Program Manager, Clean Transportation @envirodefence. Public transit, EVs & sustainable cities. Formerly @CanadianTransit, @RiddellMPM. Views my own. (He/him)
May 19, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Trading 413 for the battery plant while letting transit systems fall into a death spiral would signal that the federal govt has signed onto the Ford govt’s car dependent sprawl agenda & further blow up chances of meeting 2030 transport sector GHG targets. thestar.com/politics/provi…
Apr 20, 2023 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Biting new audit from @OAG_BVG on the effectiveness of car and truck vehicle emissions standards.
They failed to meet predicted emissions reductions because automakers pivoted production away from cars towards light trucks.
Here are the relevant sections of the audit. #CdnPoli
Jan 21, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This is the first time I’ve seen a column so successfully translate the nerdy discussions from transit twitter onto the pages of the @TorontoStar.
Bottom line, the TTC performs MUCH better than US equivalents because its frequent bus network, why cut it? thestar.com/opinion/star-c…
But this is not the ceiling for the TTC, lots of ridership gains on the table possible from interventions to increase service speed (bus lanes!) and housing density. But it proves we can recreate its success in other Canadian cities with much more service supply. #CdnPoli
