After nearly four thousand photo radar tickets were handed out in a two month time span, an Edmonton city councillor says the speed limit on Scona Road needs to change.
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Why America stopped driving
In 1922, a group of sociologists went to Munice, Indiana, to study how the average American family lived. Almost everyone, they found, was addicted to their car. “We’d rather do without clothes than give up the car,” said one mother of nine children. “I’ll go without food before I’ll see us give up the car,” said another. One researcher reminded a housewife that her family had a car but no bathtub. “Why,” said she, “you can’t go to town in a bathtub!” The automobile was barely two decades old, and Americans already couldn’t imagine living without one.
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Inner-city density growing but so are numbers of automobiles: city report
Calgary is morphing into a denser, transit-oriented city — but people still love their cars.
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Growing number of delays on Calgary’s LRT system leave C-Train passengers steamed
An electric rail system full of steamed passengers.
It’s hardly surprising when delays are a daily occurrence aboard a city’s commuter rail system, and being late or stranded is the rule rather than the exception.
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Alberta vehicle sales set to rise this year
CALGARY — A Global Auto Report by Scotiabank predicts vehicle sales in Alberta will jump to 255,000 units this year.
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Canada’s strength in auto sales is coming from the West: report
CALGARY — The strength in Canadian sales is clearly coming from the West and especially Alberta, says a new report released Tuesday by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.
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West Edmonton residents tired of vehicles speeding through their neighbourhood
EDMONTON- Homeowners in west Edmonton want motorists to stop cutting through their neighbourhood, after a home was hit by a vehicle early Sunday morning.
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Residents concerned about speeding on Bellerose Drive
An Oakmont resident is voicing concerns about speeding along Bellerose Drive.
“You can clearly hear where they’re picking up speed,” said Shane Presiznuik, who is spearheading efforts by his neighbourhood to draw attention to the issue. Presiznuik’s home backs onto Bellerose Drive close to the city limits.
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Alberta vehicle sales set to rise
CALGARY — Motor vehicle sales in Alberta will rise above last year’s levels, according to Scotiabank’s latest Global Auto Report.
The report, released Thursday by Carlos Gomes, the bank’s senior economist and automotive industry specialist, forecast sales in the province to jump to 244,000 this year, up from 239,000 in 2012.
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Peavey Mart installing electric vehicle charging stations at Alberta outlets
EDMONTON – Customers of Peavey Mart are getting a charge out of the Red Deer-based hardware and farm supplies retailer now that it is installing electric vehicle power stations at all of its stores.
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