Archive for August, 2009
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I've finally had to do some research behind the candy bar box that we see on hundreds of counters in Windsor
It just struck me as ...
Cyclists Cause Less Than 10% of Bike/Car Accidents
Whenever we write about bike/car "interactions" we get a lot of complaints that cyclists bring much of this upon themselves by blowing through red lights and stop signs, and generally cycling aggressively.
While convalescing after being hit by a truck, Dr. Chris ...
Well, I would have bet odds against it but I have been approved by the board of the Downtown BIA to become a board Member. Now, any new board members need council approval so with some of my recent posts, thats not a sure thing.
However, ...
Even before the MacDonald-Cartier Freeway (the 401) was built, I can remember my grandparents and their generations, my parents and almost every other citizen in this city always looking at London, Ontario with envy and always thinking it a better city and a better city for shopping than Windsor. It ...
It is is getting weird as I go through my alerts every day to find the same issues come up time and time again in the cities of North America. I got this one the other day by Walker, Downtown Ranger in Oklahoma City and he rants about ...
Remembering a keynote discussion from the International Downtown Association where the mayor's of 5 U.S. cities sat on a Panel and answered questions.
One of the subjects was something about how to get things done.
These Mayor's all agreed that when a mayor or election campaign tied themselves ...
I wanted to thank Justin over at Broken City Lab for reminding me about the up-and-coming Park(ing) Day, that is celebrated in over 50 cities worldwide.
ScaleDown would like to partner with interested organizations or individuals to celebrate Park(ing) Day ...
We like food! We like free! So, if there was ever an event that we wanted to spread the good word about, it is this one brought to you by FedUp Windsor Community Gardening Network and WindsorEats.com. We like ...
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- Running Blind
- Official Plan Amendment
- The Future of Scaledown
- Why do I do it?
- thehousewindsor - coming real soon to Downtown Windsor!!!
- Is it time for Windsor and the County to “Get On the Bus?”
- Cycle to the Downtown Farmer’s Market this Saturday
- B.A.C. The Age Before Air Conditioning
- Sity = S[C]ity
- We will still need to make stuff! Are we entering…
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Margaret in Running Blind:
There are lots of examples like that - Granville Island, Yaletown,...- Victoria Rose in Running Blind:
YOu might want to link to my Scaledown story about the docks in... - Chris Holt in Running Blind:
I think so. Windsor’s had so many threats against it, it would... - Margaret in Running Blind:
Do we need a “common” vision? Or a motivated and...
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