Ripped from the headlines 4

March 26, 2007 - A few news stories that caught my attention the past couple of days:

Hundreds of Rodents, Pigeons Found in Downtown Apartment
As a follow up to my pigeon problem post, this dude who lives in St. Jamestown was found to have been keeping and breeding HUNDREDS of pigeons, mice and who knows what. The news showed his apartment filled with pigeon cages (over 300!!!) with the birds flying, pooping, and hurting themselves everywhere. Very very disturbing - can you imagine living next door to this guy?

TTC Advocates King Streetcar Right-of-Way
Talk about deja vu - just a few days ago, my friend Mike and I were saying how cool it would be if the TTC converts Queen Street into a transit mall (given that our Queen Street LRT proposal didn't make it in the Transit City plan!). And now a King Streetcar Right-of-Way through the entertainment district!! It's a great idea - the entertainment district needs to be more pedestrian friendly and anytime a single-occupant vehicle prevents a streetcar full of riders from moving forward is unacceptable. Not to mention King Street has Adelaide and Richmond to move vehicles (and access to lots of parking lots). Of course, some business owners are already freaking out on this proposal (click here, here, and here) - I doubt it will cause "traffic chaos"! maybe it will get people out of the cars, even if it's only for a few days.

Waterloo to receive funding for LRT
Looks like Waterloo will be the next city to get a light rail system. The Province has committed to funding 1/3 of the Region's plan for a light rail system to run from Waterloo (through the UW!) to Kitchener, with a future extension into downtown Cambridge. All they have to do now is figure out where the route will go, where the stations will be located, and oh ya, complete the environmental assessment.