transport, climate, wealth redistribution. former dir. of transport @Pembina. based in dish w/ one spoon wampum territory. opinions are mine. She/her
Toronto, Ontario
Joined August 2010
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Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
📣Introducing THE SICK TIMES: A new nonprofit publication dedicated to #LongCovid, the continued COVID-19 pandemic, and infection-associated illnesses. From me and @mileswgriffis. (1/11)
thesicktimes.org/
ALT The logo of The Sick Times: White text saying "The Sick Times, Chronicling the Long Covid Crisis" over a purple background.
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
BREAKING: Ottawa to require big retailers to unwrap fruit and veg, introduce reusable packaging. This is a crucial step to end #PlasticPollution and stop the single-use plastic takeover of our grocery stores. 🥒 🍇 🎉 Thanks, @s_guilbeault!
bit.ly/3Kqsvnv
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
An encampment community has formed at Lamport Stadium again.
This happened in spite of 2021's violent, militarized evictions, and the City's round-the-clock surveillance of parks. This development, and the City's response to it, shows just how little has changed since then.
ALT A daylight photo of four tents in the park by Lamport Stadium
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
Very proud to be able to finally announce this project. The Grind is a street level commuter magazine for working class people in the GTA
Toronto has a new alternative print magazine available at TTC subway stations bit.ly/3D3xnvy #Toronto
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
TO THOSE WHO STILL WANT TO AVOID COVID:
We’re in a one-way masking world now. Therefore, it’s time to upgrade your respirators. Cloth and surgical masks (and even some KN95s and N95) simply won’t suffice.
Here’s a 🧵 on some of the best masks you can get:
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
🚨🗞️ New issue alert! This week we're launching "Toronto's Climate Right Now," a series about vulnerability and adaptation in Canada's largest city and a collaboration with our friends @thenarwhalca. Watch for the first stories tomorrow!
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
On May 14th, we're co-hosting a rally at Queen's Park in #Toronto in support of climate, communities and nature. Here are the top 5 reasons you should come out! RSVP here: bit.ly/38Nk5GU #onpoli
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
BIG BIG DAY! We gained more than a minute of daylight today alone! A whole minute! Remember that on Dec 22, we only gained 5 seconds!
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
College St is one of the busiest corridors for cycling in Toronto, with over 6,800 trips/day in the summer & 2,500 trips/day in the winter. Planned TTC track replacement work on College St between Bathurst St & Bay St in 2022 presents an opportunity to rethink... (1/2)
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
#DYK that there are about 6,000 bike detector symbol locations in Toronto? This indicates where people cycling should wait at the intersection to be detected by the traffic signal. Please call, tweet or email @311Toronto if you encounter problems with detection at any location.
ALT A painted bicycle symbol is located on pavement, with two vertical lines on the top and bottom.
ALT A painted symbol of a person on a bike is located on pavement, with three white dots next to it and vertical lines on the top and bottom.
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
5 Myths About Highways
1. Build more lanes for less traffic. False
2. 94% of crashes are driver error. No way
3. Congestion pricing hurts poor people. No. And free roads don't help.
4. Gas taxes pay for roads. LOL
5. Americans love cars. It's complicated.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/f…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
The Guardian article says the area is 88 km2, which is 1/7 of the area of TO. Roughly equal to the area bound by Parkside / Keele, Eglinton, Woodbine, and Lake Shore
theguardian.com/world/2021/o…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
As we mark the beginning of Indigenous History Month, our new contributor Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere [@mnawaate] looks at how the TTC is honouring the occasion. #TOpoli #ONpoli #TTC
spacing.ca/toronto/2021/06/0…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
Starting tomorrow (May 3), EVERYONE 18 years & older living in 114 Ontario postal codes highly-impacted by #COVID19 will be eligible to book a vaccine appointment on the provincial/public health websites.
Source: bit.ly/3vyjQpi
114 "hot-spot" postal codes: 👇
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
In Twitter's search bar, if you type from:@vaxhunterscan followed by a space and then your city or the first 3 letters of the postal code, you’ll get the most up to date info we have. Bookmark and refresh regularly!
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
This decision is 405 pages, v. interesting and precedent-setting. It finds that the federal government's price on pollution doesn't overstep on provincial authority, as has long been argued by Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
My developing story:
thenarwhal.ca/carbon-tax-sup…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
#GreenJob Alert 🔊 We're hiring a #Policy Consultant @Delphi_Group ! Learn more about this full-time #RemoteWork #JobOpening delphi.ca/career/policy-cons… and apply by Monday March 8th through our recruit portal 🧡 delphi.zohorecruit.com
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
Great timing for the @TheInfraLab e-transit webinar tomorrow (Feb 11) given today's Government of Canada announcement: $14.9 Billion to accelerate public #transit, #zeroemission buses and EV infrastructure. Looking forward to the discussion!
Join us on Feb 11 for our Canada-US Infrastructure Exchange on bus electrification with expert panelists from @ChargePointnet @TransLink and @newflyer - moderated by @JosipaPetrunic Register here: infrastructurelab.com/canada…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
The climate executive order is a big deal:
-Establishes White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy (essentially a Dept of Climate)
-Directs agencies to buy clean power/cars
-Directs agencies to develop resilience plan
-Climate & Env justice initiatives
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
Lindsay Wiginton retweeted
SCOOP: Nuria Fernandez to be named deputy administrator of @FTA_DOT.
The plan, sources say, is to eventually nominate her to administrator, but that requires Senate confirmation, and as deputy she can start right away.
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