Eleni Alpous (she/her)
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Human-centred Design Lead @ Doblin / Deloitte Digital. Momma. Sometimes Adjunct Professor.
Toronto
Joined September 2007
@observinthecity @JoelHardenONDP I would note that this would be a good time for @oliviachow to take the point made by @BrandonMattalo and debar any contractor retained by the province permanently from any city contract, and terminate any existing contracts.
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Doug Ford has decided to create dangerous streets across Toronto. He knows people will be injured—and even die—so he's also taking away the ability for people injured to hold him to account in court. This is also dangerous—to our fundamental rights to hold power accountable.
We promised to get drivers out of gridlock by bringing sanity back to bike lane decisions and we’re getting it done.
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Bike lanes save lives. If you have a problem with their design or location- take that complaint to our mayor and councillors. The Ford government decision to remove Toronto’s bike lanes is an overreach.
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Instead of protecting vulnerable road users in Ontario, the government chooses to rip up bike lanes and attack safe infrastructure with no evidence. This isn’t over. There will be a community response. #onpoli
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"All this obfuscation and scapegoating hides the truth from drivers: the main enemy in any perceived war is other drivers. Only fewer cars on the road will solve the issue of congestion."
thestar.com
The fight over cycling lanes and other safer-street infrastructure in our city is marred by obfuscation, scapegoating and rhetoric.
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Dear Ontario Premier Doug Ford (@fordnation), My 10-year-old son was identified with a need last year and had to change public schools. I now bike him 2.2km to school in the mornings and he bikes home alone. We use the 8-year-old Bloor Street bike lanes which make the roads
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Nearly 15% of kids in Ontario don’t have a family doctor. Hundreds of thousands of them go without checkups, diagnoses, and treatments. Everyday, the most powerful people in government sit around the most powerful table in Ontario and do nothing about it. #onpoli #onhealth
It’s hard to be a “happy” child when you don’t have a family doctor. Today, I released the top ten @OntarioPCParty ridings with the most children without a family doctor. Three Parliamentary Assistants, five Ministers, and one Premier represent these ridings. #onpoli #onhealth
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It’s hard to be a “happy” child when you don’t have a family doctor. Today, I released the top ten @OntarioPCParty ridings with the most children without a family doctor. Three Parliamentary Assistants, five Ministers, and one Premier represent these ridings. #onpoli #onhealth
Happy National Child Day! I hope every child experiences a joyful and unforgettable day filled with happiness.
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1. @DeepakAnandMPP - 10996 2. @RobFlackEML - 8549 3. @RudyCuzzetto - 8446 4. @GraydonTheMPP - 7265 5. @MacLeodLisa - 6453 6. @KingaSurmaMPP - 6204 7. @fordnation - 5735 8. @PBethlenfalvy - 5142 9. @tylerallsoppPC - 5116 10. @C_Mulroney - 5031 See your MPP? 👆🏽 #onpoli #onhealth
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Please consider signing @CycleToronto petition: 💥They are at 17k We need them to get to 20k https://t.co/BQ0FbtVFkR
Thousands of Ontario residents came together to send a message to @fordnation and @PrabSarkaria that bike lanes save lives, solve congestion and transport goods.
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“The impunity that has been granted to the state of Israel for 76 years.” Israel’s war on the @UN is maniacal. They’ve destroyed more than 70% of UN structures in Gaza and killed more than 200 UN workers. It’s long past due for member states. Invoke Article 6. #UNseatIsrael
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So, @fordnation is more interested in the United States and China than Ontario’s healthcare. 32K people in his riding don’t have a family doctor, and he’s talking about international relations. That’s how 4.4M people end up without a family doctor by 2026. #onpoli #onhealth
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Ford's 19-week summer vacaton is over and we still have NO opening date for the Eglinton LRT. Metrolinx is in complete disarray. Why should the public be expected to trust them? We need a public inquiry and a CLEAR opening timeline now.
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Welcome to @fordnation ‘s Ontario …
A #HamOnt woman said she had to buy her own medical supplies on Amazon to get her dressing changed after cancer surgery because of a provincewide shortage of home care equipment that local nurses are calling a crisis. https://t.co/ydYjRhJDsv via @thespec
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$35M over 10 years. Averaging $3.5M per year. That would amount to 0.3% of your $1.2 billion budget, which increased by another $20M last year. Do you think the City has no function other than to fund policing? Do you understand the work LASOs do in our communities?
It's confusing to see @MayorOliviaChow prioritize spending $35 million on new art installations when @cityoftoronto is grappling with pressing public safety issues. With crime rates rising, a stretched police force, and urgent needs like mental health crisis intervention,
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$650 million on a spa, $1 Billion on liberalized alcohol sales, $3 billion on a $200 election bribe for all Ontarians. Instead, listen to your doctors who prescribe six basic ways to improve Ontarian's health.
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On the day that Ontario’s Minister of Automobiles @PrabSarkaria announced “Building Highways Faster Act” - GTA commuters on the Brampton @GOtransit line are wondering when is the “Investing in More Trains to Relieve Congestion Act” coming? #onpoli
#whereisprabmeet?
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Excellent article by @UWaterloo colleague @Troy_D_Glover articulating the benefits of bike lanes, backed up by rigorous research (see links in article). (Of course this doesn't matter to Ford & @PrabSarkaria who are basing their reckless policy on vibes) https://t.co/T7HsGnSfU6
thestar.com
Claims that bike lanes make congestion worse aren't helping anyone, least of all drivers.
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