tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post1609025703700979143..comments2023-09-02T11:54:16.253-04:00Comments on Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Green HabitsAndy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-2212533148899423362011-03-20T00:42:08.359-04:002011-03-20T00:42:08.359-04:00Wow, I didn't expect that! It's amazing ho...Wow, I didn't expect that! It's amazing how much of an impact urban sprawl has on a city's footprint. The sad thing about sprawl in the GTA is that the suburbs are encroaching on Canada's most fertile agricultural land (the kind of soil that can grow anything). I've seen pictures of new subdivisions with roads that lead right up to fields because the developers expect to take over the adjacent farmland in the coming years. It's depressing.Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-9879864237923663122011-03-19T01:32:46.867-04:002011-03-19T01:32:46.867-04:00Interesting about paying for water - we pay for ou...Interesting about paying for water - we pay for ours here but it is pretty cheap, maybe $15 a month? I started tracking my water, electricity and natural gas usage, and will be setting some personal goals to get them all down! <br /><br />My city is really trying to improve transit right now, and has big plans for extending the LRT. This will hopefully get more cars off the roads and more people living near the core. Urban sprawl here is BAD, real bad. I read a report by Greenpeace that Edmonton has a bigger geographical footprint than Toronto. It sounds crazy, I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-89992961364346696862011-03-17T10:16:04.742-04:002011-03-17T10:16:04.742-04:00It's funny how people associate cars with free...It's funny how people associate cars with freedom. I associate my car with expenses and unsustainability!!<br /><br />Some people complain that their public transit system needs to be overhauled before they will consider using it, but then they either vote for candidates who don't care for it, or they don't vote at all, and they never try to communicate with their elected representatives at any level of government. There seems to be a disconnect there. Just like when dealing with people, your needs won't be met unless you communicate them!Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-29389167446761708302011-03-17T09:28:07.672-04:002011-03-17T09:28:07.672-04:00Wow. That's a lot of sad statistics for us Can...Wow. That's a lot of sad statistics for us Canadians... and I won't fall on the standard safety-net of "Well, at least we're better than the US", because it's probably not true.<br /><br />For me, the Public Transit issue is a critical one. Toronto, the largest city in the country, has a pitiful transit system. It's downright BAD. It's also inexcusible. Montreal, I'm told, is better, and I've heard good things about Vancouver and Calgary... but I still think we need a huge shift in national focus from cars to public transit. This is as much mindset as anything else... I know it my small hometown, owning a car was synonymous with freedom and prestige.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057871775535533439noreply@blogger.com