes from cars, but added cycle tracks and pedestrian walkways which improved traffic and deaths. You are right on a few things. Cycling deaths have gone up, but so have pedestrian deaths, and car-on-car collisions. The common denominator is a motor vehicle. However, deaths from cycle tracks are nearly zero, while "painted" cycle tracks and sidewalk deaths gone up. I also agree with you on the fiscal issue we're facing. It's quite bad. Though, I would argue that the way how places like Etobicoke, Scarborough, are zoned, it is a net negative. Having proper dense housing, with amenities close by, allows citizens to choose their mode of travel while the city saves money on infrastructure. The old Etobicoke has been long gone. We cannot continue to push more cars on the road. It is not a war on motorists, it's a war on congestion.

​@@moho472 I am one of those people who owns a car and a bicycle and also takes public transit. My bicycle is reserved for recreational riding with my wife, children and grand children. The majority of my cycling is done in parks, river ravines, hydro corridors, decommissioned railway corridors...etc. Note that none of these recreational paths are being utilized by cyclists for commuting to work. For my work as a Contractor, the vehicle is required to access multiple worksites each day and carry a half ton of tools and materials. It's estimated that the number of vehicles that are operating in the downtown core are doing so for business purposes, by which public transit, or a bicycle is not suitable. Very few people are able to use a bicycle for a serious commute to work because they don't have shower and change facilities at their workplace. If you've cycled 20 km. to work and not had a shower, I will have H.R. have a chat with you. Amsterdam and Scandinavian cities did not "start from the same issues as Toronto". Amsterdam proper today has a population of 921 thousand people and only 2.4 million in their greater metropolitan area compared to the Toronto GTA of over 6 Million. Amsterdam proper covers an area of 219 sq. Km., compared to downtown Toronto which covers 630 sq. Km. The Dutch, like most of Britain, Scandinavia and Europe have a vast and extremely comprehensive and economical train network between every city and town, making the need for a personal automobile unnecessary. The education system of Amsterdam provides intense training of children from a young age in the rules of the road for cycling and cycling safety. Many of these cities have licencing fees to provide revenue for bike path maintenance and cyclists are required to carry identification. Agreed, cycling in the downtown core of a "walkable city", where residence, employment, shopping and entertainment are all in close proximity makes far more sense. Much of the high density of bicycle in Toronto's core are University of Toronto students who rely on bicycles between classes from campus to campus. The U of T has over 120 buildings in downtown Toronto. Areas, like Etobicoke, which are not considered "walkable" do exist, are renewing daily and will always exist. One must remember that 50% of the automobile traffic in Toronto's downtown core is being driven by commuters and business people who are not residents of Toronto.

@@chrisgraham2904 I am also one who has a bicycle, a car, and uses public transit. However, I, and many other people in Etobicoke Centre do not strictly bike along the paths in parks alone. I use the Bloor Cycle tracks to pick up groceries, or go see my friend at Bloor & Islington. You have your statistics wrong, unfortunately. Old Toronto is only 95km^2, the entirety of amalgamated Toronto is 630km^2. Scandinavian cities had much worse traffic in the 1960s than we did because their suburbs and exurbs are much more denser than Etobicoke. They successfully removed lanes, added amenities, added cycle tracks, public transit and walkways; it eliminated congestion. I don't know why you mentioned biking 20km to work; realistically, nobody is doing that. It is meant for medium-based distances, where a car is inefficient, and too costly for a single TTC fare. If your workplace was a 3km distance, a bike is very viable. I'm glad that you mentioned your work, because I completely agree with you. You need to drive. However, for the many other cars on the road you share with, they have no other option. The point is cycle tracks, along with massive reforms on how we zone our land, and massive transit improvements need to happen if you truly want to see congestion go down. I'm sorry, but at a time where the province is significantly intensifying areas like Bloor, University, Eglinton and Finch; doing nothing will just make the problem worse. You'll see more pedestrian deaths, because people will continue to drive dangerously in an area filled with people. Those car commuters who aren't from Toronto should have a choice on how to commute. Unfortunately, they're forced to drive. Adding lanes won't fix the inherent problem, nor will it fix congestion.

@@moho472 I agree that there are a number of strategies that can reduce congestion and a number of work/home dynamics that could change to improve traffic congestion, but little has been done as of yet. I didn't suggest adding lanes in the inner city, really not a viable option, but it is fool hardy to remove lanes from street system that have existed, with little change, since the 1960's or before. I mentioned biking 20 km to work simply to recognize that a huge number of people on Toronto streets commute that distance, or much further. It's not like they are going to suddenly leave the car at home and bike into work in order to reduce traffic. Change is slow, but it is happening. The UP train station parking lot in Weston if filled to capacity every morning by commuters who drive in from their homes outside of Toronto and take the UP train to Union Station and make connections throughout the downtown core. Let's stop choking the arteries of Toronto and invest in high volume rapid transit and better allocate the $1.5 million dollars being spent for every kilometer of bike lanes.

The cycle tracks don't impact emergency times, and can in fact help them as they're separated.

@@moho472 When the installation of bike lanes reduces the motor vehicle to one lane only in each direction, and those lanes are both filled with commuting traffic NOTHING CAN PASS. Because they are separated, often my concrete barriers and other obstructions, emergency vehicles are unable to use the bike lane as an emergency lane.

@chrisgraham2904 You still cannot pass with multiple lanes if they are full, with the added issue of coordination. Emergency Vehicles are made so that they can completely drive on the bike lane, barrier included. Toronto EMS has reported that cycle tracks have no impact on response times. Adding lanes doesn't cure traffic; if you want space to pass, it's better to get rid of street parking, because they have zero benefits on corridors like Bloor.

​@@moho472 Multiple lanes may seem full, but most vehicles are travelling with at least one car length between them. The far right lane can be compacted adequately in an emergency to accept the vehicles from the left lane, opening the left lane.. Compacting the space between vehicles in a single lane scenario creates no pathway for passing the line of traffic. There are a wide variety of barriers utilized for separated bike lanes across Toronto, from short concrete barriers fitted with spring loaded balusters to various concrete sections as tall as 28 inches. Emergency vehicles also exist in a wide variety, ranging from the 35 ton fire ladder trucks, to ambulances, police Interceptors, and the chief's SUV, or passenger vehicles. I know of none that could cross a 28 inch tall concrete barrier. I'll fully agree that parking should not exist on main secondary roads, such as Bloor, and anyone unnecessarily stopped should be fined heavily. The city doesn't want to loose that parking revenue. Businesses however claim that their livelihood depends upon customers having parking access. Now that the pandemic is over, I won't even start concerning restaurant patios that have been allocated a lane of traffic during summer months. lol.

Thanks - interesting viewpoint.

Absolutely correct! The bigger problem is the conduct of cyclists. It is extremely rare to find a cyclist that obeys all the rules of the road. When was the last time you saw a cyclist hand signaling to stop, or turn and stop at every red light? The act as cyclists when they feel like it...act like motor vehicles when they feel like it....and act like pedestrians when they feel like it. No testing, no licensing and no insurance. The bike lanes are not only occupied by pedaling cyclists, or electric assisted bicycles, but are occupied by moped sized and small motorcycle sized electric vehicles, hoverboards, electric unicycles and illegal e-scooters,

@@louisglen1653 Maybe better music? I use the music to distract from generally poor audio.

You want worse traffic? Cause thats how you get even worse traffic lmfao

@@MatthewKirchhof traffic is worse when you remove car lanes

@@MatthewKirchhof This is what occurs if you blink fly follow so called studies without trying to reconcile the results or critically assess the conclusions against common sense. Common sense tells us that if you reduce the amount of lanes available for vehicles, it will lead to congestion and traffic. This can even be empirically verified as true if you look at the result of reduced lanes on the QEW due to renovations. So at that point, it is high time one starts taking a look at those studies to see if they have any limitations in terms of scope, assumptions, or due to methodology. Clearly, those studies are making implicit assumptions that are not applicable in practice.

​@@unsu-ss-chemTraffic doesn't get better when you add a lane either. Cycle tracks, and better street design means you won't fly at 60+kmh in areas that are going through density intensification.

​@@eufrosniad994Increasing lanes will not solve traffic either, and make it more hostile towards pedestrians. You are reducing a complex problem into a simple answer; which is not critically assessing the problem.

Kinda like that... Stay tuned.

@@brucemacneil The power grid cant handle everyone having an EV. There should be a requirement that you power your own charging without plugging in to the grid. If you cant, don't get one.

Thank you too

Much much worse.... And, you might think it is an April Fool joke..... But, the Premier is serious.

@@Derpy1969 excellent.

@@donlittlejones3925 thanks. So far.... So good...

Glad your experience was so positive. My wife had cataract surgery last summer and her experience was about the same as yours other that she had to wait for six months, then they offered an earlier date due to a cancellation but she had prepared herself to have it done at that time so she chose to decline the two month earlier chance. I try to avoid doctors as much as possible but when I need an appointment I can usually get it within a day or two, if it was an emergency there are a couple of clinics nearby where no appointment is required.

@@capitanocorelli1781 thank you for your comments. I suggest you have a look at my earlier video regarding transit.

@@minson23 Thanks..... A really fun bike for my needs. Just passed 1500 miles.

Thanks for that - best wishes. ... Bruce

Patience. Though it is sometimes difficult.

Thanks for the comment - "Strong data based" - outside of my expertise. I have a lot of relatives in health care - they were inundated with pharma sales people. The series "Painkiller" may offer some insight.

Pesky half-life of radioactive material is something of concern, haven’t heard of any community clamouring to store these materials. There are even concerns for the transport these materials to a storage site.