sasha on the street

The London Free Press is reporting this morning on an audit currently underway in Ontario. The number 1 concern … SAFETY. The article starts with the devastating propane explosion in Toronto this passed summer; that definitely was a wake up call that perhaps we aren’t that safe!
What peaked my interest in the article was the [...]

 What is active transportation?
Have you ever thought I’m going to combine how I get to work with my exercise for the day? Did you walk, run, or ride your bike to work? Those are all forms of active transportation. Active transportation is any form of human-powered transportation. The most popular are riding your bike and [...]

The media has built up the 2008 US Election to be the most ‘historical election.’ That doesn’t really get me excited because I’m almost certain that the next one will also be the most historic. However, when it comes to the environment this is our most historic US election.
Today will decide if America moves forward [...]

I recently opened up my notes from the TAC Conference back in September and was inspired. Too often do we attend something and never again reflect upon it. While organizing my desk the other day I found my notes and decided to spend a few minutes with them.
The notes I was re-reading were from the [...]

I think a healthy city is sustainable city.
For the past 7 weeks, and for much of the summer, Toronto hosted many running and outdoor festivals, including two marathons (The Scotia Waterfront Marathon and The Toronto Marathon), a full weekend walk (The Weekend To End Breast Cancer) and many other 5 to 10 kilometer races (CIBC Run for the [...]

It’s that time of the year again, it’s time to go back to school. That generally means more cars on the road, which means a longer traffic jam on the way to work and the grocery store seems to get busier too.
Thinking about this time when we go back to school I thought about what [...]