I think the whole thing is great and ArtStarts deserves all the credit it gets. And of course Railpath shows itself to be more than just a place to pass by but also a place to be.
I was very happy to see the artists; and for the community to receive the mural.
I really like the mural and I think it's fantastic that the artists used the chance to say something positive. Cultural reactions to bicycles are interesting. On my bike I dance with cement trucks. My forehead is my crumple zone (luckily it's not protecting much.) If I'm chewing bubble gum I have an air bag, but it doesn't really deploy very well. When the bike path was put in there was a little turbulence over reducing the number of car lanes. I think it was a little overblown since cars generally took the corner from Annette in single file anyway. But a celebration of bicycles is well placed, well timed, and very much appreciated. The artists looked like they had enjoyed themselves and have done a great job.
Thank You!
You guys have done something great for the community. You have taken a drab, sometimes-scary-looking part of the City and transformed it into something quite amazing. It is an awesome addition to the streetscape and our neighbourhood! Many, many thanks!
How many artists are involved in designing and painting the mural?
In total 7 artists were involved, Josh Barndt and myself Jamie Bradbury were the two lead artists / Facilitators on this job, and we hired 5 youth. Everyone worked together to hatch out a conceptual mockette that we used as a general guide.
Left out the main artist of all the photographer that they stole her beautiful bike photo's from flicker
They pretend they did not know.....Come on you mean you took all those images and did not even ask or think she would know. Were not stupid. This needs a better result then yes we have contacted gabi and apologized because we did not know there were copyright infringements. Even better did u think you might wanna get model release before painting someones
image in public.
Hey Gabi sorry but as a friend and photographer you deserve alot more respect.
My main reason I decided to stay in the area was to be close to my folks who live on St Clarens Ave. Second reason, it was the only place which was affordable in W1 or W2. East of Dufferin was not affordable. This was all in 2004/05, I can only imagine what affordability is like now.
Also, access to transit has always been important to me and and my parents. We lived on Gladstone before St Clarens and now I live on Perth. I've always lived one street east of a Subway stop - funny how life works out. I think for future these properties are a great investment or home to live, as they will likely hold some value due to the fact it is literally a hub location. Not many communities can boast they have access to TTC, GO, the waterfront and so many major street car lines. The rail path is just added bonus and enriches everyones life (in many different ways). I can only hope that it will be completed in the years (to Strachan Ave).
I've been living on my street for almost 5 years and I must say I love it. We were thinking about buying a car several years back, but decided against it, due to so much transit access. Money well saved, if you ask me and the quality of life is unbeatable.
Walkability, as well as access to transit were some of the main reasons why we moved to this neighbourhood.
Affordability was another reason. This was one of the few (perhaps the only?) places where we could afford to buy a house that was in the west end, not too far from downtown, near the subway, and walkable/bikeable to many destinations.
The Railpath has certainly increased the walkability and bikeability of this neighbourhood too. I wonder if real estate agents will start playing up on this. Not only has the Railpath improved walking and biking for residents of our 'hood, but it has even become a destination for people from outside.
The mural is great. But
They used someone else's images without even asking them. That is wrong and takes away from the good work.
I post on flickr too and would be very upset if that happened to me.
The remedial work done to the images is not enough to make up for what has been done.
The Toronto Transit Commission plans to seriously study the feasibility of a new downtown subway line, as an idea that's been dubbed the "missing link" in the city's transit network gathers steam.
TTC chair Adam Giambrone said yesterday the analysis of the so-called Downtown Relief Line would start this fall and likely involve public consultations next year before wrapping up in 2011. While studies on the line were carried out in the 1980s, Mr. Giambrone said yesterday more detailed analysis is needed to propel the idea forward.
This is not my area of expertise. But I know there is a lot of opposition to incineration and opponents compare it to the myth of clean coal technology (which just doesn't exist).
Are there fewer people making compost since the City starting collecting kitchen waste/scraps seperately? Would a temporary disruption of garbage collection get people started on a process that takes months? I also wonder if it would be challenging to get people using a community compost when the city offers unlimited amounts of the stuff for free. We no longer compost at our house since the City launched their programs.
These are all great ideas. Thanks for getting the ball rolling. Distributing meeting rules or a protocol sheet to everyone as they arrive at public meetings, then holding a vote at the beginning of the proceedings might be an excellent way to clearly establish some order.
It looks like there may be a debate brewing between community composting VS incineration. To keep keep things in perspective, lets all keep in mind that right now this subject is merely a DISCUSSION. A hypothetical situation where we can hatch out theories. WE ARE BRAINSTORMING.
I've started a new topic forum for civil debate. Over at the other page, I have listed some questions to consider as a group regarding community composting VS incineration. It would be wonderful if as many people as possible can contribute. As the saying goes, "many heads are better than one".
Join the Clean Train Coalition as we advocate for the electrification of the Rail Corridor which cuts through West End Toronto. We are supporters of increased public transit, but deeply concerned with the current proposal to run over 400 diesel-powered trains through one of the most densely populated parts of our region. This expansion, as currently planned, will endanger the health of residents, pollute our already burdened environment, and tear at the fabric of our neighbourhoods. Help us to see this expansion Go Electric! Clean Transit is possible!
THE HUMAN TRAIN PROTEST MARCH, LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, 2009
Join in a massive protest against the Metrolinx Dirty Diesel plan for the Georgetown-Union Rail Corridor, which will run 400 diesel trains per day through our neighbourhoods.
Walking our streets as close as possible to the Rail corridor, concerned residents will form the Human Train to highlight the human impacts this proposed expansion will have, and to demand the electrification of service along this densely-populated, urban rail corridor.
A core group will walk the entirety of the line as it winds its way through Weston, MountDennis, The Junction, West Bend, Roncesvalles, Brockton, Parkdale, LibertyVillage, and on to Union Station. Get on board the Human Train, walk the entire route, or “hop on” and “hop off” along the way. Join the festivities at one of the scheduled stops, or come out to the rally planned at the end.
We need your help to make it happen. Email info@cleantrain.ca to get involved. Plan an event at your neighbourhood “stop”, register how far you’ll “ride” the train, donate time, money or services, and tell your friends and neighbours.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Metrolinx has finalized their Environmental Progress (EPR) report, but despite the overwhelming number of comments from concerned citizens, electrification is still not on the table. The EPR is open for further comment through to the end of August, and the Clean Train Coalition intends to submit a comment, this time directed to the Minister of the Environment, asking him to intervene. Help strengthen our plea by adding your name and that of your friends and family to our long and ever growing list of supporters. Print out a copy of our petition, get it signed, and then contact us at petitions@cleantrain.ca, and we'll arrange to pick it up. You can download a copy here.
If have a signed copy of the petition, please let us know as we're hoping to collect them by August 25th, and submit them along with our submission to the MOE.
If you haven't signed our online petition, please do and send an email to your friends and family, asking them to do the same. You can sign on here.
TORONTO BOARD OF HEALTH
The Toronto Board of Health is one of many organizations that agrees with the Clean Train Coalition. They have come out publicly to declare their support for an electrified regional rail expansion but opposition to the proposed use of diesel trains in Metrolinx' proposed Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link. You can read about the Board of Health's position here.
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE
Aside from adding your voice to ours, let the Minister of the Environment and your MPP know how you feel. Go to http://www.cleantrain.ca/moe.php to find out how.
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Help get the word out - get your neighbours to sign up to www.cleantrain.ca
That's true, however, the kinks would certainly have to be worked out. But what other alternative do we have in this matter. Yes I guess garbage would have to be pick up that's a given. And God forbid another strike......there I spelled is correctly. But eventually we may have no other choice but to incinerate our garbage.
Now to the few who think I am a fraud, the same could be asked of many of you who use Dupont, Antler. Don't mess with me.
Why not just come clean and end the farce? Beth, Brockd and Campbell are all one and the same person. Incapable of justifying the circus act, now you resort to underhanded tactics. Who put you up to this nonsense?
I also like the idea of local composting projects. I had no idea that the City had a program for it (Thanks for the link, Irmina!). I wonder if that kind of program would accept items that can't go into my backyard composter (meat, bones, etc.). That would be fantastic if I didn't have to truck away any compostable waste at all.
As for incineration....I'll repeat what I wrote earlier:
Even with incineration, we would still require garbage collection. If a strike happens, then garbage still piles up locally before pickup resumes. Incineration also does not provide as much incentive to reduce the amount of waste generated, so we may end up in a WORSE situation if it has to pile up locally.
Unless you plan on putting an incinerator within a very short walk of everyone's home, then you will still require garbage pickup.
My friend, don't start with me. My letter to all of you have I think touched a raw nerve. When you type quickly and thoughts race through your head faster then you can type them yea, you will make a mistake. Don't start with me.
Irmina, I like your Idea of a community composting. The question is were to put one. It would have to be a large unused plot of land. I don't know if a park would be a good idea but for now I think we could be onto something. I for one have tried to compost and after 2 years my compost never broke down. I don't know what I was doing wrong. I layered it with leaves, kitchen waste, earth, some water and nothing. I also think that the commumity should be encouraged to try to compost. Not everyone can and we have to take that into account. I also read somewhere that a pilot garbage incineration project in Durham is going to take place. Not to sure when, but I was interested to learn more. It appears that when garbage is burned at an extremely high temp. There is 0 part per million into the atmosphere. That garbage is burned into electric energy in which 20 households benefit. Therefor 20 less households on the electric grid. If that is true, how exciting. I also read that this technology is used in other parts of the world. Anyway that's my input on this matter.
Beth, are you speaking here as Beth, Campbell or BrockD? The letters are not even close on the keyboard, so how is it that the same misspelling (strick) is showing up in all these postings? You are a total fraud!
It would be really great if at meetings there was a vote taken where everybody agreed to:
1. Speak one at a time at the mic or when given the floor
2. No shouting from the back over speakers or the person with the floor
3. Keep questions and comments brief so more can speak
4. Not dismiss others ideas based on how long they have lived in the area, whether they are renters or owners, or any other criteria
5. Keep comments to the point at hand rather than using up meeting time rehashing the same worn out platitudes such as "the City doesn't do anything for us", "judges are too soft on crime" that we have been hearing year after year; stay on topic
6. make sure that everybody who wishes to speak has a chance before people get to speak a second time
As hard as it is the MC or host really need to take control and help keep the meeting stay on track and like all meetings sometimes that means limiting the scope of discussion to stay on track.
How does one submit/post images of the local area. I failed to see anything in the image gallery.
Thanks
I think the whole thing is great and ArtStarts deserves all the credit it gets. And of course Railpath shows itself to be more than just a place to pass by but also a place to be.
I was very happy to see the artists; and for the community to receive the mural.
I really like the mural and I think it's fantastic that the artists used the chance to say something positive. Cultural reactions to bicycles are interesting. On my bike I dance with cement trucks. My forehead is my crumple zone (luckily it's not protecting much.) If I'm chewing bubble gum I have an air bag, but it doesn't really deploy very well. When the bike path was put in there was a little turbulence over reducing the number of car lanes. I think it was a little overblown since cars generally took the corner from Annette in single file anyway. But a celebration of bicycles is well placed, well timed, and very much appreciated. The artists looked like they had enjoyed themselves and have done a great job.
Thank You!
Flicker makes it very easy to link to an image.
If there is an infringement of a flicker image, please post a link.
You guys have done something great for the community. You have taken a drab, sometimes-scary-looking part of the City and transformed it into something quite amazing. It is an awesome addition to the streetscape and our neighbourhood! Many, many thanks!
How many artists are involved in designing and painting the mural?
In total 7 artists were involved, Josh Barndt and myself Jamie Bradbury were the two lead artists / Facilitators on this job, and we hired 5 youth. Everyone worked together to hatch out a conceptual mockette that we used as a general guide.
Left out the main artist of all the photographer that they stole her beautiful bike photo's from flicker
They pretend they did not know.....Come on you mean you took all those images and did not even ask or think she would know. Were not stupid. This needs a better result then yes we have contacted gabi and apologized because we did not know there were copyright infringements. Even better did u think you might wanna get model release before painting someones
image in public.
Hey Gabi sorry but as a friend and photographer you deserve alot more respect.
My main reason I decided to stay in the area was to be close to my folks who live on St Clarens Ave. Second reason, it was the only place which was affordable in W1 or W2. East of Dufferin was not affordable. This was all in 2004/05, I can only imagine what affordability is like now.
Also, access to transit has always been important to me and and my parents. We lived on Gladstone before St Clarens and now I live on Perth. I've always lived one street east of a Subway stop - funny how life works out. I think for future these properties are a great investment or home to live, as they will likely hold some value due to the fact it is literally a hub location. Not many communities can boast they have access to TTC, GO, the waterfront and so many major street car lines. The rail path is just added bonus and enriches everyones life (in many different ways). I can only hope that it will be completed in the years (to Strachan Ave).
I've been living on my street for almost 5 years and I must say I love it. We were thinking about buying a car several years back, but decided against it, due to so much transit access. Money well saved, if you ask me and the quality of life is unbeatable.
Ranajit
Walkability, as well as access to transit were some of the main reasons why we moved to this neighbourhood.
Affordability was another reason. This was one of the few (perhaps the only?) places where we could afford to buy a house that was in the west end, not too far from downtown, near the subway, and walkable/bikeable to many destinations.
The Railpath has certainly increased the walkability and bikeability of this neighbourhood too. I wonder if real estate agents will start playing up on this. Not only has the Railpath improved walking and biking for residents of our 'hood, but it has even become a destination for people from outside.
Could you be more specific Glen ? Post a link or two. I am just interested.
The mural is great. But
They used someone else's images without even asking them. That is wrong and takes away from the good work.
I post on flickr too and would be very upset if that happened to me.
The remedial work done to the images is not enough to make up for what has been done.
In today's National Post:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=1914436
Full article here:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=1914436
This is not my area of expertise. But I know there is a lot of opposition to incineration and opponents compare it to the myth of clean coal technology (which just doesn't exist).
Are there fewer people making compost since the City starting collecting kitchen waste/scraps seperately? Would a temporary disruption of garbage collection get people started on a process that takes months? I also wonder if it would be challenging to get people using a community compost when the city offers unlimited amounts of the stuff for free. We no longer compost at our house since the City launched their programs.
These are all great ideas. Thanks for getting the ball rolling. Distributing meeting rules or a protocol sheet to everyone as they arrive at public meetings, then holding a vote at the beginning of the proceedings might be an excellent way to clearly establish some order.
Hi All,
It looks like there may be a debate brewing between community composting VS incineration. To keep keep things in perspective, lets all keep in mind that right now this subject is merely a DISCUSSION. A hypothetical situation where we can hatch out theories. WE ARE BRAINSTORMING.
I've started a new topic forum for civil debate. Over at the other page, I have listed some questions to consider as a group regarding community composting VS incineration. It would be wonderful if as many people as possible can contribute. As the saying goes, "many heads are better than one".
Please go to the forum at https://www.junctiontriangle.ca/node/361
See you all there!! (i hope...) :-)
There you go again, you never stop. I guess your time out didn't teach you anything. Oh well, some people never learn.
I love the sweet chirp of passive aggressive posts. I love the world but don't mess with me. And to everyone a goodnight. : )
This was sent out by the Clean Train Coalition today:
That's true, however, the kinks would certainly have to be worked out. But what other alternative do we have in this matter. Yes I guess garbage would have to be pick up that's a given. And God forbid another strike......there I spelled is correctly. But eventually we may have no other choice but to incinerate our garbage.
Now to the few who think I am a fraud, the same could be asked of many of you who use Dupont, Antler. Don't mess with me.
Why not just come clean and end the farce? Beth, Brockd and Campbell are all one and the same person. Incapable of justifying the circus act, now you resort to underhanded tactics. Who put you up to this nonsense?
I also like the idea of local composting projects. I had no idea that the City had a program for it (Thanks for the link, Irmina!). I wonder if that kind of program would accept items that can't go into my backyard composter (meat, bones, etc.). That would be fantastic if I didn't have to truck away any compostable waste at all.
As for incineration....I'll repeat what I wrote earlier:
Unless you plan on putting an incinerator within a very short walk of everyone's home, then you will still require garbage pickup.
My friend, don't start with me. My letter to all of you have I think touched a raw nerve. When you type quickly and thoughts race through your head faster then you can type them yea, you will make a mistake. Don't start with me.
Irmina, I like your Idea of a community composting. The question is were to put one. It would have to be a large unused plot of land. I don't know if a park would be a good idea but for now I think we could be onto something. I for one have tried to compost and after 2 years my compost never broke down. I don't know what I was doing wrong. I layered it with leaves, kitchen waste, earth, some water and nothing. I also think that the commumity should be encouraged to try to compost. Not everyone can and we have to take that into account. I also read somewhere that a pilot garbage incineration project in Durham is going to take place. Not to sure when, but I was interested to learn more. It appears that when garbage is burned at an extremely high temp. There is 0 part per million into the atmosphere. That garbage is burned into electric energy in which 20 households benefit. Therefor 20 less households on the electric grid. If that is true, how exciting. I also read that this technology is used in other parts of the world. Anyway that's my input on this matter.
Beth, are you speaking here as Beth, Campbell or BrockD? The letters are not even close on the keyboard, so how is it that the same misspelling (strick) is showing up in all these postings? You are a total fraud!
I meant strike. When you type sometimes you don't always catch your mistakes.
It would be really great if at meetings there was a vote taken where everybody agreed to:
1. Speak one at a time at the mic or when given the floor
2. No shouting from the back over speakers or the person with the floor
3. Keep questions and comments brief so more can speak
4. Not dismiss others ideas based on how long they have lived in the area, whether they are renters or owners, or any other criteria
5. Keep comments to the point at hand rather than using up meeting time rehashing the same worn out platitudes such as "the City doesn't do anything for us", "judges are too soft on crime" that we have been hearing year after year; stay on topic
6. make sure that everybody who wishes to speak has a chance before people get to speak a second time
As hard as it is the MC or host really need to take control and help keep the meeting stay on track and like all meetings sometimes that means limiting the scope of discussion to stay on track.