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  • By Shawn Lewis On 4 April 2019 In News&Views Tags Argyle, BRT, city council, development, east London, London, London Ontario, transit, Ward 2, workers
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    The BRT Vote and Better Transit, What Does It All Mean?

    After almost 4 years of the Matt Brown led council insisting that their BRT plan absolutely had to be an all or nothing decision, staff clearly indicated to the new council that not only could the BRT plan be broken up into pieces and still be viable, but that other options besides the old BRT plan were available which could qualify for provincial and federal funding.

    A list of 19 projects came to council to decide which ones to submit for federal and provincial funding approval. These included; 5 component pieces of the old BRT plan, an intelligent traffic signal management system, bus stop amenities including 60 new bus shelters, the purchase of more buses, a portion of the Adelaide St. underpass design, an intersection improvement project for Wharncliffe & Oxford, Thames Valley Parkway connections, pedestrian connections to the transit network, new sidewalks, and three different cycling proposals along with a couple of others.

    What changed from the old BRT plan? Continue Reading

  • By Shawn Lewis On 3 April 2019 In News&Views Tags Argyle, BRT, city council, city hall, east London, fairness, politics, Shawn Lewis, transit, Ward 2
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    In Debate on BRT: The Argyle View

    Discussing in the first video how Argyle residents feel about always being left out when it comes to service and investment from city hall.

    In the second video, presenting an amendment to the East London Link rapid transit proposal to include improved service to Argyle, the airport, and employers along Veterans Memorial Parkway to get people to jobs.

  • By Shawn Lewis On 9 February 2019 In News&Views Tags budget, city council, city hall, economy, London Ontario, transit, workers
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    Making a Responsible Budget Decision

    In the 2019 Budget deliberations an item of contention arose around removing $521,000 from the anticipated budget costs that was earmarked last year for a provincially legislated minimum wage hike. With the change in provincial government, that requirement was removed. It was the staff recommendation that we not proceed with a wage increase and remove that earmarked amount from the budget.

    Advocates have argued that “it was in the budget already, you shouldn’t remove it”. But of course things that were not anticipated had to be added to the operating budget, including additional funding for ambulance services to tackle growing response times ($590,000), cycle network maintenance ($408,000, required to meet new provincial standards), mental health funding for police officers ($161,000) and restoring seniors bus tickets ($285,000) transit access at a more affordable rate. In total, over $1.4 million in operating costs not planned for were added.

    The result, the increase this year is 2.7%. In comparison a senior in our community living on Canada Pension Plan benefits will receive only a 1.5% increase.

    Making budget choices is never easy. And whether in a council seat, or as resident of the city, budget decisions need to balance care and cost, and also need to be considered in context and in impact, not ideology. Continue Reading

  • By Shawn Lewis On 30 September 2018 In News&Views Tags Argyle, city council, east London, election, London Ontario, Shawn Lewis, traffic, transit, Ward 2
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    Time for Leadership with Good Ideas in Ward 2

  • By Shawn Lewis On 25 May 2018 In News&Views Tags city council, city hall, community, east London, election, London Votes, rail lines, railways, trains, transit, Ward 2
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    Working on the Railroads

    I’ve lived in London for more than 20 years. That whole time, city councils have been discussing ways to fix traffic woes presented by CP and CN railways that run through the city. Sometimes it seemed they were planning on a hope and a prayer that CN and CP would magically stop sending trains through London (and remember many of the traffic problems are the results poor planning decisions by the city as it grew around the tracks).

    I have a lot of respect for Councillor Jesse Helmer. He and I don’t always agree, but he was absolutely correct when he told the London Free Press this week that it is time to stop “stringing people along” on the idea that city hall can convince CP and CN to share tracks, or do anything else that will cut the train traffic in London (see: http://lfpress.com/news/local-news/rail-relocation-dreams-dashed-in-london-for-now).

    It is time face facts: Continue Reading

  • By Shawn Lewis On 8 March 2018 In News&Views Tags BRT, city council, city hall, London, politics, transit
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    Better Transit, a To-Do List that isn’t all about BRT

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    Let’s be honest eliminating poverty in a generation. Not something a City Council can do by itself. Bringing more jobs? Well, a city council can create a good environment for that to happen in again not something a city council can do on it’s own.

    But fixing transit…that folks is something that with leadership at City Council and through it at the London Transit Commission, that is something that can be done! Transit is something wholly under the city’s control. Continue Reading

  • By Shawn Lewis On 1 March 2018 In News&Views Tags Argyle, BRT, community association, election, London, politics, transit
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    Bus Rapid Transit, an Argyle Neighbourhood Viewpoint

    As chair of the Argyle Community Association, I have been pressing the City of London to hold public information sessions on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan outside of the Central Library and in neighbourhoods where people live.  This week, BRT information  FINALLY came east of Highbury, when the Argyle Community Association hosted city staff at an information session at Clarke Road Secondary School.

    What I learned in trying to get people to attend was that people feel that this is a done deal, that there is nothing they can do to stop, change, or improve it. They feel nothing they have to say is genuinely going to be listened to. Continue Reading

  • By Shawn Lewis On 1 August 2017 In News&Views Tags BRT, development, economy, LGBT, London, police, Pride, transit
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    AM980 Roundtable, featuring Caranci, Caranci, and Lewis

    From today’s AM980 London News Roundtable…with 2x the Caranciness as both former City Councillor Roger Caranci & his son, former Conservative MP staffer Nathan Caranci were on the air with me and London’s best talk radio host Craig Needles, talking downtown development, BRT and whether or not police should be welcome at Pride.

    https://shawnlewis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Roundtable-July-31st-2017.mp3
  • By Shawn Lewis On 20 July 2017 In News&Views Tags city council, health, London, students, transit
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    AM980 Roundtable with Craig Needles & Jeff Preston

    Talking City of London Noise By-law appeal, Health Unit cancelling dental clinic, and high school student busing:

    https://shawnlewis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Roundtable-July-12-2017.mp3
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As we celebrate #MerryChristmas2020 a bit differently this year, let’s remember over 2000 @CanadianForces are deployed on 20 different missions and because of COVID aren’t able to get leave or need to quarantine 14 days before seeing their families.
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#ThankYou to our #LdnOnt outside workers, on the job on Christmas Day! As much as we want folks to stay home, having roads clear for emergency services is as critical as ever.
Thanks to @LdnOntFire @lpsmediaoffice @MLPS911 away from family on duty today to keep us safe. https://t.co/tF2dHamZB2
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Merry Christmas, London! The snow has arrived.

Salt trucks with plows are out on main roads and bus routes.

For updates throughout the day visit: https://t.co/llXcRuIwOa

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Since we can’t gather for Christmas socials this season, I thought one way to spread a little holiday cheer would be to share some of the awesome #LdnOnt light displays in Ward 2:
https://t.co/E3iCAEQ4vR. #MerryChristmas2020 🎄
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Delivering the last of my 2020 Ward 2 #LdnOnt newsletters. Nice day for a Festivus walk. https://t.co/he0f7rOML5
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Mmm, Greek Gyro Pizza from not just the best pizza place in Ward 2, but IMO all of #LdnOnt, @StonersGrub. Now for the season finale of @themandalorian! https://t.co/CDt0k1H6zo
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