There’s plenty of schools in the area but I think all of them have portables. They will need more schools.
Couldn't they include schools on the first two or three floors of some of the new condo towers. For high schools, they could go with more floors. Both could use elevators, allow use of their swimming pools by the condo development, and allow use of the playing fields or sports fields by the community.
I would think so but it’s not something that has been done out here yet. We’re building damn tall out here but sometimes I think the city councillors never leave their neighbourhoods to see how other areas solve these issues. The new school in the condo podium at Yonge and eglinton should be visited with a huge note pad. Instead here’s a look at our new urban school with two kiss and ride drop offs. Oh and notice those future portable locations!!! Why not just build the school larger to begin with.
Where's the bicycle racks? Will kids even be allowed to WALK (oh the horrors) to and from school? Will the parking for the school staff be a taxable benefit, if "free" for them to use? If "free" parking is provided for the staff, shouldn't they provide "free" transit passes for them to use public transit as an incentive to fight climate change?
There is bike racks at my kids school. You have to look hard to see it with all the weeds grown around it. A good percentage of the kids are being driven and or school bussed to school. That said a large number walk from the condos and or apartments. But if you have a luxury car you’re more than likely being picked up because walking or transit is for peasants out here.
But WKlis is correct that there are other countries which make free transit mandatory if a company offers free parking to their employees. That’s a good initiative and should be encouraged here.
You're joking, right?
Not just schools, but all the city services in the GTA. If public transit is available, either provide transit passes as a benefit or have pay parking for the city staff.
As someone who grew up in York Region, my elementary school both had bike racks that fairly consistently got filled up, and plenty of kids who walked to school. In 7th and 8th grade I got sick of the school bus so I biked for 5km to get to school. Now get this: absolutely nobody cared.
No. Walter's being tone deaf if he's suggesting we should be forcing teachers to pay for parking when there's enough stress on these people, and workers in general, as is. And I say this as one of the more right leaning members on this forum.
I’m sure the number of teachers who would choose to take transit versus a car is relatively low so it wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to offer an incentive. are you saying that it’s a perceived issue that there are too many cars on the road.