TRUWinnipeg.org

The other rapid transit group, the “Coalition”, claims to have the support of 18 groups — NGOs and some BIZ groups:

Sierra Club of Winnipeg
Resource Conservation of Mantoba
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Climate Change Connection
West End BIZ
Osborne Village BIZ
Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
University of Winnipeg
Canadian Mennonite University
Planners Network Manitoba
Manitoba Audio Recording Association (mentioned 2x in their list)
Urban Shaman Contemporary [...]

So after the groundwater is taken out of the subway tunnels, what to do with it?

Well, this afternoon I read that some of it is used to fill the fountains at Buckingham Palace Park in London England.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2001/2001-01-25-10.asp
London Turns Rising Groundwater Into Liquid Asset
LONDON, United Kingdom, January 25, 2001 (ENS) - Engineers are finding innovative uses [...]

The BRT lobby, which largely consists of the cycling lobby, likes to mention that a “pro” of bus rapid transit is to have a “bike path” alongside the bus freeway.
However, in cities with “real” rapid transit (BRT isn’t rapid), the passenger with a bike can roll his or her bike onto the transit vehicle itself, [...]

Entrance to subway station (built 1995) in Bilbao, Spain (metro population 950k):

Back in January I crossed paths with Councillor Harvey Smith. He was very intent on having a one-to-one meeting with me about transit, saying that he could possibly “fund our group”, but that we would have to meet with him for further details.
My meeting with Coun. Smith took place last week and Harvey basically said [...]

First of all the Plan:
Public Art Plan: 2008 Allocation
1. City Hall
The history of art work located in and around major public service institutions is a long and illustrious one. As the heart of the City’s political and public life, City Hall warrants a major art work. Housed [...]

In response to Professor Chis Leo’s blog article, Kissing Frogs: Building Coalitions For Change In Canadian Cities, about building coalitions to make Winnipeg a nicer place to live insofar as transit and housing are concerned:
In the late 90s, a guy who is and was a cycling activist happened across my uwto.org website.
Cycling Guy suggested starting [...]

James Kunstler visited Winnipeg in early 2007, and took a short tour of our city. He doesn’t think that the Museum of Human Rights looks all that great.
Original link from Kunstler.com website:
http://www.kunstler.com/eyesore_200703.html
Here’s a humdinger: a model of Canada’s new Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. Ever been to Winnipeg? It’s an entire city built to [...]

The federal Conservative government announced yesterday that it would contribute $697 million to the 8.8-kilometre expansion of Toronto’s Spadina subway line out to York University.
From the Toronto Star:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Dalton McGuinty will announce next week that the federal government will pump $697 million into the plan to extend the Spadina subway [...]

In an article from the New York Sun, (Feb 12 2007) New York Lawyer and environmentalist Theodore Kheel argues that if cars can drive for free, people should ride for free.
Free NYC’s Subways
ANNIE KARNI
The New York Sun
If New Yorkers don’t pay a fee to use the police and fire departments, they should not have [...]