Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Toronto

Public Weight Loss Failure for Toronto’s Anti-Bike Mayor

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

This is sorta hard to watch. Above is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford very publicly failing in his goal to lose 50 pounds, and falling off the scale and injuring his ankle to boot. Ford began the Cut the Waist charity challenge at a formidable 330 pounds. According to Atlantic Cities, he quickly dropped 20 pounds, […]

Mayor Says Toronto Will be North America’s Greenest City

By Jason Varone | Mar 27, 2007 | 2 Comments

Toronto Mayor David Miller vowed last week to make Toronto "the leading environmental city in North America." The Toronto Star reports: Mayor David Miller is pledging to slash the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050. Miller and city council will unveil a plan […]