Colleen
@cbailey6.bsky.social
Scientist, cyclist, knitter. But only 2 out of 3 at any one time. 🔰
📌 Toronto
📌 Toronto
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Doug Ford about literally just building homes: well it's complicated we've got to work with our municipal partners
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Doug Ford about literally just building homes: well it's complicated we've got to work with our municipal partners
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
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Very interesting paper alright. Another striking result is that people moving into this centrally-located building (or into the vacancies created by people moving into it) were generally downsizing from larger homes
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Very interesting paper alright. Another striking result is that people moving into this centrally-located building (or into the vacancies created by people moving into it) were generally downsizing from larger homes
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“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Less than 48 hours until someone used this tragedy to argue against apartments at Toronto and East York Community Council.
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Less than 48 hours until someone used this tragedy to argue against apartments at Toronto and East York Community Council.
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It just seems to me that one way to protect tenant's rights is to not create an Official Plan and Zoning system that focuses all development in areas with the most existing tenants. Just one man's opinion.
Isabella St. A perfectly good apt bldn empty, people displaced & being demolished all because so much of Toronto is off limits & forced here. Aka house neighbourhoods. Such a shame. Such waste. And the shame of every elected official here. Shame of Ford for not pushing reforms. All the same.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It just seems to me that one way to protect tenant's rights is to not create an Official Plan and Zoning system that focuses all development in areas with the most existing tenants. Just one man's opinion.
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Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
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Tired: gravy train
Wired: three-level, 20-metre diameter, 55-kilometre GRAVY TUNNEL under the 401
Wired: three-level, 20-metre diameter, 55-kilometre GRAVY TUNNEL under the 401
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Tired: gravy train
Wired: three-level, 20-metre diameter, 55-kilometre GRAVY TUNNEL under the 401
Wired: three-level, 20-metre diameter, 55-kilometre GRAVY TUNNEL under the 401
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guys...
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
guys...
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So the province’s replacement for speed cameras (now banned) are giant signs that are too big for municipal signposts and large enough for an adult let alone a child to hide behind (good luck crossing the street safely). Ontario also only gave @toronto.ca 20 signs for 600 school zones & 75 cameras🤯🤬
New provincial speed limit signs too large for municipal poles
YouTube video by CityNews
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
So the province’s replacement for speed cameras (now banned) are giant signs that are too big for municipal signposts and large enough for an adult let alone a child to hide behind (good luck crossing the street safely). Ontario also only gave @toronto.ca 20 signs for 600 school zones & 75 cameras🤯🤬
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everyone: we just want streets to be safe to walk near, especially around schools
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
everyone: we just want streets to be safe to walk near, especially around schools
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
ontario: best we can do is street signs so big they fully obscure schoolchildren
If you have to make the warning signs taller than a human in order for drivers to pay attention to them, it doesn't speak very highly about drivers' ability to spot pedestrians.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you have to make the warning signs taller than a human in order for drivers to pay attention to them, it doesn't speak very highly about drivers' ability to spot pedestrians.
Kensington BIA showing up for students! ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Kensington BIA showing up for students! ❤️
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Blasting past rush hour traffic on the completed portion of Dufferin RapidTO (up to Dundas)
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Blasting past rush hour traffic on the completed portion of Dufferin RapidTO (up to Dundas)
Even the more well-known shows have a lot of ???
Like, a dog "manned" a disco control panel in season 1. They did 5 more seasons after this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Like, a dog "manned" a disco control panel in season 1. They did 5 more seasons after this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Even the more well-known shows have a lot of ???
Like, a dog "manned" a disco control panel in season 1. They did 5 more seasons after this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Like, a dog "manned" a disco control panel in season 1. They did 5 more seasons after this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Wow
Eight members of ACORN are sitting in the public gallery at today's Property Standards Committee.
The tenant advocacy organization wants the City of Hamilton to act in a timely manner on property standards issues - especially with three months of delay due to repeated failures to make quorum #yhmcc
The tenant advocacy organization wants the City of Hamilton to act in a timely manner on property standards issues - especially with three months of delay due to repeated failures to make quorum #yhmcc
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wow
It's tough to know where to send your media dollars these days. But, if you're still sending any to try to save the US, consider sending it to Liberal Currents. They know that "No Is Enough" and they're doing a fundraiser right now. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It's tough to know where to send your media dollars these days. But, if you're still sending any to try to save the US, consider sending it to Liberal Currents. They know that "No Is Enough" and they're doing a fundraiser right now. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
One more design review panel bro. I swear, just one more design review panel.
What if I told you they all look *like that* because of city-imposed design and facade mandates, not because people (or developers) like them?
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
One more design review panel bro. I swear, just one more design review panel.
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Fun legal case for the NIMBY haters.
In Northcrest Neighbours v. City of Peterborough a group of neighbours tried to stop a 52 unit supportive housing project.
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In Northcrest Neighbours v. City of Peterborough a group of neighbours tried to stop a 52 unit supportive housing project.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fun legal case for the NIMBY haters.
In Northcrest Neighbours v. City of Peterborough a group of neighbours tried to stop a 52 unit supportive housing project.
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In Northcrest Neighbours v. City of Peterborough a group of neighbours tried to stop a 52 unit supportive housing project.
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The estimated budget for the Waterfront East "LRT" (streetcar with tiny tunnelled section) is $2 billion?!?! Subway prices for 4km of streetcar. Glad we'll spend next year's municipal election talking about a made up crime surge.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The estimated budget for the Waterfront East "LRT" (streetcar with tiny tunnelled section) is $2 billion?!?! Subway prices for 4km of streetcar. Glad we'll spend next year's municipal election talking about a made up crime surge.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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“Ottawa feels completely off-key for the moment we are in. What they have chosen to play sounds terrible to anyone who cares about housing. It lands like a bad cover played by a tribute band that cannot find the tune.”
Dropping @beynate.bsky.social was a red flag that they haven’t recovered from.
Dropping @beynate.bsky.social was a red flag that they haven’t recovered from.
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“Ottawa feels completely off-key for the moment we are in. What they have chosen to play sounds terrible to anyone who cares about housing. It lands like a bad cover played by a tribute band that cannot find the tune.”
Dropping @beynate.bsky.social was a red flag that they haven’t recovered from.
Dropping @beynate.bsky.social was a red flag that they haven’t recovered from.
Not the 2 councillors that I might have predicted at the IntegrityTO launch but also not completely surprising. www.thestar.com/news/gta/int...
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Not the 2 councillors that I might have predicted at the IntegrityTO launch but also not completely surprising. www.thestar.com/news/gta/int...
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i'm having a bit of a fundraising day today - but that's an essential part of building institutions
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
"If we are to build a new America fit for the 21st century, we must reforge our institutions."
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
Samantha Hancox-Li wrote those words in 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 six months ago. This week, we are working a bit on reforging the American media. Help us fight the implementation of reactionary authoritarianism.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i'm having a bit of a fundraising day today - but that's an essential part of building institutions
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
we can't accept our current (at best) collaborationist media & a better press won't happen by itself - @liberalcurrents.com is just *the* opposition outlet right now
Shoutout to The Star for this description of Prince Harry's lived experience. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Shoutout to The Star for this description of Prince Harry's lived experience. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...