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Original Wilson Map Scan

Someone posted the original map from the original Wilson subway report onto Flickr. I was wondering how to get the map online years ago, as it’s not simple 8 1/2 x 11 size…
Jim

Goto this photo’s page on Flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manitobamaps/3963327000/

Bye Bye Jenny Gerbil

From the blog of The Great Canadian Talk Show with Marty Gold
http://tgcts.blogspot.com/2010/10/gerbasi-buses-running-over-sidewalks.html
[November 22 2010] Jim’s post below…
It’s time for someone else to be Councillor for downtown  Winnipeg and the south end of Winnipeg. Jenny’s been a Councillor since 1998 and I really believe this is the election that she is going to LOSE! this one [...]

Rail Depot Location & LRT Vechicle Choice

I would like our fellow readers to do individual quiet meditation to create reality on two issues that will be decided on in the six months (end of February 2011), where to locate the rail depot for the Southwest Rapid Transit line and the second is which LRT vehicle manufacturer to go with.
The first issue [...]

Sustainability – The New Religion?

David de Rothschild, Agenda21, and the plan to depopulate the earth through Sustainable Development. You may have heard of sustainable development, through OurWinnipeg regional plan. They just won’t tell you the whole story on what SD is all about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-fSHPWeZg
A Google search on the keywords “Speak Up Winnipeg Sustainable Development” will result in these links:
http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&source=hp&q=Speak+Up+Winnipeg+Sustainable+Development&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=Speak+Up+Winnipeg+Sustainable+Development&fp=b40b83f8bae2b677
I highly [...]

Edmonton to spend $3billion on LRT expansion

EDMONTON — City councillors have confirmed the NAIT line is the first priority for LRT construction, followed by routes approved in December to the west and southeast.

Mayor Stephen Mandel said the unanimous vote Wednesday will show the province Edmonton wants to expand the system in one big push, a move he thinks will provide economies [...]

The Costs Of Urban vs. Suburban Living

Getting To And From
Justine Kim, yourmoney.ca
In urban areas, everything is quite compact, so you can easily travel from place to place by walking or accessing public transit. Taking the bus or subway can be quite cheap. The cost of one bus fare in many Canadian cities can range between two to three dollars. If you [...]

A call to deregulate parking downtown

“At the heart of the Parking Authority is a Passion for Parking – an entrepreneurial spirit that values customer service excellence, and the drive to develop public parking services in new, innovative ways.” *
“Hughes claims the paystations near his store have been missing the two-hour free parking notices for roughly a year. ‘Give me the [...]

Discover Posts on TRUWinnipeg for Your Reading Enjoyment

Also, just added another plug-in to our blogging software that randomly displays a blog post from our website.
The content on our website has grown over the past 5 years and the time has come to make it easier for you, our readers, to find the individual articles.
To use this feature, simply click on the box [...]

Printing TRUWinnipeg.org Posts Just Got Easier

Now you can more easily print posts from TRUWinnipeg.org’s blog.
First select the blog post you want to print, and then select the printer icon at the top of the post and the software will create a new printer friendly page, on the fly.
The plug-in is called WP-PRINT.

Transit is Broken

If Winnipeg is to embrace the big city, then it should go ahead and replace Winnipeg Transit with a brand new Transit Authority.
The reason for doing this is to help pay for a rapid transit system for metropolitan Winnipeg by widening the customer base for which it is to serve.
As it is right now, Winnipeg [...]