More highways? Really?

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Gas prices drop overnight, part of the new norm of wild swings, experts say

Gas prices drop overnight, part of the new norm of wild swings, experts say: "The world is running out of easily accessible oil, he argues. That means we’re running out of cheap oil.

It costs less than $5 a barrel to extract typical Saudia Arabian oil, compared with about $80 a barrel for Alberta oilsands oil, he says.

Other “unconventional” sources, such as oil from Siberia or the deep ocean, will also be “very, very expensive — magnitudes more expensive” than cheap sources."

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Our cities will define our future - The Globe and Mail

Our cities will define our future - The Globe and Mail: "In Live Where You Go, the recently released report prepared by the Pembina Institute and the Royal Bank, residents in Ontario and elsewhere increasingly say they would give up a large house and yard and a long car commute in favour of homes that are a convenient distance from workplaces, amenities and rapid transit."

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Toronto Greenhouse

Toronto Greenhouse: "Toronto Greenhouse’s mission is to foster the growth of the environmentally-friendly business community, by acting as a sustainability-focussed chamber of commerce. Our signature event is a monthly networking session and speaker series. Monthly & partners events, along with our annual Green Business Strategy Summit, have over 1000 annual event attendees and high profile speakers. We are the leading environmental business forum in Toronto. "

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Ottawa Councillor goes #carfree

Councillor Hobbs’s Commuting Challenge Will Not End | Our Kitchissippi: " OTTAWA – Councillor Katherine Hobbs has sold her personal vehicle and will not be purchasing a replacement."

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Markham arena: Residents fire questions at mayor and private partner - thestar.com

Markham arena: Residents fire questions at mayor and private partner - thestar.com: "“The emphasis needs to be providing transit services to the area, and not auto,” said traffic consultant Sharon Sterling. “The more auto services you put in, it reduces the frequency and capacity and service level to buses.”
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“This is supposed to be next to a mobility hub, but that vision and having hundreds of thousands of parking spaces doesn’t mix,” she said."

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How the TTC marketed itself, vintage edition

How the TTC marketed itself, vintage edition: "Building a subway was just the first step, without anyone to cough up a fare the TTC wouldn't have got very far with its underground transit system. Hence, ads."