Chow calls for national transit strategy - Canada - CBC News

Olivia Chow, the NDP's transport and infrastructure critic, says the lack of a national public transit strategy is hurting Canada's economy and environment, and putting pressure on big cities. Canadian Press

Chow calls for national transit strategy - Canada - CBC News: "NDP MP Olivia Chow says Canada needs to join other G8 and leading industrial nations and adopt a national transit strategy."

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Child-friendly neighbourhoods - About Kids Health

Child-friendly neighbourhoods - About Kids Health: "Where not to live
If you and your kids sat down to invent the place you would least like to live, the list of features might include: nowhere to play, nowhere to go, nothing to do, no stores, no friends nearby, speeding traffic, lots of crime, and a long drive to school and back every day."

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Oil-Rich Emirates all about transit even #freetransit

MoF encourages employees to use Dubai Metro by providing them with free Nol cards | Al Bawaba: "In line with its commitment to support important environmental and development projects, and marking the launch of Dubai Metro’s Green Line on September 9, 2011, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has provided its employees with free metro Nol cards (used for all public transport modes in Dubai). Carried out in partnership with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), MoF aims to encourage its staff to use public transportation, particularly the Dubai Metro, when travelling to and from their Dubai headquarters. "

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Fare-free transit and sensible liquor laws among policy initiatives passed by Greens | Green Party of Manitoba

Fare-free transit and sensible liquor laws among policy initiatives passed by Greens | Green Party of Manitoba: "Fare-free transit and sensible liquor laws among policy initiatives passed by Greens"

07/24/11

A Fare-free transit policy for all urban centres in Manitoba passed with unanimous support at the Green Party of Manitoba's Special General Meeting held this past weekend in Winnipeg.

A round trip on the bus in Winnipeg is nearly $5.

“That is $5 which will be spent in the local economy. This policy is good for Manitobans and it's good for business,” said James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.

“At this moment, the City of Winnipeg and province are planning on spending $10 million on new fare collecting equipment – let's invest that money in better service for everyone who uses the road,” added Beddome.

The GPM also adopted policy to modernize outdated and onerous liquor laws to permit market freedom to independent liquor merchants and reduce over-regulation of the hospitality industry, among other polices.

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The shocking truth about electric cars - The Globe and Mail

The shocking truth about electric cars - The Globe and Mail: "Here’s another catch: Electric cars aren’t necessarily green at all. Electric vehicles require large amounts of electricity – so much that Toronto Hydro chief Anthony Haines says he doesn’t know how he’d get it. “If you connect about 10 per cent of the homes on any given street with an electric car, the electricity system fails,” he said recently."

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