Ken Gray: NIMBY watch

[JFFournier]

Originally Posted by phil235

It's not just bridges he's burning. He seems to have it in for commenters who suggest that his nasty tone is unwarranted. In fact, half of the comments on his entry are his own. I'm not sure what the rules of good journalism would say about commenting repeatedly on a story that you yourself wrote.

He's commenting more now as a result of feedback that he didn't respond enough to other people's points.

[Cre47]

Eh serious? (the image)

No wonder this thread is still alive.

http://bulldogottawa.com/welcome-aboard-kate/

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by Cre47

Eh serious? (the image)

No wonder this thread is still alive.

http://bulldogottawa.com/welcome-aboard-kate/

Katherine Hobbs is in a no win situation..if she ignores him and his pronouncements/rants then she is ignoring her constituants. If she follows him and has photos of herself in a social media setting then he heaps scorn on her..

The obsession he has with her is unseemly and rather unsettling. I'm sure she doesn't lose sleep on anything that he puts in his op-eds on the Bulldog.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Katherine Hobbs is in a no win situation..if she ignores him and his pronouncements/rants then she is ignoring her constituants. If she follows him and has photos of herself in a social media setting then he heaps scorn on her..

The obsession he has with her is unseemly and rather unsettling. I'm sure she doesn't lose sleep on anything that he puts in his op-eds on the Bulldog.

I really wonder sometimes if Ken Gray once had a crush on KH when she was younger, and she didn't return the affection.

[Cre47]

Best bet would be just to ignore him anyways. Likely the majority are not agreeing with him anyways and don't want stagnation.

I'm just tried of hearing reading about how Carling would be the best option while the vast majority thinks the total opposite. Simply put Carling is The longest route, the costliest route, the one with the narrowest path , the option that will require the modification of the most roadways/intersections, the one with the most stops along the route, and the one that will create the most disruptions to businesses/institutions (i.e Carlingwood, Canadian Tire, Corel Building, Westgate, Civic and Royal Hospital) and motorists including the 417 itself and major intersections like Holland/Fisher, Island Park, Merivale, Maitland, Woodroffe and the JMP (and probably in a lesser degree Preston/Prince of Wales). The list of cons against the Carling option is astounding. Not sure about that study mentionned saying it would take 17 minutes to reach downtown via the Carling option (I guess it would if it would tunnelled all the way and even then)

[JeffB]

Originally Posted by Cre47

Best bet would be just to ignore him anyways. Likely the majority are not agreeing with him anyways and don't want stagnation.

I'm just tried of hearing reading about how Carling would be the best option while the vast majority thinks the total opposite. Simply put Carling is The longest route, the costliest route, the one with the narrowest path , the option that will require the modification of the most roadways/intersections, the one with the most stops along the route, and the one that will create the most disruptions to businesses/institutions (i.e Carlingwood, Canadian Tire, Corel Building, Westgate, Civic and Royal Hospital) and motorists including the 417 itself and major intersections like Holland/Fisher, Island Park, Merivale, Maitland, Woodroffe and the JMP (and probably in a lesser degree Preston/Prince of Wales). The list of cons against the Carling option is astounding. Not sure about that study mentionned saying it would take 17 minutes to reach downtown via the Carling option (I guess it would if it would tunnelled all the way and even then)

In all fairness, Carling proponents would argue that LRT on Carling would serve the businesses and institutions you mention, moreso than disrupt them. And there is some value in having transit going to places like Carlingwood and the Hospitals.

That being said I think that many of them reject the assertions that it is longer, costlier (especially costlier if you listen to Ken Grey's CFRA interview from earlier in the week) and would be slower. And if you try to discuss relative costs and merits of various routes with them I suspect they will shoot down the conversation.