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Our Full-Page “Parks, Not Parkways” Ad in the Peterborough Examiner
Our campaign is escalating!
Your donations and passionate responses to our petition made this full-page ad in the November 7th Peterborough Examiner possible. The ad’s message:
“Mayor Bennett and members of Council, we want Parks, not Parkways. We are deeply concerned with current proposals to pave the Parkway corridor and build a bridge through Jackson Park. There are better choices for our City’s transportation and other needs.”
Posted in Alternatives, Voices, Why No?
Tagged city_council, democracy, media, nature, quality_of_life, trails
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It’s a Glorified Sidewalk, Not a Trail
One of the main points AECOM is putting forward in their efforts to reduce opposition to their proposals to pave the Parkway is that a trail can still be accommodated beside the Parkway road. For trail users, it is possibly the one part of the proposals that makes the least sense. A trail beside a road does not equal a trail through greenspace. Continue reading
Posted in Red Herrings, The Class EA
Tagged is_this_right?, quality_of_life, trails, truth
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