“Public support becomes easier to galvanize once something exists and gains value in residents’ lives.” A similar note in @michaelkimmelman.bsky.social’s piece today www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/h...
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While living in Montreal the shift of public and especially businesses perception and enthusiasm for over the years as they ramped up the pedestrianized streets was truly a thing to behold. By the second year of some streets doing it the constant cries of “it will destroy” became a whisper
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And look at the lasting success. @jskstreet.bsky.social showed the way in New York. Yet Toronto’s government stubbornly insists on doing things in the opposite fashion
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On a long walk recenrlg I found myself in Kensington market at sunset bought a pre roll and ended up spending what must of have been half an hour in disbelief over how pathetic and sad the road sharing attempts were Other than transit a few scattered about the city pedestrian areas would do so much
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