Sadly my mom and her siblings are gone now and my cousins, save one, have moved to points west, but I still remember those days very fondly.

BTW, if there are any almuni of Camp Maromac reading this, drop me a line; I was a counselor there from 1976-80.

When it comes to the environment, I generally focus on things I can do and try and convince family members/friends to do the same. I’ve never really focused on what governments could do. Which isn’t to say it isn’t important. It’s most likely 50% of the story.

But listening to this nostalgia regarding Expo ‘67 and the comments that our city no longer has vision in regards to mega-projects struck me as really wrong headed in thinking.

If anything, as you point out AJ, the city and the province needs projects that will directly work on saving the environment.. such as those you’ve listed.

1. A congestion charge like London’s. NYC is now considering one, too.
2. Raise parking rates.
3. Get that citywide tram network built as a replacement; start running commuter trains more often.
4. Add “freight-only” cars to the Metro; add freight elevators and create “commercial passes” to access them; maybe even run separate freight metros, perhaps during off-peak hours. Properly extended and linked with trams, this could replace a lot of trucks.
5. Work with off-island suburbs to create a growth limit, to preserve farmland, crops and vital water resourcs; ideally the city and its suburbs should be able to sustain themselves within a 100-mile limit.