2019-08-29
City Councillor Sean Menard is requesting that speed limits in the Glebe be lowered to 30 km/h, despite the provincial standard of 50 km/h for urban roads, and the Glebe’s already reduced limit of 40 km/h. Now, I could go on here about how 30 km/h is absurdly slow; how it’s slower than many cyclists […]
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2015-08-19
This seems to be in the news a lot lately, and it’s a question I’ve spent considerable time thinking about over the years. On the subject of refugees, I do think that we, as a society, do have a duty to help genuine refugees, particularly if we helped create them. On the other hand, I […]
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2015-07-05
It’s full into summer and the cyclists are out in force. Cycling is a great form of exercise, but using a bicycle comes with certain responsibilities – responsibilities that far, far too many cyclists ignore. So I’d like to take this space and deal with a bunch of common arguments for and against cycling. We […]
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2015-06-12
Got on the elevator today to head up to my office. I work on the 8th floor, and I have been known to take the stairs, but I think most people would agree, that an 8 floor hike mid-day probably justifies using the lift when coming in the main entrance to the building. When I […]
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