Be ProROW
Okay, the old name sucked. This is a little catchier. If your business supports the Right-of-Way, be PRO ROW. Feel free to download and print this poster to place in your window. Let us know too by emailing us.
Download the file here (PDF, 124kb).
Thanks to Transit Toronto for hosting the file.
Thanks to Transit Toronto for hosting the file.
posted by TTCtoken at 6:43 PM
9 Comments:
Wow! Very nice! I'll add buttons to my site ASAP!
do you think st. clair businesses would put a sign in their window with the word "boycott" on it? i think just a statement of positivity would do?
I was on st clair 3 out of the last five days and havent seen one of the signs yet. What a rediculous sign and to think anyone would actually put it in there window is quite funny. Its been about a week this sites been active if not more and clearly i havenot seen a single poster despite walking up and down the street specifically looking for a sign.
Not to be rude and not singleing out the maker of the poster but... The ideas simply stupid, putting a Pro Row poster would do there business more harm especially after clearly having the majority of customers being drivers of cars. Im sorry to break it to you but cars are simply the choice of transportation for those who can actually afford to spend the money and keep these businesses prosperous.
I agree with the last comment, sure it looks good on paper having all these TTC users coming to your area but... people take the ttc for a reason and for the most part because they cannot afford a car. Clearly its those who drive that can afford to spend money.
Three comments within 5 minutes of each other, all by anonymous authors, is continuing to lead me to suspect we have the same person posting all these comments.
I find the "people take the ttc for a reason and for the most part because they cannot afford a car" comment somewhat offensive and flawed. 24% of daily trips in the City of Toronto are made on the TTC. Does this mean that 1 in 4 people in Toronto are too poor to own a vehicle? Obviously not. There is also a large proportion of transit riders in Toronto who, despite owning cars, CHOOSE to take transit.
I wouldnt say 24 percent, but a large number of the 24 Percent take the TTC because they simply cannot afford a car. Why else would you wait in the cold to get on a bus crammed with people. I agree that not all TTC users ride the "Rocket" because they cannot afford a car, but many do and unfortunately these people cannot help an area flourish. The restaurants rely mainly on those who drive.
If there was another lane to play with adding two lanes with a dedicated right of way then it would be a great idea having an ROW put in, but its only a single lane, what will businesses do about deliveries. What if it was you that had everything you owned tied up in a business, would you take the risk?
So tell me, how do streets such as King Street, Queen Street handle deliveries? During non-rush hours, there are four lanes: two for parking and two for both streetcars and general traffic. Does this mean that they never have goods stocked in their shelves?
Furthermore, your transit = poor comment is appalling. I see plenty of businesspeople in suits on transit every day. Are they too poor to eat out? I don't think so. Yorkville, the most high-class shopping district in the city is hell to drive to. People still drive there, but a good number of patrons there take transit, as it is served by three subway stations.
I take transit. I'm not poor. I lead quite the extravagant lifestyle. It is BECAUSE I take transit that I have an additional $8000 a year because I don't have to spend money on car payments, insurance, or gas. Suffice to say, none of that extra $8000 in disposable income I will spend on St Clair. I'll spend it at the boutiques for the poor on Queen Street West or Bloor Street Yorkville.
$8000 a year wouldnt keep me away from driving.
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