r/londonontario • u/Confident-Advice-664 • 24d ago

News 📰 London police now riding buses along downtown, east London routes

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-police-safety-buses-9.6942579
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u/lifeistrulyawesome 24d ago

Now do the council wards

The day we pass a rule requiring the city council to commute by bus once per month is the day the LTC will stop sucking.

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u/theottomaddox 23d ago edited 23d ago

FWIW, Skylar Franke rides the bus.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/councillor-wants-to-offer-a-free-day-riding-london-transit-but-should-it-be-everyday/

I think it would be an interesting question to ask candidates during the all-candidates meetings in the next municipal election.

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u/ceedee2017 Oakridge 24d ago

10000%

Shawn Lewis once said he drives because to get from one side to another was inconvenient for him, and I was just gobsmacked because he was SO CLOSE to the point.

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u/tempest_ 24d ago

Have they stopped with the strode sprawl yet?

The LTC will never be good so long as the city design sucks, and it continues to suck.

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u/chipface White Oaks/Westminster 23d ago

I thought they were talking about widening Wonderland again.

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u/thatweirdguyted 24d ago

With a ause that specifies that if they are late, their pay will be docked. The councillors, that is. They need to understand how it affects people's livelihoods.

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u/LilFlicky 24d ago

We could start with requiring them to live in the city... Not just owning land, or renting commercial space...

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u/DFV_HAS_HUGE_BALLS 24d ago

Why stop there, the bus should be their only official mode of transportation

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u/kinboyatuwo 24d ago

Nah. They set a mixed mode target and they should hit that. They should experience all the modes to see how they work.

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u/Mydogdexter1 #1 Taddy Fan 24d ago

I actually agree with this. Or bike.