Dallaire is a hero, and has immense credibility on topics such as this. Dallaire is dead on. Tuds...

Thanks for the question iantri, regarding suicides on Japanese train lines and these screen doors. In fact, since suicide is a widely tolerated solution to life's problems here, these doors do not re...

I hate these signs in all contexts, but interesting to hear they are banned at 3rd party locations. Tuds...

Certainly nice to see the options extended, and nice choices, my mouth is watering ... ! Tuds...

A nice surprise to see my local station in Tokyo as the example. My zone pass is from Iidabashi (in the video) to Azabu-Juban, although I usually get on at Ichigaya. I am certain Steve Munro is 100%...

Definitely a nice touch .... thoughtful, useful, and engaging the passerby. Tuds...

Fuel surcharges have been added here in Japan for the past year or two. Airlines seem to feel that the surcharges will be temporary until jet fuel prices fall with the peace dividend in Iraq, and all...

You knew I'd chime in here .... .... I'd say that despite being the world's #2 economy and considering its place in the world due to the war, Japan is still deeply misunderstood in many ways, not onl...

iantri, you are correct that riders also are often uninformed about the best solutions to a problem, but there should at least be good outlets for information sharing. The LA Bus Rider's union, I a...

Thanks for digging up and posting that photo of the Prince Edward Viaduct. I would love to see the ratio of cars and bikes return to this high ratio over the Don! If there ever is a true bicycle lan...

Hey, I always used to take a thermos with white wine in it along with snacks to "Shakespeare in the Park" ... ;-) I will miss the freedom of drinking alcohol in public places when I move back to Toro...

No question that public buildings that are government owned and provide a public service should not be "named". This includes subway stations, post offices, elementary schools, public libraries, fire...

Uh, I did live in rez 1st year at UofT, after having moved to TO from 200km away. I lived in Devonshire House (South House) which was closed and converted to the Munk Centre for International Studies...

Brenda Martin's case was easy, and our government is afraid to take on the American government in a more critical case. After what happened to Maher Arar, how can we trust the U.S. government to pro...

Looks very nice, let's complete the link from there to The Beach and the rest of Toronto. Tuds...

Paul is right, Reduce is the first line of defense. Additionally, police should enforce driving violations more strictly, as it will also save lives .... Tuds...

Huh ... I just walked past the Shinjuku location of the Prince Hotel here in Tokyo. I think they still do alright in Japan. For kicks, here is the link to the satellite photo of the Shinjuku propert...

I can't wait to ride one when I am on vacation in Toronto in August. Good point about more bike lanes to help accommodate these velo-taxis. Cheers, Tuds...

Although better data plans would be nice from Rogers, please note that the iPhone (and the iTouch) have WiFi. On my iTouch I use a real email client (OS X Mail) that syncs all my email sent and recei...

The room for improvement of the TTC is immense, and the riders are the major stakeholder. The TTC should be running a Rider's Advocacy Group out of its own budget to hear the rider's voice. We could...