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Brian Doucet
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Planning Prof at the University of Waterloo studying housing, displacement, transportation & how they are related. Also cycling, curling, baseball & photography
I was born in Toronto, now live in Kitchener & have lived in Scotland & the Netherlands
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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · Nov 11
Hi everyone!
I'm a planning professor at the University of Waterloo, researching housing, transportation & how they relate to each other.
I'm moving from Twitter & I'll post more here soon.
Here are links to some stuff I've written:
theconversation.com/profiles/bri...

spacing.ca/toronto/auth...

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 7h
Cosy bar plus a view of a streetcar for the win!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 17h
We had one of the main sources of housing supply based on treating it like a speculative commodity.

Are we really that surprised when it goes bust?

www.thestar.com/interactives...
The Toronto condo isn't dead — but it's going to be different
Condos made investors rich — until suddenly they didn’t. As the crash claims ‘tens of billions’ in losses, this is what's coming next.
www.thestar.com

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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 19h
That's right, folks, the Ontario government's Black Friday sale is back! And for this Black Friday, for a small donation to my reelection campaign, you'll receive a $10M Skills Development Fund grant! But hurry, because the OPP are having a look-see now, so this is a time-limited offer!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 1d
Georgian Trail in the snow?

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 1d
Really enjoyed this episode on Tropicana Field!
And I appreciated the discussion about fans with Yankee jerseys with names on the back as the team has never done this.
Great episode and great insights into this unique and much maligned stadium.
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🏟️ ⚾ Some call it quirky; others call it a relic. "No Place Like Dome" author Bruce Reynolds calls St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field *home*. A celebration of baseball’s most misunderstood park; 🎧 ➡️ NOW wherever you pod, YouTube or https://tinyurl.com/367atunp #GoodSeats

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 1d
It was great evening in Fort Erie yesterday for our film screening. A very engaged and passionate audience and a fantastic Q&A.
Everywhere I've taken the film we've had great discussions, but only in Fort Erie did I come away with new socks!
Thank to Edward Terry, Breanna Antonio & the team!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 1d
We've got a number of screenings lined up for the next few months & many more in development. It's really exciting and I'm really honoured to say that the next Toronto screening will be held at the Church of the Holy Trinity on 11 January, 1:30pm. More info here:
civi.holytrinity.to/civicrm/even...
Thinking Beyond the Market Film Screening – HolyTrinityTO CRM
civi.holytrinity.to

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 1d
Agree!
glynbowerman.bsky.social Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 1d
The supply we need is deeply affordable rental. Whatever that takes, that’s where our energy should be.

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 1d
The supply we need is deeply affordable rental. Whatever that takes, that’s where our energy should be.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 2d
Great night for photography!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 2d
I stayed over in downtown Toronto last night so of course I went for a walk and took some pictures of streetcars!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 3d
Just in time for today's Toronto premiere of my housing film, I wrote this piece in The Star. It gives a good overview of the main messages and insights from the documentary.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The market alone isn’t going to fix the housing crisis. These Canadian towns are showing us how it’s done
We need a variety of approaches to our inescapable housing problem.
www.thestar.com

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 3d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 4d
Build it and they will come!
Or phrased another way:
Run even a basic and limited weekend train service and they will ride!
Around 400 people boarded the first regular weekend GO Train from Kitchener to Toronto Sunday morning.
More trains please!

www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Kitchener sees hundreds ride first weekend GO train to Toronto
With Metrolinx’s latest service expansion, the amenities of Canada’s biggest city are now a one-hour and 45-minute train ride away for a return fare of $10.
www.therecord.com

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 4d
Happening tomorrow!!
The Toronto premiere of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' will take place Tuesday 25 November at 6pm (doors open 5:30) at Toronto City Hall
This free event is in partnership with ULI Toronto. Register here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
ULI Toronto: FREE FILM SCREENING: TORONTO PREMIERE: Thinking Beyond the Market: A Film About Genuinely Affordable Housing A Film by Brian Doucet | ULI Toronto
toronto.uli.org

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve never used Facebook and don’t feel I missed much!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d
It was a unique cookie cutter stadium!
jahorne.bsky.social Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 5d
What's left of the original RFK Stadium in DC.

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 5d
What's left of the original RFK Stadium in DC.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d
Provide more transit and people will come!
Induced demand also works for trains!
New journeys, trips and adventures are created when new weekend trains are introduced.
More of this please!
mikeschreiner.bsky.social Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 5d
Wow, big crowd out here in Guelph for the first weekend train. Lots of happy commuters and families going to Toronto for the day.

Thanks to everyone who pushed to convince Metrolinx that there is demand for weekend service.
Mike posing with 6 adults and two children on the GO train platform in Guelph. Behind them crowds of people are waiting for their train. Line ups of people waiting to get in the green GO train. A crowd of people entering the open doors of a GO train

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 5d
Wow, big crowd out here in Guelph for the first weekend train. Lots of happy commuters and families going to Toronto for the day.

Thanks to everyone who pushed to convince Metrolinx that there is demand for weekend service.
Mike posing with 6 adults and two children on the GO train platform in Guelph. Behind them crowds of people are waiting for their train. Line ups of people waiting to get in the green GO train. A crowd of people entering the open doors of a GO train

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve got tickets to several Sceptres games this season and can’t wait. Looking forward to watching great hockey with a great vibe.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... Why Toronto is a top women’s sports city (despite The Athletic’s snub)
Why Toronto is a top women’s sports city (despite The Athletic’s snub)
Despite not cracking The Athletic's list of top women's sports cities, Toronto boasts pro women's sports teams with passionate fan bases.
www.nytimes.com

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 6d
This wouldn’t be much of an issue in most other cities around the world with legacy streetcar/tram lines that now feature dedicated rights of way and priority signalling.
Brussels and Rotterdam spring to mind.
But since Toronto has virtually none of these, this must be a painfully slow ride.
seanyyz.bsky.social Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 6d
The 506 Carlton streetcar is currently doing this ridiculous routing where it diverts to Dundas Street twice over a short distance due to two separate construction projects.

What’s the point of that short jog up Bay and back down Church?
The 506 diverts, from west to east, via College, down Spadina to Dundas, on Dundas to Bay, up Bay to College/Carlton, then back down Church St to Dundas, then back on route via Parliament and Gerrard. A bus runs straight across College and Carlton between Spadina and Broadview

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 6d
The 506 Carlton streetcar is currently doing this ridiculous routing where it diverts to Dundas Street twice over a short distance due to two separate construction projects.

What’s the point of that short jog up Bay and back down Church?
The 506 diverts, from west to east, via College, down Spadina to Dundas, on Dundas to Bay, up Bay to College/Carlton, then back down Church St to Dundas, then back on route via Parliament and Gerrard. A bus runs straight across College and Carlton between Spadina and Broadview

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 6d
A great week of curling ahead!
devinheroux.bsky.social Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 6d
What a fantastic evening crowd here in Halifax

5,593 fans here at Scotiabank Centre tonight to watch the opening men’s draw at the Olympic Curling Trials.

And being treated to some fine rock-throwing so far. Outstanding.

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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 6d
What a fantastic evening crowd here in Halifax

5,593 fans here at Scotiabank Centre tonight to watch the opening men’s draw at the Olympic Curling Trials.

And being treated to some fine rock-throwing so far. Outstanding.

Reposted by Brian Doucet

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Good Seats Still Available @goodseatsstillavailable.com · 6d
🏟️ ⚾ Some call it quirky; others call it a relic. "No Place Like Dome" author Bruce Reynolds calls St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field *home*. A celebration of baseball’s most misunderstood park; 🎧 ➡️ NOW wherever you pod, YouTube or https://tinyurl.com/367atunp #GoodSeats

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 6d
In today’s least surprising local news, speed display signs aren’t enough to make our roads safer.
Speed display signs only slow drivers down by 1km/h: Halifax report
Halifax has installed nearly 50 speed display signs around the municipality, but on average they only slow down drivers by less than one km/h, according to a new staff report.
www.ctvnews.ca

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 7d
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 8d
What an amazing evening at the resurgent KW Symphony! Such a special event and great to be back at Centre in the Square. Looking forward to many more concerts this season! Thanks to everyone who made this possible.

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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 8d
Meet our panelists for this Sunday's Streetcar Summit!

We've got a mix of transit advocates and experts to discuss the state of the streetcar system and what needs to be done to fix it
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Graphic, with a simple blue and white illustration with a red streetcar in traffic with some buildings and the CN Tower in the background. Text: Meet our Streetcar Summit Panelists! Cecil Community Centre (Spadina and Cecil), Sunday November 23, 1-5pm Steve Munro (Author and Transit Advocate), Jonathan English (Transportation Policy Expert), August Puranauth (Transit Advocate)