Recent content by Esch

You are absolutely right, there are children growing up in poverty and there are workers getting the boot every day. No argument here on that. These are way more important than any all of our comments from this bizarre conversation put together. But what does this have to do with whether to...

Please do not be confused Mustapha. The rerouting being proposed does not involve directing the bus somewhere where it does not run already. It actually is about not running to somewhere where resident do not want it. Other than the 2 teenagers and 2-3 adults who actually do use the service...

Now this puzzles me...Writing a response to such a comment is clearly not a waste of time then? Anyway... I wonder if you ever walked around the neighbourhood you describe here with such compassion for the "workers marooned"... Yes, you are right, the bus is also for teenagers... It makes...

Dear Bus Hating B___h, Before all else, I believe I should thank you for your compliment. That is, for assuming that I am a professional writer. I am not. But of course it does not matter, since you have already passed judgment on this. How much do you think I should have charged for my...

Love it! I guess I will spend many an hour at that site. Thank you!

A lot of conclusion from a simple statement of the buses running at 60 km/h in a 40km/h street! :) No, I did not say or mean any of what you imply. What I am saying is that buses (not all and not always) do run our streets at dangerous speed. Cars and bikes do that too (not all and not...

Commerce always has its way. :( The speed limit IS 40 km/h. Still... The noise level has been measured by officials to be above the allowed limit set by the bylaw. Yes, fuel cell might be a longer-term solution.

Thanks for this comment. This is one piece of information I received from one of our neighbours and was not yet able to verify personally. We'll have to look into this if we want to present this as part of our arguments. What I am concerned about in particular is the width of the streets...

Finally some constructive approach! Kudos! You are right RedRocket191, at least part of the problem is that the buses are a major case of overkill for the streets and the ridership. This part of the problem would most likely be addressable by the smaller bus you propose. There are a few other...

You are probably right about that. There are a few unfortunate sentences in the article quoted from Mrs. Cassidy. I was not present at the interview but knowing her, I believe the message she would have wanted to convey with the "more [influence]" reference was that even this way they have...

I don't think so. Why? How much influence does an average person have?

How fantastic it would be... Interesting how a Carola Vyhnak the Urban Affairs Reporter manages to distort something this badly. And it is equally interesting how almost all readers fall for it without ever bothering to check facts. But of course, this is the intention. One cannot bore the...