ALT Blue graphic with text that reads "Measure your climate impact. Take action."

ALT blue graphic with white and yellow text that reads "Measure your climate impact. Take action"

ALT text: "I have nothing against the Cure. Or Caribana. Or, for that matter, something called Toronto Chinatown Festival 2010, which in late August shuts down much of Spadina Avenue (for two days!). Of course we should raise money for good causes. But can’t we Crochet for the Cure instead? Must we always close our streets? And if we have to use our roads for non-transportation purposes, shouldn’t we set some limits? We appear to have put ourselves at the mercy of every interest group, ethnic group and splinter group. There’s even a parade for Protestants cheering a 17th-century victory over Catholics in Ireland. Every July for the past 190 years, the Orange Association has held a march that typically begins at the Moss Park Armoury and goes up to College and Yonge. Why not march in memory of Genghis Khan, too? "

ALT Text "CITYGet off the Road: Toronto street festivals take the whole city hostage. Jan Wong says that it’s time we learn to say no BY JAN WONG | SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 (Image: Jack Dylan) One of Toronto’s biggest, most aggravating problems is traffic. In a recent poll about the upcoming mayoral election, Torontonians ranked congestion as one of their most significant concerns, above even the economy. Gridlock costs Toronto untold millions in lost productivity."