Albert Koehl
Contributor at Freelance
"Wheeling Through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle & Its Riders"- author, Enviro Lawyer, Road Safety Advocate. Tweets at @bellsonbloor @BikewaysTO
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4 weeks ago |
spacing.ca | John Lorinc |Glyn Bowerman |Albert Koehl
In the face of the relentless ratcheting up of the Trump administration’s economic assault on Canada, we’ve seen basically three types of government responses: almost immediate and very specific retaliatory tariffs, long-term and somewhat diffuse pledges to bolster Canada’s internal economy (i.e., maybe an east-west pipeline, ending inter-provincial trade barriers) and localized gestures that feel more demonstrative than substantial.
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1 month ago |
spacing.ca | Albert Koehl |John Lorinc |Dylan Reid |Peter MacCallum
It’s a good time to re-think our imports from the U.S., but not just because of tariffs. We can certainly do without the tactics increasingly common in politics and exploited by Donald Trump: bullying adversaries; making outrageous claims; scapegoating the vulnerable; dismissing research as fake news, and using the courts to intimidate rivals.
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Nov 20, 2024 |
spacing.ca | Albert Koehl |Lorraine Johnson
WHAT: An evening talking about walking on November 28 at 6PM. WHO: Shawn Micallef, Spacing Sr. Editor, Toronto Star columnist and University College instructor, will discuss the experience of rewriting the new edition of his book Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto. Joining him to discuss their own walking and exploring experiences are:Jacquline L. Scott: scholar, activist and author of “Black Outdoors” blog.
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Oct 21, 2024 |
spacing.ca | Jessie Ye |Albert Koehl |David Simor |Glenn Miller
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning in High Park, cyclists are lapping the loop while families stroll along the winding sidewalks. There isn’t a car in sight, but not everyone is happy about that. Since weekend car access was banned in 2020, “High Park Access for All” protestors have argued that cars are essential for accessibility. While seemingly well-intentioned, these claims misuse accessibility language to divide transit and disability advocates, aiming to restore a car-centric status quo.
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Oct 2, 2024 |
spacing.ca | John Lorinc |David Simor |Albert Koehl
There are so many sensible reasons to not build a Toronto by-pass tunnel — what we at Spacing have dubbed `The Big Doug’ after Boston’s Big Dig — that it’s scarcely worth the time to itemize them all.
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