Archive for January, 2008
Gord Steeves: Transit’s enemy
In suggesting the City of Winnipeg be ceded new taxing authority or tax points by senior governments in order to be able to raise money to build a rapid transit system here, Councillor Gord Steeves is arguing from somewhat less than a position of strength.
Has Mr. Steeves suffered a bout of amnesia concerning the $51 [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2008 under Infrastructure, Transit, Urban Sprawl, Urban Studies.
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Winnipeg had the right idea 60 years ago
Val Werier, Winnipeg Free Press
Sun Jan 6 2008
As the new year begins, it is propitious to determine what we can learn from the past in the life of the city of Winnipeg.
I begin just after the Second World War, a period I remember well. I had returned to Winnipeg, happy to be reunited with my [...]
Posted: January 6th, 2008 under Historic Winnipeg, Urban Studies.
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