01-11-2018, 11:19 AM
Definitely worth pointing out to council and media outlets. If we take transit seriously, this is unacceptable. Ask any driver if it would work for their employment to have the roads be passable 5 days after a snowfall, and they'll rightly think you're bonkers.
Canard, to put another way, we aren't demonizing cars. We know a lot of people need them or want them, but they aren't and shouldn't be a necessity. They are the most well-served group in the country, compared to those who walk, bike, or take transit. I would compare it to, from my personal experience with family members, pushing for gay marriage in Canada. A great majority are served by heterosexual marriage, but indeed that is not for all groups. Championing equitable treatment for civil unions, gay marriage, and other forms of coupling isn't meant to say that heterosexual marriage is wrong; we just know that it doesn't work for everyone, but we know what alternatives would work for the rest, and we know it shouldn't be so hard or such a burden to treat the other groups equitably as well.
Canard, to put another way, we aren't demonizing cars. We know a lot of people need them or want them, but they aren't and shouldn't be a necessity. They are the most well-served group in the country, compared to those who walk, bike, or take transit. I would compare it to, from my personal experience with family members, pushing for gay marriage in Canada. A great majority are served by heterosexual marriage, but indeed that is not for all groups. Championing equitable treatment for civil unions, gay marriage, and other forms of coupling isn't meant to say that heterosexual marriage is wrong; we just know that it doesn't work for everyone, but we know what alternatives would work for the rest, and we know it shouldn't be so hard or such a burden to treat the other groups equitably as well.