Junction Triangle

Local kids drew images of dirty diesel trains.

A young girl gets her face painted while waiting for the Human Train to arrive.

A child, dressed as a skeleton, holding a placard.

A band plays some music under the Wallace Ave. pedestrian Bridge while we wait for the Human Train to arrive.

Looking down from the Wallace Ave. pedestrian bridge at the band who were playing while watiting for the Human Train to arrive.

Local residents hang a Clean Train Coalition banner on the Wallace Ave. pedestrian bridge.

The Clean Train Coalition is organizing a "Human Train" to protest the huge increase in diesel trains along the Georgetown rail corridor. More information on the Clean Train Coalition website.

The following notice came from Metrolinx today. If you have any ideas about this study that you wish to share with the rest of the community, feel free to post them in the comments.

METROLINX
20 Bay Street, Suite 901
Toronto ON M5J 2N8
Phone: 416.874.5900
Fax: 416.874.5901
www.metrolinx.com

Metrolinx is working with a Community Advisory Committee to develop the Terms of Reference to study electrification of the GO rail system.

Here is some important information from the Toronto Medical Officer of Health about the serious and toxic aspect of the Metrolinx dirty diesel plan. It hard to refute the damning information contained here so take the time to read and then get involved. Here is the link at the Toronto Board Health

If you really care about the environmental impact on our community for the next 25 years and you support green public transit you must take a read and act.

Vancouver has a transit plan for 2009, we get a plan for 1909. Cough Cough.