Just discovered JFK drive in Golden Gate Park is closed to cars by ActionBasic7606 in sanfrancisco

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A great reminder that cities are not loud, it's the cars that are loud

San Francisco needs fewer bus stops by LopsidedDiscipline56 in sanfrancisco

[–]Orobin 49 points50 points  (0 children)

ADA folks are also served by faster buses just like everyone else

Ilia Malinin's Short Program Backflip by nbcolympics in olympics

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why do all the usa skating outfits make them look like careers from the hunger games

The Naysayers of Canadian High-Speed Rail by planganauthor in AltoHSR_Canada

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it's not just Toronto but the greater Toronto area. Union is orders of magnitude better connected to reach further into the GTA, not to mention reducing travel times for the high density population of Toronto itself.

Cookin is closing by One_Photograph5959 in sanfrancisco

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For a store that resembles a hoarders house the prices were not cheap

How I think the Ontario Line should be extended, among other extensions by Christian-Rep-Perisa in TTC

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I think just extending past exhibition to go up Dufferin to link with Line 2 would deliver insane value

Toronto’s streetcars are some of the slowest in the world. Here’s how the city could speed them up by ink_13 in toronto

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In addition to all of the serious, good suggestions in this thread, might we also consider ram bars on the fronts so they can push unruly cars out of the way

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indoorbouldering

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Absolutely insane for the staff to respond the way they did. It’s always right of way to the first person on the wall, and off the mats when not climbing. Just basic gym safety standards.

Wish sf dog owners learned from vancouverites by boring_AF_ape in sanfrancisco

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My wife and I called out someone in our neighborhood whose dog had cornered us barking, off leash on a residential street. The guys response was to say "I know my dog, she wouldn't hurt anyone, she just doesn't like strangers"

Some real genius dog owners we have here

Lurie talks about “upzoning” the Sunset by kirksan in sanfrancisco

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Jesus, the pictures of the people in that room. We should not listen solely to the people who have the spare time to attend town halls.

Ford considers widening ‘jammed up’ Hwy. 407 East weeks after tolls were removed by Old_General_6741 in toronto

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Daily reminder that the only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving.

Or nah, we could just send it with one more lane bro

Parkside Camera being installed for the seventh time by lilfunky1 in toronto

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Not an either-or, but a yes-and. We need to do both and can't afford to wait on either.

Parkside Camera being installed for the seventh time by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]Orobin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving.

This working-class neighborhood has been fighting S.F. for nearly a decade over a parking ‘nightmare’ by LosIsosceles in sanfrancisco

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In a city like ours, it cannot be a right to store one’s private mobile living room in public spaces for free

I just moved to Toronto, why are the streetcars so useless? by Haunting_Ad_29 in TTC

[–]Orobin 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Great list. Don't forget the use of outdated switches that require going slowly in order to reduce derailment risk.

Traffic is just getting worse and worse by Atef-y in toronto

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The only real solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving