> QUIZ ANSWERS (FROM IN6)

1) 1921. This letter to the editor in the Globe was written by a man who disagreed with the notion that pedestrians needed to be educated to cross the streets at intersections. 2) 2017. This letter to the editor came in response to a story about parking officer Kyle Ashley handing out tickets to delivery vehicles blocking bike lanes. The writer called Ashley’s efforts laudable, but wanted similar enforcement for cyclists. 3) 1892. It might sound like the writer is describing the seating of a modern GO train, but this letter was published in the Evening Telegram in 1892, complaining about the city’s open streetcars. 4) 1896. During the long debate about Sunday streetcars in Toronto, the rumour was that the city’s cyclists were going to vote against the Sunday cars so they could enjoy the roads themselves. Not so, said one wheelman. In 1897, the vote was a narrow victory for Sunday streetcar service. 5) 2017. Councillor Joe Cressy said this in January 2017 at a public meeting about a proposal to overhaul King St. 6) 1908. Mr. David Allen of Winona, an early car enthusiast, said this during a deputation at Queen’s Park, amid criticism from farmers, who said that drivers stirred up dust, scared horses and caused trouble. 7) 1926. Mr. D.W. Harvey, general manager of the TTC, made the statement in a speech to Toronto’s real estate board, calling for a parking ban downtown and a ban on left-hand turns on certain streets. He was backed up by police chief Samuel Dickson, who said he supported a parking ban in 1919 — “but the Motor League could not see eye to eye with me.” The Motor League said the traffic problem could only be solved by getting rid of the city’s streetcars, or increasing the road by cutting down sidewalk space.