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Yesterday, I hit the halfway mark. I'm already at the 20 week mark, and I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is flying by.
This is the first time I have been visibly pregnant in the summer. And I'm starting to think that there is a reason that I spent most of the "big" months of my last 2 pregnancies in the colder months. This whole carrying-extra-weight-in-the-heat thing isn't all that much fun. I will totally admit that on most nights, I am completly just cooking to survive. Simplicity is the name of the game. And really, the less heat, the better.
This salad is the perfect summertime meal – whether you are carrying a baby in your belly or not. I originally picked it because it sounded easy, but I seriously devoured this salad. I loved it. It's a bonus that I didn't have to turn on the stove or the oven, but none of that even mattered when I took my first bite. Don't skip the avocado on this – I think that was the perfect touch that completed this salad. And really – there wasn't anything about this that I didn't love!!
What is your favorite summertime meal?
- 4 ears fresh corn, shucked
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- salt
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
- 4 oz. queso fresco, crumbled
- 1-2 avocados, thinly sliced
- Preheat a grill to medium. Cook the corn until evenly charred, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, chini powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Cut the corn from the cobs and add to the bowl. Add in the beans, radishes, scallions and cilantro.
- Divide the salad among 4 plates and top with the queso fresco and avocado.
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- adapted from Every Day with Rachael Ray June 2012
Get your grill on with these other grilled salads:
Grilled Potato Salad with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette from Farmgirl's Dabbles
Grilled Corn Salad with Salsa Verde Ranch from Elise's Kitchen
Grilled Radicchio Salad from Simply Recipes
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I was pregnant all throughout the summer with my second one and BOY oh BOY do I know what you're talking about. It's tough! This salad looks right up my alley though. I'm definitely pinning it! Stay cool:)
that looks so delicious! i love the avocado and all the yummy veggies!
I love salads like this in the summer – love the grilled corn and black beans!
I have a corn and black bean couscous salad I make all the time. But I like the addition of radishes to this version.
I was also pregnant during the summer, not fun at all. this salad looks amazing and no stove top required, even better!
Pregnant or not, this is definitely a healthy light meal that is not to be missed! Bookmarked!
What a refreshing salad! I absolutely love everything in this!
this is my kind of salad, deborah–a really refreshing and satisfying combination of ingredients. the radishes are a nice surprise!
Looks delicious! I love the addition of radishes!
I'm loving the radishes in this salad! Congrats on being half way there! I'm 5 weeks behind you


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And as for a ride on taking time to use...really?? All I do is drop my side ramp from my trailer, pull out, fert the lawn (spray too if necessary), and load it back up. So portable and easy. I will challenge any guy with a push spreader and a skid to a contest on a 5-6K sq ft lawn. I think I know who would finish first (yet still doing a good job)
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Just wanted to take a few minutes to express kudos for a great Skill Building class with Mike See last night. It was fun, I learned some key things to work on, and the setting was excellent (recognizing that AIMHI was in no way responsible for the late-evening dusting of snow and lowered temps).
Mike was great, and I enjoyed his stories and insight into his background as a competitor, instructor and law enforcement professional. Clearly he's the real deal, and getting to train with him is a privilege. He strikes a natural balance between seizing on "learning opportunities" and allowing students to learn in their own ways, and I think that combination of structure and flexibility really helps with the experience. I really liked his reminders as we saddled up to the lanes about what we learned in the class - he clearly understands the value of repetition in different settings to carve in the concepts.
The venue is great too - starting in the classroom building then moving to the range. Having exclusive access kind of felt like an "Occupy the Range" shoot-in or something <smile>. For some reason I can't remember the name of the AIMHI host, but he was great too - very friendly, helpful and knowledgable. They both pointed out some habits that I'm grateful to now have to work on. Excuses to come back to the range are good things!
A last compliment I'd like to leave you guys with, is how much I appreciate the accepting culture you tend to engender there. While some ranges and stores put off shooters of differing genders, races and politics, AIMHI seems from my perspective to thrive at being a kind of a "bridge," or a "big tent" that doesn't appeal only to dyed-in-the-wool survivalists. It's a place I feel comfortable bringing my daughter and (hopefully soon) my girlfriend who didn't grow up around guns but is now tentatively curious enough to take a Ladies' First Shots class. See what I mean? Without that open atmosphere, it would be tough to lead more people into the fun utility of safe firearm ownership. So again, my strong thanks to you guys for finding what I think is a higher road than some places have been known for.
OK, enough compliments for one evening. That's all ya get. :-)
Thanks again, and see you guys soon. I'll be looking for more classes with Mike and others to keep building skills.
Had a lot of fun and feel a lot better about my ability to use a pistol safely should I find myself in a situation to do so. Let me know about Second Shots. I'd like to take the next one while the first one is still fresh in my mind.
I just wanted to say thanks for all your hospitality and sharing your quality instructors during my 3-day CCW class. Having never fired a shot from a handgun before, I didn't know what to expect, but the decision to enroll in your class was the best thing I could have done prior to making a CCW decision. Although I really enjoyed the range time, the information you provided was just as important to me and I will be a big advocate of your business – even if I decide not to conceal carry. Please pass this along to your staff and know that, for at least 3 nights in a row, I felt like I was in America again ;-)
Hi Nick, I just wanted to drop a quick thank you to you and Bill for three hours well spent last evening. I was told your establishment is the best around and I have to agree. I can tell you enjoyed teaching the class and it takes a special person to take a bunch of nervous women and teach them how to shoot a gun for the first time! I am seriously considering taking the second shots class coming up if there is room. Again, thanks very much, I am definitely recommending this class to other ladies.
I have to say that you and the staff at Aim-Hi have been exceptionally good about about helping me get my Ruger functioning propersly. I appreciate the response you, the gunsmith Kevin Wardle and Vern have given to this problem. Vern spent some time with the gun, did not hurry, and really worked at getting it right. And he was pleasant to work with. Please pass along my thanks to them.
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I had never fired a handgun before I took this class and I thought I did well. I got five shots in the center with a 45.
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Pretty dresses, ftw! I really like how you did the shoes and stockings, as odd as that is to say, but the whole composition is amazing!
Love the entirety of it. Very well done. Especially love the dresses and swords.
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Equity, Opportunity and Good Health
A free public lecture from SFU Continuing Studies and The City Program
How Transportation Affects the Essential Qualities of Life In Metro Vancouver
Thursday, 30 April 2015 7:30 PM at SFU Segal School of Business
Transportation connects us to our community, our place of work and our friends and family. The way transportation infrastructure is designed and the modes of transportation that we have access to impact our lifestyle and our health.
The lecture reviewed some of the evidence from other jurisdictions, but focused primarily on the findings from the My Health My Community project that surveyed 28,000 Metro Vancouver residents in 2013/14.
While there are clear dividends in health for active transportation users, current transit infrastructure does not equally benefit all communities in Metro Vancouver. Access to transportation widens opportunity and is a significant equity issue in Metro Vancouver.
This lecture was in collaboration with the 2015 ITE QUAD Conference, May 1-2 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver.
It is fortunate that the text and illustrations that were used for this lecture are all available on line. I noticed that several people were trying to photograph the illustrations used, but that turns out to unnecessary too.
The talk was preceded by a presentation by Dale Bracewell, the Manager of Active Transportation at the City of Vancouver. He started by stating that Vancouver now designs its active transportation projects to meet the needs of all ages and abilities. The overarching goals are set by Transportation 2040 but that includes the interim goal of 50% of trips by walk, cycle and transit by 2020. The City has set itself objectives in the fields of Economy, People and Environment. The active transportation program fits within the People category and the Healthy City Strategy, which has a four year Action Plan. Walking and cycling are now the fastest growing transportation mode which reflects Vancouver's high Walk Score. A panel survey is conducted annually with the City's Health Partners.
Walking has increased by 19% while the collision rate has fallen by 20%. The collision data also needs to be seen within the context of the City's Vision Zero. Cycling has increased by 41% while collisions have fallen by 17%. It is clear that the safety in numbers effect is working. Vancouver has installed a series of automated bike counters. He had a set of graphics which I have yet to find but the data is available as a large pdf spreadsheet.
This is the counter at Science World which now has the biggest count – even greater than the Burrard Bridge
The counters show cycle use growing between 7 and 15% over the last year. The Lion's Gate Bridge now equals Hornby and Dunsmuir, even before the new safety measures for cyclists have been introduced.
Hornby Street still moves as many vehicle now as it did before, simply because the two way separated bike lane replaced on street parking. There are still 14,000 cars a day, but cycle traffic has increased 50% to 2,700 per day. At the same time there are 5,000 people on the sidewalk, with pedestrians showing a clear preference for the side with the cyclists rather than the parked cars. The street is now moving more people overall.
He also added a plug for an upcoming conference in Vancouver next year pro walk pro bike pro place September 12 – 15, 2016
Dr. Jat Sandhu is the regional director of the public health surveillance unit at the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. He stressed that his remarks are his own personal views.
He started by contrasting the experience of driving a car in congested traffic on the Sea to Sky Highway with that of riding a bike on a path next to the North Arm of the Fraser River – the stress of the former versus the relaxation of the latter. He grew up in Hong Kong and described his boyhood commute to school from Stanley to Kowloon: and one and half hour combination of buses and ferry to cover the same distance as the Canada Line from Richmond Brighouse to Waterfront.
He cited the work of Larry Frank at UBC who has published the all embracing literature review on health and transportation, looking at physical activity, air quality, mental health, injuries and equity. "Urban Sprawl and Public Health". He also pointed to USC study of the Los Angeles to Culver City Exposition LRT which reduced daily vehicle travel by households of between 10 to 12 miles a day which a 30% reduction of CO2 emissions.
It is known that daily physical activity helps maintain a healthy weight, reduces the risk of chronic disease and grants a 40% reduction in the risk of premature mortality. Yet only 40% of the population meet the recommended activity levels. Obesity is now overtaking smoking in the mortality race. Physical inactivity is a large part of the problem as shown by a study of commute time against obesity in Atlanta GA (Am J Prev Med 2004). He also pointed to the lack of transit equity citing the Next Stop Health study in Toronto.
The My Health My Community survey covers the entire area covered by Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health. What makes Canadians sick? 50% of the time "your life".
The study asked respondents 90 questions about their socio-economic status, health, lifestyle, healthcare access, built environment and community.
The transportation report on Metro Vancouver released last week is the first of a series of reports from this data, intended to inform the discussion of the transportation plebiscite in this region. It draws from the survey responses from residents of the region – which is a subset of the survey mostly conducted on line, but with supplementary paper surveys to ensure adequate coverage of ethnic minorities. It covers only those over 18 years of age. Its target was a 2% sample which may seem small but is much better than the 0.5% sample of the typical transportation survey. Census data to neighborhood level was used to ensure a representative sample. It was a one year process, and results have been weighted to correct for age, gender, education and geography. Of 34,000 respondents, 28,000 live in Metro Vancouver: 80% of those make daily trips for work or education.
55% car driver or passenger
29% transit
10% walk
4% bike
2% other
Only Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby and the City of North Vancouver have over the Metro Vancouver average for active transportation modes.
I think the two maps are perhaps the most useful representations I have seen especially since they also map the Mayors' Council's proposals. What I think would be immensely more useful is a map of the non-active modes with the road projects that have been built in this region in the last ten years or so. While Dr Sandhu points to the goodness of fit of the proposals to correct some of the grosser transit inequities of this region, I think a map of "motordom" showing how the widening of Highway #1 (ongoing) the increase of traffic speeds on the Sea to SkyHighway, the impact of the South Fraser Perimeter road and the increase of capacity along Highway #10 through South Surrey, as well as all the various interchange improvements financed by development (200 St and Highway #1 for instance) as well as the Golden Ears Bridge and the new bridge over the CP yards in Port Coquitlam vastly overshadow anything that might happen as a result of the Mayor's plan. I do not have the technical competence to produce such a map overlay myself, but I do hope one of you does.
By the way, the originals of these maps are huge: click on them to enlarge and see the details.
Among some of the other results he quoted:
The median commute time is 30 minutes: for car users it is 25 minutes and for transit 45 minutes. He said that reducing travel time for transit users should be a target, though absent the data on distance I am not sure that actually tells us much. To some extent, people choose how long they are willing to travel – and for some, such as West Coast Express users – the travel time will be viewed in a positive light. However, as a selling point for the Yes side in the plebiscite "Less time in your car, more time in your community" works well.
The determinants of transit use include age: the two biggest groups are 18 to 29 and those over 70. In both cases there is often a financial incentive for transit use (UPass, concession fares). 14% of transit users have a chronic health condition which he said points to the need for more HandyDART, which is included in the plan. There is a 50% higher transit usage by ethnic minorities – except for South Asians – with the highest usage among recent immigrants – who of course are not eligible to vote. Neither, come to that is Dr Sandhu. Only 75% of respondents are Canadian citizens. Transit use decreases with increases in income.
He also produced a graph showing municipalities by commute mode and the incidence of obesity. He said the correlation coefficient (r²) was 0.99 [which as far as I am concerned is unheard of].
He also showed the WalkScore map of the region – which I wish I could find on line. The web page I link to is not exactly what I was looking for!
The current transit infrastructure does not equitably benefit all communities. This is a social justice issue as it impacts access to education and employment. The proposed investments will be positive in this regard. The greatest health legacy of the Olympic Games was [not the creation of his position] the Canada Line. Metro Vancouver is 4th in transit use in North America, only behind the very much larger populations of New York, Montreal and Toronto. We have a relatively small population of 2.5 million and thus "do not have the same tax base".
1. A question about the aboriginal use of transit which seemed to be explained by lower income and the availability
2. Some people use different modes for the same trip on different days: walking or cycling in good weather for instance. Or more than one mode during one trip. The reply was that the choice of mode had been "collapsed down" and respondents were asked to pick their primary mode
3. A technical discussion of the sample compared to household survey which replaced the long form censu s
4. A question about income which produced the response that the City of Vancouver saw similar levels of active transportation across the city, but immigrants were more economically active than the population in general – a reflection of federal immigration policies.
5. Do people realize how walkable their neighborhood really is? Don't we need more education?
The study helps the Health Authorities feed information into the OCP and community partners, as well as their interactions with nonprofits and school boards
6. "I have not heard the word Translink used. Is there going to be more bus service?"
7. Eric Doherty pointed out that just increasing bus service shows diminishing returns without a greater commitment to bus priority. He also mentioned feelings of superiority when he rode on a bus to the ferry and passed all those car users stuck in congestion.
I responded that bus priority measures are one of the most cost effective ways of improving the attractiveness of transit, but requires a level of enforcement not so far seen here.
Gordon Price was really impressed by the cycling data. There's nothing like a few good figures to destroy some long held misbeliefs.
The health study simply confirms what we have long known, but seem reluctant to act on. My own views on this were set out in a post in published earlier this year. I want to acknowledge the recent promotion of that post on Twitter by Brent Toderian which has had a very significant impact on my WordPress statistics.
The talk was in a larger room than usual, and was linked to the ITE Quad conference, but was poorly attended. The discussion was really rather muted.
Point Grey Road: The Last Word
As far as I am concerned there is no more to be said about the new bike route from the Burrard Bridge to Jericho Beach.
This video is stunning. And you have to bear in mind while watching it that this project is the one that Councillor George Affleck has committed to tearing up if the NPA is put back into power at City Hall at the upcoming election.
North America's Best Kept (Cycling) Secret
"…when it comes to building bike culture, North American cities tend to use their (chiefly ineffectual) neighbours as a yard stick, rather than measure themselves against far braver European cities like Paris, Seville, and Barcelona. Sadly, their myriad successes are seen as unattainable; their urban areas far more willing and able to embrace change. Quebec, meanwhile – with its own cultural heritage, identity, and language – is simply too "foreign" to figure into the daily consciousness of this continent, and somehow ends up lumped in with the rest of Europe.
Three years later, all of that is changing,.. people [are waking] up to what is undoubtedly North America's cycling capital. Montréal now regularly tops lists of the most bicycle-friendly cities on the continent, and is often named one of the top twenty cycling cities on the planet. Their secret is (slowly) getting out; their compelling story is being told, and it is inspiring romantics, such as myself, to demand better than the half-baked policies, poorly-connected facilities, and dismal, single-digit mode shares officials and advocates have accepted for far too long."
Chris Bruntlett does something very clever. He has been taking photographs of people cycling in smart clothes "cycle chic" – he may not have invented the term but that's how it came to my attention. I tried to do something similar while in Italy: it is not as easy as it sounds. I was was going to write about what they do for cyclists in Rome and Florence – but that all came out too negative. Cycling is, of course, forbidden in Venice.
Quebec City has long been on our bucket list. Montréal I once visited for work purposes back in the early nineties: I was not impressed then. Obviously I need to go again now.
This is the third, and final, instalment on my trip to Italy. And, as is common to blogs, it's backwards, in that Rome is where our trip began.
On the way from the gate where we got off the plane, to the baggage carousel, there were all kinds of the usual retail opportunities that airports offer, and, indeed, depend upon. One of them was for the mobile phone company TIM, that internet research had shown to offer the best value for what I wanted. I bought a SIM card for my smart phone. It cost me 30€ ($46.87) of which about half was prepaid for calls, and the rest for 2G of high speed data (and unlimited low speed thereafter) and unlimited texts for the month. I think. The clerk's English was barely adequate and all the documentation is, of course, is Italian. I was given documents to sign, and I though I was saying I did NOT want adverts by text. But it was the reverse. I got a daily barrage of incomprehensible offers by text from TIM the whole month. But now I was not dependent on wifi, and could access the internet anywhere. My phone also has Word Lens that is supposed to translate signs and stuff, and was almost entirely useless. I needed something to translate the translations. More than once I was glad of the data link to access Google Maps and sort out not just where we were but what direction we ought to head off in. It also meant that when I booked our trip to Venice, all I had to do was show the conductor on the trains the automated text message the FS system had sent me.
We were picked up from the airport by prior arrangement, and the journey into Rome was one of the scariest experiences I have had in a motor vehicle short of actually being in a collision. Afterwards we solemnly abandoned any thought of renting a car in Italy.
This is on the street where we rented an apartment. This car is not pulling out of a side street. It is parked. It is not unusual to see cars parked on the corner. They more usually park at an angle. The corner is usually the only place where there is a space to park. As pedestrians, we found that we were always taking what in a Canadian context would be very risky activity. If you wait at the curb, cars do not stop. You have to step into the traffic to show you are serious about crossing. Even then, motorcycles and scooters will simply weave around you as you cross. Fortunately many roads are narrow and often parked up on both sides. Most urban areas have one way streets, which result in much faster speeds.
Testaccio used to be part of the ancient Roman port facilities. It was redeveloped at the end of the 19th century as an industrial area with workers' housing, and hosted the city's slaughterhouse.
The river was prone to flooding, and the embankment process greatly reduced access to the waterside. Look at the height of the embankment and imagine that imposed on the Richmond dykes: or the waterfronts of Vancouver. Rome had to face floods every spring as it is surrounded by mountains – as we are. The rich lived on the hills: the ghetto regularly got flooded. That changed at the end of the nineteenth century for them. I suspect that it will have to change for us too, and in much shorter order than we are currently contemplating.
Trastevere, on the other side of the Tiber, has this two way cycle and pedestrian trail. I was lucky to be able to catch a cyclist actually using it. The Lonely Planet Guide has this to say about cycling "The centre of Rome doesn't lend itself to cycling: there are steep hills, treacherous cobbled roads and the traffic is terrible."
We saw several of these stations, but never any bikes. The only information I can find on line is entirely negative. There were no bikes in 2011 either. Lonely Planet does not mention bikesharing.
Ancient Rome is still in the centre of the City and most is unrestored ruins. This is the Forum – a view taken from Il Vittoriano. What is very noticeable about this view of the Eternal City is the amount of tree canopy, and the absence of modern high rise buildings.
There is a connected network of these streets across the Centro Storico.
I would like to see greater use of these barriers to car use in more cities. Robson St might be a suitable candidate, with trolleybus activation of barriers/signals.
Our neighbourhood had seen some traffic calming with this protected bike lane, and bumpouts for pedestrian crossings. Though you will note the pedestrian taking the more direct, diagonal route across the intersection. I did not actually see anyone use the bike lane, but I admire the vertical stanchions along the curb to prevent any danger of dooring.
There are many famous public spaces in Rome. Below is Piazza Navona – which was at that time the subject of some dispute between the authorities and the artists who rely on the tourists for their living.
Others are very impressive spaces, but seem to serve very little actual purpose. Or perhaps had one once that has now been lost.
This is Piazza del Popolo, once the site of public executions. At least they managed to keep it clear of traffic unlike the similar Place de la Concorde in Paris.
We did use the two line underground Metro. There is a third line now under construction, but progress is slow possibly due to the huge haul of archaeological material uncovered whenever you dig anywhere in Rome. It was reliable in some of the worst traffic disruptions, but not actually pleasant to use due to the crowding and the persistent presence of piano accordion players – some very young children. Begging – and demanding money with menaces at railway stations – is a real problem. We prefer surface travel, but one trip on Tram Number 3 from Piramide (near our apartment) to the Modern Art Gallery at the other end of the line took all morning! Trams do have some exclusive rights of way – but they often have to share them with buses and taxis and seem to have no ability to affect traffic signals.
There are two "albums" on flickr of public transport in general and trams in particular. Rome used to have an extensive tram network, but unlike other cities never abandoned it completely and has upgraded some lines in recent years with modern low floor articulated cars and reserved rights of way. Route 8 through Trastevere is one the better efforts. Our local service, route 3B along Marmorata, was curtailed during our stay due to track maintenance. We did best by choosing some of the designated express bus routes, which simply stop less often than regular services, rather like the B Line. Bus stops in Rome have very detailed information on them about services – but rarely have real time information. And the sale of bus maps is a commercial activity, not a public service. In the event of service disruptions, having a smart phone was no help as no information was available in English.
We did a lot of walking in Rome. There are lots of parks – Villa Borghese for instance, which is no longer an actual villa just its gardens. And we were next to one of the nicer neighbourhoods, Aventino, sort of a Roman Shaughnessy. So we saw a lot of a relatively small area, and not very much of the rest of the city, apart from one trip out of town to Ostia Antica (fantastic) – and on a our return an overnight stay in Fiumicino, which is not really worth visiting if it were not for the airport. The biggest issue was the tourists. Many more people are travelling these days, especially those from Eastern Europe who were once forbidden to travel but can now afford to do so. They all want to go to the same places, so the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and Mouth of Truth are beseiged all day. Rome of course still attracts pilgrims. If you are not one of those avoid the Vatican on Thursday mornings when the Pope addresses the faithful in St Peter's Square and the Colosseum on Mondays when it is one of the few sites that is open. And if you have the guide book and it promises you "secrets" you can bet your life every other tourist has the same guidebook in their own language and is headed the same way. How else to explain the line up to peek through the keyhole of a locked door on a monastery – to get as glimpse of the dome of St Peters, more easily seen from a park a few metres away?
Choosing the happy city
There is a storify based on the #happycity hashtag,which now features many more pictures thanks to the recent Twitter upgrade
At SFU Woodward's on Wednesday March 26, 2014 the third in the Translink series.
Choosing the Happy City
Charles Montgomery
There were many empty seats even though SFU had "oversold". If you reserve a seat at one of these events and then find you cannot attend, please remove your reservation as soon as you can. There were people who would have liked to be there. But at least there was also a live stream and the event will be added to the Youtube site in due course.
The introduction was made by one of Fraser Health's public health officers. Happiness is fundamental to health. We need a system that promotes physical activity. Urban form and transportation determine how people choose to move around, and also affordability of housing and access to green space. People who live in the suburbs of Vancouver walk more than other places. We must improve and maintain choices especially for non urban places. She made the point that some policies which seek to deter car use can adversely affect the mobility of people who live in places where there is no other choice but to drive for many trip purposes. There is an inequity in adopting such deterrents before there are adequate choices fro everyone.
Charles Montgomery started his presentation with two "exercises" – the first to identify Translink staff "the institution we love to hate". He invited audience members to hug a member of Translink staff if they were near them. The second related to two images of dorms at Harvard University. One was a traditional building, the other a somewhat forbidding modern block. Most people indicated they preferred the traditional building, as did newly arrived students. But a study showed that there was no difference in the happiness of the students after three years. Many factors determine happiness not just the design of the buildings but social environment within them is important.
The idea of idea of increasing happiness is not new. Early economists called it maximizing utility. However often "we get it wrong.I think pursuit of happiness is a good thing. We can measure it. … More pleasure than pain, healthy, in control, meaning, security but strong social connection underlies all of these. Both the GDP and creativity in a city depends on opportunities for social interaction. He showed a three dimensional graph of space time prisms, which showed the people who are more dispersed find it harder to connect. They spend much less time in the spaces and times when they can meet others. The edge of the urban agglomerations are the least likely to be socially active. If you live in the exurbs you do not have the time, energy or willingness to join things or even vote.
The shortness of the the commute time is the best indicator of satisfaction. "How we move is how we feel", and even only five minutes of walking or cycling improves mood and regularly moving under our own power also improves health. Equally driving a nice car on an open road also improves our mood. The trouble is that open roads are rare – and impossible to find at commute times. Driving even a nice car in a congested city is like piloting a fighter jet in terms of the stress experienced. People rate the experience of using transit lowest of all mostly due to the loss of control and that the trips on transit tend to be the longest.
In Greater Vancouver 40% of all trips could be done in 20 minute bike ride. In cities the design of the built environment determines both our behaviour and our bodies. If we build infrastructure for cycling – making it safer – more people will cycle. People will walk 800m to shop in a good urban environment but less than 200m in the typical suburban big box centre. The huge parking lots are a deterrent to walking even short distances.
He cited Larry Frank's work in Atlanta showing maps of destinations available within a 10 minute walk of home. While there are many in the traditional city centre in the suburbs there are none. It is not surprising then that people who live in the suburbs on average have 10 pounds more in weight
Status interventions
– Equity
Having low social status is bad for health. When transit viewed as a "hand out for the undeserving" – he used the notorious ads in the Georgia Strait some years ago for a GM car dealer which had a bus with the words "creeps & weirdos" as the destination sign – it is unsurprising that it is difficult to persuade people to change modes. Enrique Penalosa redesigned the city of Bogota and it was all about equity. He cancelled a new freeway but built the Transmilenio BRT based on the Curitiba example.
– Freedom
This is represented by our having mastery of our movement. In one experiment they used skin conductance cuffs on people in a mockup of a subway car. Even though this was staged at a party, as the space available to the group in the car became more restricted so their stress levels rose. He showed a picture of the Navigo card in Paris which is much more than a transit ticket. It also gives access to Velib bike sharing – and (he claimed) car sharing (which if so is a change since I was in Paris). "It also gets you cookies" But mostly it gives people the freedom to live with less stuff. they do not need to own a car or a bike [and can get around without worrying about either being stolen]
He then showed picture of the land the province has recently put up for sale in Coquitlam. This "swathe of Burke Mountain will not be well connected". But families can save $10k a year by not owning a car. He cited Daniel Kahneman's Book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" We are rightly fearful of house fires and build new suburbs to allow access to big fire trucks, with wide roads and sweeping curves – like a race track. Streets aren't safe enough for kids to play on – but we somehow think that we have made them "safer" and the areas they serve. There was a notorious experiment on children with Oreos. They could take one immediately or wait awhile and then get two. He says that the problems we require that we slow down and consider their complexity.
The challenge is the cost of congestion, but we attempt to solve it by designing disconnection. He illustrated this with a picture of the new Port Mann Bridge construction and remarked that we only realized that the new bridge was not needed until after it opened. All the traffic and people that now use it could have been accommodated if the old bridge had been tolled and a rapid bus service along Highway #1 introduced. [This was actually something that the Livable Region Coalition pointed out at the time, by the way. No-one believed us.]
"We did it before" He showed a slide of the Livable Region plan from the 1970s. And he also showed the "Leap Ahead" transit plan which its authors (Nathan Pachel and Paul Hillsdon) estimated would cost $6.5 bn but could be paid for with a $0.05 sales tax.
Referendum = fast brain disaster
"The best thing to do is cancel the referendum." However since that is unlikely we can save ourselves by adopting the recommendations that Roger Sherman used to win the second Denver referendum. Their program was called "Fast tracks" It was a clear plan and fully costed designed to appeal to the core values of the voters. Most of them drive so it has to show how improving transit improves life for drivers
It is not enough to present a clear picture – it has to have a champion, preferably a celebrity and since Brad Pitt is unlikely to be available he suggested Diane Watts
Bring it back to happiness
Working together is good for us build more resilient community
The first question pointed out that the Leap Ahead plan did not seem to have much for the North Shore
"Now is not the time" to determine the details – though it does have a fast bus, and I suggested adding another SeaBus
The second noted that he used an illustration of Disneyland. Expectation of good time in built form
Tests in Disneyland show that architecture that speaks to us is good for well being
Technology in design of transportation
Vehicle sharing systems, driverless cars, use of Car2Go in East Vancouver shows that is a bedroom community. there are plenty of cars there overnight but none during the day. We have to have more activity in our residential areas – this is not a technology problem.
Eric Doherty pointed out that he had not mentioned climate change
"While it feels good to do the right thing but not everybody agrees on what that is. Trying to convince people to think like us does not work". Gateway sucks did not work – it did nothing to convince people who had to drive that there was any concern over their needs.
How do we overcome this mindset of entitlement?
Golden (referring to the first presentation in this series) got all the players in the room and respecting others point of view. sophisticated comm??
Q from twitter on codes
Self reports on happiness higher in small towns
Rural areas
Everybody can benefit from a village
Codes for rural community Gordon Price commented "The City is not shaped by market forces"
Nathan Woods (Unifor) said: We need $3m and Brad Pitt. How do we get that?
Developers stand to benefit – they have the resources. The Surrey BoT strongly supports transit
Can you supply examples of success of postwar planning
Lewis Mumford
False Creek
New Urbanists
Seaside FL
Lean urbanism
Forest Hills Gardens NY (GP again)
Is a dense urban environment enough?
Towers are as bad for lack of trust as exurbs
Just pushing us together is not enough
"Lazy tower style in Vancouver"
Town houses, courtyards, green space
Example of Copenhagen – can we transfer that here?
The answer would be Long and complex. But in one word- Experiment – just line Janette Sadik Kahn did with bike lanes in New York
Gordon Price pointed out how really emotional the fight over bike lanes here had become
Change is very difficult. Regarded as intrusive
One action for individuals?
Started out as a journalist feeling I had no right. We can all change a bit of the city. Those of us who live here have the right to change where we live
What has surprised you in the reactions since the book came out
Jarret Walker told me that on these examples its not the planners who are the problem. "We know that. You have to convince the politicians … and the people."
Try not to scare people
Someone from modo talked about Share Vancouver and its implication for resilience, during disasters for instance
Life changed in New York with Sandy. How can we create that sense of urgency?
Experiment Granville St what are we learning?
The questioner felt that all the changes we have seen have been controlled by the business community
Times Sq occurred with support from the BIA – who have benefitted as rents are now going up. The police closure of Granville St at weekends was a response to violence. It gave more space for people to move around and thus reduced conflicts
Councillor Susan Chappelle from Squamish said that they were trying to get a regional transportation dialogue going – they are outside the Translink area with a small transit system provide by BC Transit. They remain "disengaged". The immense changes he talked about are not translated into budget of small town. In the current situation "Words are used, with no change happening." Squamish is left disconnected
The measures are the same for reducing GHG and increasing happiness. Should we encourage commuting [between Squmish and Vancouver]? The industrial zoning is out of date.
Can design offset crime? Social justice?
Some people assert "None of this is going to work until we overthrow the 1%" But his work shows that the way we design cities has an immediate impact. It's an equity issue. Many people complain that they can't afford to live here but then they oppose the density increase essential [to get reduced housing/transportation combination cost reduced]
Some who was arranging a summit of cultural planners pointed out how hard it was to get a large meeting to places which did not have good connections. Change the way transit works to support the summit
BC Transit should take cue from TransLink interagency approach We can crowd source all kinds of stuff
btw People actually talk on the #20 bus
Big issue is transit funding. A city has found solution?
Richmond is the only place where car ownership has fallen – obviously a response to the Canada Line
See the example of the Los Angeles referendum which was not just about transit – it paid for everything with something for everyone
This was by far the best presentation in the series so far, in large part because it was not read from a script. He was speaking to the slides he was showing but clearly enjoyed interacting with the audience. It was indeed a performance – and a good one at that. On the other hand there did not seem to be a great deal that was new or remarkable in the content. Working in this field for forty years means that I have actually witnessed exactly the same set of prescriptions proffered for a what at the time seemed like different problems – congestion, growth, inequity, sustainability, bad air quality, global warming. And now happiness – or its absence.
I have got into a lot of trouble for stating unequivocally "transit sucks" to transit management. They of course would rather boast of their accomplishments, how well they do under difficult circumstances, and how resistant politicians are to pleas for more money. But the fact remains that despite increasing expenditures, the overall transit mode share is very difficult to change. We know what the solutions are – we always have done – but we seem reluctant to embrace the changes necessary. And he is probably right that we have an elite stuck in fast brain mode whenever they deal with these situations. He actually cited Kevin Falcon – more than once – and it seems to me he is right. The Jordon Batemans of course simply play to that preference. It is a lot easier than actually thinking clearly (slowly) and then acting.
The Bicycle Dairies Episode 10
It has been a while since I have written anything under this heading. We just returned from a trip to New York. Given all the press attention it has received, we could hardly ignore the new bike sharing system known there as citibikes after its sponsor. (In London people refer to them as "Boris Bikes" rather than "Barclays Bikes"). I visit New York quite a bit as my son lives there, and have got to know my way about Manhattan. I have also now visited Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island too: the Bronx I am saving for later. As with Paris, my first instinct was to try and get everywhere by subway, but I soon learned its limitations. "The only way to get across town is to be born there." Like most visitors, there's a lot of walking – and "flaneuring" – too.
A lot of people got very upset when these stations started appearing. I think they are neat and tidy, but what they seemed to do was take away that precious commodity – on street parking spaces. In fact, very few people can actually use on street spaces, since there are so few of them and much of the curb space is needed for deliveries. All over Manhattan much space is taken by large black limousines and SUVs waiting for passengers (livery cars are an important part of the transportation system but are not taxis). The price of off street parking is of course ridiculous – and much traffic is simply circling looking for an on street spot.
I am writing about my experience and this is not intended as a detailed critique of the system. There is plenty on line about how to use the system, but as usual the PR folks have made the process look a lot easier than it is in practice. It is not just a question of sliding in your credit card. There are a number of screens that you have to go through and on line forms to fill in. One good thing is that the screen accepts CA as the country code in default of a zip code. That is not possible at other terminals, like ticket vending machines at subway stations – or self serve gas pumps. My partner found that after going through the entire process it simply failed – something we also experienced in Paris. I managed to use two different credit cards for two separate bikes: I think you can register more than one bike at a time, but this seemed easier if we wanted to use them at a docking station later.
Getting the bike is simple. Having completed the registration process, you get a five digit code to punch into a dock – the buttons are on the left hand side – and a green light comes on to tell you to take the bike. This is time limited. Returning is equally simple. Push the front wheel into the dock until the green light comes on.
As you might expect, there are times when the stations are full of bikes – which makes it easy to rent hard to return. Equally we would have used the bikes more often but either the station was empty or not co-operating. We saw one man with a citibike key fob that he could put into the dock, but it refused to give up its bke. And that would have left only one for the two of us. I did not feel like using my card in a system that was behaving like that, but maybe the bike had been reported damaged. Yes, you can do that ("notify us by pushing the white wrench button on the top of the dock") I do not recall seeing that very useful tool in Paris.
I strongly recommend the use of a smart phone or tablet to find bikes and stations. Like car2go it is not exactly essential but makes life a lot easier. I would also, like car2go too, not rely on the system exclusively. You will still need a Metrocard, and do not neglect the ferry system either. The Staten Island ferry is free, and the East River ferry only $4, which is still great value.
Contrary to the instructions, these bikes were simply left while the people who had rented them went and looked at the carousel in Central Park. If they had been stolen while they were in there, it would have cost them plenty. Even citibike say that for protracted periods, conventional bike rentals are a better deal. Since it costs $9.95 for a 24 hour pass, it is actually cheaper to rent if you do not intend to make a large number of trips. The first thirty minutes do not incur an extra fee so you can keep swapping bikes – but then you have t be able to find them when you need them. We would have got much more use out of our membership if bikes had actually been available when and where we needed them.
While we were looking at a bike station near Central Park, we were approached by a sidewalk salesman for one of the bike rental companies, offering a very attractive deal. And, this being New York, you could always try haggling.
We also saw bike share in Denver. Interestingly this one is sponsored by Kaiser Pemanente one the larger HMOs
We did not use this. Partly because it was so hot, but also because there is a free bus shuttle through downtown, which we used a lot, and everything we wanted to see in the two days we were there was within walking distance
The weakest component on the Velib bikes in Paris is the seat adjustment. Denver has adopted a much more robust approach
Richmond Bikes Still Lagging Behind
That has been my view for a long time – but the title is taken from a "Friday Feature" in the Richmond News. Although I no longer live there, I still find that I go there quite a lot. The airport, picking up parcels from couriers who did not find me at home, car servicing, the doctor … the list is quite long. I have not tried to get there by bike. Though it would be straightforward enough, and with bike racks on buses, easy to avoid Vancouver's hilly bits. But if I am going to use transit anyway, why hamper myself with a bike? We also still like walking on the dyke. And at one time we used to put the bikes on the car rack and go further. I am not sure why that has not been happening of late. I feel a Bicycle Diary coming on but I will leave that for later.
Richmond ought to be great for cyclists as it is as flat as a billiard table. There has long been a cycling committee there – and I am afraid that they have not achieved very much. If you remove the use of the dyke – which is much more about recreation than transportation – then there is actually not much cycling in Richmond. It is still very much a car oriented suburb and what facilities there are, were grudgingly conceded. Or pushed by the availability of funding from Translink or extracted from developers. Few bike lanes – lots of sharrows. And one or two paths shared with pedestrians and unpaved.
There is a pretty fair summation in the News piece. It would not have gone amiss to have pointed out that the No 3 Road lane was separated and raised – for some of its length, but ruined by incompetent paving and never corrected. The best example of arterial road reorganization is still Williams Road. For much of its length the traditional four lanes of traffic has been reduced to two with a centre turn lane and bike lanes each side. This gets altered at intersections, with no priority for bikes, and actually improves traffic flow, just as separated bike lanes have done in Vancouver. It also should stop on street parking – but is not well enforced.
The biggest issue for me is that after twenty years of "demonstration" it has not been replicated and should have been. Critical intersections like Granville at Garden City, or Shell at Hwy 99 remain diabolical for cyclists.
The News does not expect much to change any time soon and I think they are right. The City Council is very secure and is unlikely to face any great challenge at the ballot box, so smugness rules. They will not change and no-one seems likely to make them.


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I Wonder What The King Is Donig Tonight Lyrics
I Wonder What The King Is Donig Tonight Song Lyrics
I know what my people are thinking tonight,
As home through the shadows they wander.
Ev'ryone smiling in secret delight,
They stare at the castle and ponder.
Whenever the wind blows this way,
You can almost hear ev'ryone say:
I wonder what the king is doing tonight?
What merriment is the king pursuing tonight?
The candles at the court, they never burned as bright.
I wonder what the king is up to tonight?
How goes the final hour
As he sees his bridal bower
Being regally and legally prepared?
Well, I'll tell you what the king is doing tonight:
He's scared! He's scared!
You mean that a king who fought a dragon,
Hacked him in two and fixed his wagon,
Goes to be wed in terror and distress?
A warrior who's so calm in battle
Even his armor doesn't rattle
Faces a woman petrified with fright?
You mean that appalling clamoring
That sounds like a blacksmith hammering
Is merely the banging of his royal knees?
You wonder what the king is wishing tonight?
He's wishing he were in Scotland fishing tonight!
What occupies his time while waiting for the bride?
He's searching high and low for some place to hide.
And oh, the expectation,
The sublime anticipation
He must feel about the wedding night to come.
Well, I'll tell you what the king is feeling tonight:
He's numb!
He shakes!
He quails! He quakes!
And that's what the king is doing tonight.
[Thanks to email@example.com for lyrics]
Camelot Song List
›St. Geneve (Intro)
›The Simple Joys of Maidenhood
Julie Andrews
›I Loved You Once in Silence
Julie Andrews
›If Ever I Would Leave You
Robert Goulet
›I Wonder What The King Is Donig Tonight
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
›C'est Moi
Robert Goulet
›The Lusty Month Of May
Julie Andrews
›Follow Me
Mary Sue Berry
›How To Handle A Woman
Richard Burton
›What Do The Simple Folk Do?
Richard Burton
›Then You May Take Me to the Fair
Julie Andrews
›Seven Deadly Virtues
Roddy McDowall
›Camelot (Reprise)
Richard Burton
›Fie On Goodness
›Before I Gaze at You Again
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text: Pennsylvania Legislature Senate Panel Hears From Backers Of Plan To Kill Property Taxes By Mary Wilson • May 1, 2014 State Senate supporters of a plan to replace school property taxes with higher personal income and sales levies are shopping their proposal around to colleagues. It's hard to tell for sure if popular support for property tax elimination has grown, but rallies and hearings on the issue tend to be packed with people who say their property taxes are so high they're in danger of losing their homes. A Senate Finance Committee hearing on the issue Wednesday was no exception. But even co-sponsors of the "tax shift" plan under consideration now would create new winners and losers. Lawmakers Mull Severance Tax, With Varying Seriousness By Mary Wilson • Apr 25, 2014 Talk of low state revenues is prompting Republicans in the General Assembly to suggest new taxes could be under consideration, including the the ever-polarizing severance tax on natural gas drillers. But there are no clear indicators an extraction tax could pass anytime soon. Senator: Portraits Of Lawmakers Convicted Of Corruption Shouldn't Be On Display By Mary Wilson • Apr 23, 2014 The state Senate's most junior member is getting down to his first official matter of business: redecorating. Portraits of past House and Senate leaders hang in the hallways just off the Capitol Rotunda. Three are of former lawmakers sentenced for corruption charges in 2012. "I think it's wrong," said Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York), just three weeks into his term. "What message does that send – that we're OK with corruption?" Senate To Consider Cash Gift Ban As A 'First Step' By Mary Wilson • Apr 7, 2014 The state Senate will vote on a proposal to restrict cash gifts to public officials, a measure that aims to change state law, not just the rules that govern the Senate or the House. Legislature Expected To Clarify Who Must Report Child Abuse By Mary Wilson • Apr 6, 2014 Proposals to change how suspected child abuse must be reported in Pennsylvania are nearing the finish line after stalling for several months. Two measures are awaiting final votes in the House and Senate to clarify who must report child abuse and how they should do it. But a plan that originated in the state Senate would now exclude lawyers from the list of people who will be mandated reporters, after House lawmakers voiced concerns about breaching attorney-client privilege: should lawyers be mandated reporters if filing a complaint could violate the trust of their client? Hue And Cry, And Hope, For A Ban On Cash Gifts By Mary Wilson • Mar 27, 2014 That sound you hear is the stampede of lawmakers rushing to propose a ban on cash gifts. The calls for reform are following revelations that four Philadelphia House Democrats accepted money from an undercover lobbyist working with state prosecutors in a quashed sting. Pennsylvania's ethics act is one of the weakest in the country, letting public officials accept gifts as long as they report those valued at $250 or more. The reporting trigger is $650 dollars if the gift is transportation, lodging, or hospitality. Regulations on Indoor Tanning Under Consideration By State Senate By Haldan Kirsch • Mar 27, 2014 Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to decide if the states youth should have only limited access to tanning beds. Legislation that would regulate access to tanning salons for those under 18 is currently under consideration by the Senate. Pennsylvania would join 36 other states that have already imposed similar restrictions. Calls Mount For Further Investigation Of Sting Dropped By AG's Office By Mary Wilson • Mar 24, 2014 A non-partisan government reform group says investigations into a sting operation dropped by the attorney general's office shouldn't stop with the state House Ethics Committee. Leaders from both parties in the House have assured the chamber's Ethics panel it would be given the budget to do an investigation of members implicated in a sting that gave $20,000 to eight people. Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she dropped the case because it couldn't be successfully prosecuted, despite recordings of public officials accepting money or gifts. State Senator: Campaign Spending Could Be More Transparent With Better Software By Mary Wilson • Mar 21, 2014 A state senator is calling on the commonwealth to make campaign finance reports more readily available to the public, but some say what's needed isn't new software, but new law. Pennsylvanians shouldn't have to wait days or weeks to see online who's donating to a political candidate, or how much a candidate is spending, said Sen. Jake Corman (R-Centre) Wednesday. At a hearing with the Pennsylvania Department of State, he used the example of making a deposit in a bank. Changes to Prescription Database Bill Puts House and Senate at Odds By Mary Wilson • Mar 20, 2014 The state House and Senate may be headed for a standoff over an effort to crack down on prescription drug abuse. A Senate committee approved a measure Wednesday for an expanded state database to track prescription drugs that would also give law enforcement greater access to the information. The amended measure would not require law enforcement to have a search warrant before accessing the system – something the House voted for last fall. State Senate OKs Rural Community College Plan By Mary Wilson • Mar 20, 2014 A rural community college based in western Pennsylvania is one step closer to becoming a reality. The proposal to start setting up a 15th community college passed with just four votes cast against it in the state Senate Wednesday. The bill, proposed by Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson), aims to provide educational and job-training opportunities in a region that has been historically underserved, according to a 2011 study by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. Bill to Curb Local Gun Restrictions Goes to Full House By Mary Wilson • Mar 19, 2014 Gun owners and groups like the National Rifle Association would be able to take municipalities to court over local gun restrictions under a measure that passed a House committee with overwhelming support Tuesday. The bill would give challengers of local gun restrictions the legal standing necessary to ask for court review of an ordinance. Successful challengers could be reimbursed by municipalities for legal costs and other expenses. Bill Would End PA Background Check System For Guns By Mary Wilson • Mar 18, 2014 A proposal to dismantle the state background check system used to determine if someone is eligible to buy a gun or a gun license is set for a committee vote Tuesday. The measure, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, would bypass and defund the state background check in favor of using the national background check system. Supporters say it would reduce redundancy and free up state funding currently going to the state background check system, established in 1998. Corbett Administration Urges Caution on Film Tax Credit Expansion By Mary Wilson • Feb 26, 2014 The Corbett administration is still cautioning lawmakers against uncapping a tax credit for the film industry. Several Republican legislative leaders, along with Democrats, have voiced support for increasing the state's annual $60 million in tax credits. Supporters say it would attract more big-budget films to the commonwealth and support a growing industry. But Alan Walker, secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development, said there are complications to consider. PA House Speaker Says He Won't Run For Re-Election By Mary Wilson • Feb 11, 2014 Pennsylvania's state House Speaker says he won't run for re-election this year, after 27 years serving in the Legislature. Sam Smith, a 14-term Republican legacy from Punxsutawney, said he just stopped enjoying the job. "I wasn't putting 100 percent into it, in the sense that I used to always say – no matter how bad and crazy things were around here – I could say, 'Yeah but I still really enjoy my work, I really love the fights, the battles, the political wrangling that goes on,'" Smith said. "You need to really want to be doing it." State Dems Take Issue With Corbett's Education Funding Proposal By Mary Wilson • Feb 10, 2014 State Democratic lawmakers are taking issue with how Gov. Tom Corbett is proposing to increase funding for public education. The governor proposed a $240 million block grant which would come with spending restrictions and be doled out according to a formula. But Chester County Sen. Andy Dinniman, ranking Democrat on the chamber's education committee, said the formula differs from the one used under an existing block grant. Revenge Porn Bill Faces Uncertain Future in PA House By Mary Wilson • Feb 3, 2014 The chairman of a state House committee says he'd like to move a proposal this spring to criminalize what's been called "revenge porn." The measure would make it a crime to post nude images of someone online with intent to harass the person pictured. It has passed in the Senate, though its sponsor, Democratic Sen. Judy Schwank of Berks County, said she's not sure how speedily the bill could advance in the House. State Senate Republicans Hope to Vote on Expanding PA Lottery Before Summer Recess By Mary Wilson • Jan 30, 2014 State Senate Republicans have a tentative plan to move legislation by July to expand the Pennsylvania Lottery. Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi says the goal is to hold a vote on a measure to legalize terminal-based games like keno, a fast-paced drawing, before the Legislature's traditional summer recess. Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser skirted the question of whether legislative approval is needed to add such games, but he said the Corbett administration is seeking some statutory changes. Rhetorical Fight Brewing Over Union Deductions Proposal By Mary Wilson • Jan 28, 2014 A rhetorical battle is brewing over a proposal to end the automatic deduction of union dues and voluntary political contributions from the pay of public employees in Pennsylvania. Unions representing public workers say it's an attempt to kill organized labor and shrink their political spending. The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County, says he's not refuting the rights of public employee unions to make contributions to political campaigns and political action committees. State Senators Taking Next Formal Step to Make Changes to PA Lottery By Mary Wilson • Jan 27, 2014 State senators are taking the next formal step to making changes to the Pennsylvania Lottery. At an upcoming hearing, they plan to hear from national researchers and state officials on issues related to expanding the lottery to include more games and outsourcing its management. The original push to add to game offerings came from the Corbett administration during its effort to privatize a portion of the lottery. But Erik Arneson, spokesman for the Republican Senate Majority Leader, said lawmakers are interested in the face of a potential budget deficit. Hearing to Wade Into How a Federal Law Has Affected Flood Insurance Rates By Mary Wilson • Jan 21, 2014 The implications of a federal law on flood insurance rates will be the topic of an upcoming hearing in Harrisburg. A 2012 law designed to make property owners pay for the risk of living in high flood hazard areas has resulted in swift increases to flood insurance premiums. Republican state Sen. Gene Yaw of Lycoming County said it's likely many Pennsylvanians living near a river have already seen the higher rates. State House Passes Plan to Redevelop School Funding Formula By Mary Wilson & Kevin Gavin • Jan 16, 2014 The state House has passed a plan that could bring lawmakers back to using a funding formula when doling out money to school districts across Pennsylvania. The legislation would create a commission to review education funding and make recommendations for a new formula--something education advocates have urged for years. Bipartisan Pair of PA Lawmakers Push for Homelessness Study By Mary Wilson • Jan 13, 2014 Some state lawmakers are pushing for a study of homelessness in the commonwealth in order to get a better understanding of what advocates say is a growing problem. The effort would look at the occurrence of homelessness, and its effects and trends in Pennsylvania. Dale Lanigan, who helps coordinate volunteers at an emergency overnight men's shelter in Harrisburg, says it would answer important questions. It's Back: State Lawmakers Talking About Liquor Privatization Again By Mary Wilson • Jan 8, 2014 Republican state lawmakers are in talks to keep the issue of liquor privatization alive in the coming months. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, the most dogged legislative supporter of the push, said Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley is once again leading the effort to phase out state wine and spirits stores. He said the fact that it's an election year will work to the advantage of supporters. Proposal Would Let Teachers in PA Carry Guns on the Job By Mary Wilson • Jan 1, 2014 School shootings across the country have prompted studies on school safety in Pennsylvania, calls to boost security budgets and, now, legislation to allow school staff to carry firearms is on the table. A year ago, top lawmakers and the Corbett administration said they didn't want to talk about arming teachers in a bid to deter gun violence in schools, but that's exactly the debate state Sen. Don White (R-Indiana) wants to have. Work Remains for PA Lawmakers on Child Protection Legislation By Mary Wilson • Dec 27, 2013 Work still remains for state lawmakers on child protection legislation, in spite of the slew of bills signed by the governor last week. The 10 proposals are the result of more than a year of work to tighten up the state's child protection laws. Central to the effort was a proposal to re-write the state's legal definition of child abuse to make it less vague. But Bucks County District Attorney Dave Heckler says there's more to come. Legislation to Shrink State Legislature Clears First of Several Hurdles By Mary Wilson • Dec 18, 2013 The state House is taking a step toward shrinking its membership. Lawmakers have passed a proposal sponsored by the Republican House speaker to cut the 203-seat body to 153 representatives. During debate, several House members voiced concern that reducing House districts would diminish the voice of rural Pennsylvania in the Legislature. But Speaker Sam Smith says the measure doesn't single out certain regions. State Lawmakers Propose Marcellus Shale Severance Tax By Mary Wilson • Dec 17, 2013 A group of state lawmakers and advocates are calling on their colleagues to consider placing a tax on the production of natural gas. Under Gov. Tom Corbett, the Legislature passed an impact fee, which put a levy on each well drilled. Supporters of the severance tax idea point out Pennsylvania is the only state within shale formations that doesn't tax gas yields. Democratic Representative Harry Readshaw of Allegheny County notes such a tax would bring in more money than the impact fee, at a time when dollars are sorely needed. As State Senate Adjourns, Budget Difficulties Loom By Mary Wilson • Dec 13, 2013 The state Senate has adjourned for the year on a somewhat frenzied note as lawmakers search for solutions to looming budget difficulties. Most recently, Republican lawmakers have eyed the Pennsylvania Lottery as a potential source of additional tax revenues, by proposing legislation that would privatize its management and expand the games offered. It's an issue the Senate will take up again after its holiday break. But Republican Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati says he's aware the commonwealth may have reached its saturation point for gambling. Lawmakers Consider Banning 'Personal Consumption' of Cats and Dogs By Mary Wilson • Dec 11, 2013 Legislation banning the slaughter of dogs and cats for private human consumption in Pennsylvania is before state Senate lawmakers, after its recent passage in the House. The slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption is more common than you might think. "We've run across it occasionally," said George Bengal, director of law enforcement for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA). "I think it goes pretty much unreported, but it does exist." Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next › last »


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