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Proposed drive-thru ban irks Timmy’s owner
By Elaine Mitropoulos, Comox Valley EchoMay 5, 2009
John Brocklehurst says he would think twice about opening another business in the Town of Comox should its council outlaw future drive-thrus.
“Even though it may not impact us at the moment, it could if we ever decide to go and open another store,” [...]

NEWS: Drive-thru bans and idling laws across the country

June 23rd, 2008
Several CanWest papers are reporting today about the various drive-thru and idling bylaws being considered by municipal governments across the country. You can read the article here: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1e61b866-ae7e-4f63-a412-38b349a45fb3. While this is not directly linked to the Council’s main campaigns, it is clearly an issue with momentum that chapters have [...]

Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Drive-through

Dave Zweifel —  7/08/2008 5:20 am
It’s getting so that folks can’t even toss out an idea these days without being vilified by cranks and blowhards and their enabling radio talk show hosts.
Madison Plan Commission member Eric Sundquist found that out recently when he suggested the time may have come for the city to [...]

Toronto Ponders Drive-Thru Ban To Help Environment

Monday December 17, 2007
CityNews.ca Staff
To some people, drive-thrus are right up there with the wheel and the iPod as one of the great inventions.  They’re without doubt an easy way to get your quick fix of fast food, but they also serve up something else. With long lineups come idling cars that harm the environment, and [...]

Philip McLeod: The idling battle over city’s drive-thrus

Posted By Philip McLeod
Posted 9 hours ago

Two months ago a report prepared by a pair of City of London officials made this point: “If you balance both air quality and climate change concerns and give them equal importance, a drive-thru queue of longer than one minute would start to have negative impacts on the environment [...]

Drive-thrus not ‘viable’ for strong communities, says alderman

Drive-thrus not ‘viable’ for strong communities, says alderman
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 12:54 PM ET Comments58Recommend26
CBC News

A Calgary alderman says drive-thrus hurt community-building. (CBC)A recent move by Calgary city council to omit drive-thrus from one redevelopment plan should happen more often, says one alderman.
Last week, city council left out drive-thrus when [...]

Should Madison ban the drive-through?

Mike Ivey: Should Madison ban the drive-through?
Mike Ivey —  6/25/2008 11:37 am
First it was a proposed ban on plastic bags.
Now, a member of the influential Madison Plan Commission wants to ban the restaurant drive-through — or at least restrict the ubiquitous symbol of America’s auto-centric lifestyle.
“Given the concern about all the carbon going [...]

A ban on drive-thrus?

A member of Madison’s Plan Commission says fewer drive-thrus would be better for the environment

By The Wheeler News Service
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Dump the drive-thru? A member of Madison’s Plan Commission says he’d like to ban them to fight global warming.
Eric Sundquist, who was appointed to the panel last month, says it’s only his idea. [...]

City urged to ban takeout windows

Joel Kom, Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Calgary should consider banning new drive-thrus, two aldermen say — a suggestion that received a chilly reception from some drivers Wednesday.
In a city trying to put pedestrians first and cars last, blocking new drive-thrus from being built makes sense, said Ald. Brian Pincott.
“We’ve got to start designing and [...]

Drive-thru ban in Mad-town? It’s a thought

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2008, 8:56 a.m.
By Don Walker
A member of Madison’s Plan Commission thinks the city ought to consider a ban on restaurant drive-thrus.
Eric Sundquist, appointed to the Plan Commission by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz last month, says it’s only an idea, a consideration, a proposal that needs more discussion.
But Sundquist, a policy analyst for [...]