Its not under scaledown's purview but I can't help but commenting. How much severence pay will the OLG board get? If they spent money on things they weren't supposed to, how much money will the Ontario Government pursue being reimbursed? ...... Uh-huh, just what I thought, silence.

Picture 2 Originally uploaded by markboscariol I received this invitation which I plan to participate in on Tuesday I have to admit that other than an occasional user, I'm ...

The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities What kind of a statement does car-free living make in a small city? Today on theStreetsblog Network, Aaron Renn at The Urbanophile poses that question in a provocative post. Sure, it's about walking the walk of sustainable transportation, ...

I think 5 billion for a downriver crossing would be better spent accelerating high speed rail between Windsor and Quebec City According to the Globe and mail Opinion, Canadians are losing their social cohesion We need a link between Quebec and Windsor more than we need a redundant bridge. Does this make ...

Over on Chris Schnurr's blog, he reposted some questions that the city of Fresno, CA are asking thier residents as it pertains to the revitalization of their downtown. I loved it, and wanted to repost it here to get ...

I find this interesting, the ABC is stepping up its battle to build their span. For the record, I personally (NOT SCALEDOWN) have supported the bridge's span because I believe that the Nexus program doesn't work or even make sense unless it has end to end lanes. I believe There are ...

http://www.windsorstar.com/LaSalle+argue+market+competition+fight/1929073/story.html Question, if competition cannot be used as a criteria, then how do we protect our Mainstreets? "Francis said municipal planners should not decide who competes with whom." Why not? If we have 7 BIA's, if we have the highest commercial vacancy rate in Canada, why ...

This one thing has been bugging the shit out of me for the past bit.  It's this thing that's in our news damn near every day lately and every time I see it, my tolerance for it slips a little more.  So, I'm going to vent it all out to ...