Many transit agencies don’t know how to sell themselves, Amtrak included. But I think they really nailed it with this latest ad: Hat tip to the Seattle Transit blog for this.
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Bottled water ban suggestion passes
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has passed a resolution to urge cities to ban bottled water. As I mentioned last Wednesday, the environmental impact of bottled water is two-fold. Not only does it use a massive amount of plastic, it also depletes aquifers and generally threatens safe water supplies. The Canadian Bottled Water Association, the [...]
Banning bottle water sales for fun and profit
Late last year Toronto decided to ban sales of bottled water on city property, it the latest in a long series of municipalities that have banned bottled water sales. This Saturday here in Victoria the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is voting on a voluntary policy to urge all municipalities to ban bottled water. Much like [...]
Driver who hit pedestrian charged with attempted murder
On Saturday, when I sadly noted that killing a person with a car nets you a $1500 fine, I also was pleased that the RCMP seemed to take the recent hit and run in Port Alberni seriously enough to consider it attempted murder. Today we learn that the driver, one Daniel Marc Akerley of Port [...]
