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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Aug 15

Is it staying at the zoo permanently? If so that's pretty cool at least.

Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Aug 15

"The schedule for this work strikes me as unduly extended as if nobody really cares how long transit service will be disrupted."

I lived on King for a few years and I'm pretty sure they try to maximize how long the route is disrupted. The streetcar was running for maybe 50% of time I lived there.

Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · Aug 15

More King streetcar diversions planned for next year.
stevemunro.ca/2025/08/13/t...

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · Jul 30

NEW: Looks like CycleToronto won in court. Justice Schabas finds Ontario's law (AND version 2) to remove bike lanes infringe S7 of the Charter and is not saved by S1, in large part because the govt had no evidence to back up its claims.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jul 30

I was under the impression that it was just one in the east end, but perhaps that’s changed.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · Jul 19

That’s so cool! Montreal’s bike share system is rolling out trailers that work on BIXIs as well as personal bikes.

They’re hoping to have 50 by the end of the summer, and hundreds over the next few years.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jul 18

so, ads on the via train can fuck right off

overhead display on new via trains showing ads instead of useful information

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Jul 10

In July 1967, a section of the South Hill neighbourhood of Toronto decided to declare itself an independent republic.
It elected a queen, formed an air force of 1,000 helium balloons and issued passports.
This is the story of the Republic of Rathnelly!

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The photo shows a street sign for "Rathnelly Av." The sign has a blue background with white lettering for the street name. Above the street name, there is a curved section with the text "REPUBLIC of RATHNELLY" in black, along with a crest or emblem featuring a shield with red, white, and blue colors and various symbols. The sign is mounted on a metal pole, and there are trees with green leaves in the background, suggesting an outdoor, possibly residential area.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jun 16

Same with having to line up to have your baggage weighed and your ticket checked, before having your ticket checked again for realsies on the train.

I like the train because flying sucks. Stop trying to make it like flying.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jun 13

I'll never pass up the opportunity to repost this incredible video, which is such an accurate depiction that I didn't realize it was a parody until the end.

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just one more consultation bro-

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jun 10

This is so depressingly unsurprising, and so pathologically Canadian.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · Jun 6

Have you seen the new show? It's on Tubu. It's literally on Heebee. It's on Poodee with ads. It's literally on Dippy. You can probably find it on Weeno.
Dude it's on Gumpy. It's a Pheebo original. It's on Poob. You can watch it on Poob. You can go to Poob and watch it. Log onto Poob right now. Go to Poob.
Dive into Poob. You can Poob it. It's on Poob. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 21

At least Rogers had the courtesy to nuke Canada’s internet on a Friday so we could all fuck off to a friend’s cottage for the weekend.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 21

Good news! Bell's outage page is back up.

Bad news: it's a lie.

Bell's service page saying there is no outage in my area, which is a lie. Thanks Bell.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 21

I’m just glad there was transparency and accountability from the last major Canadian internet outage so we can all be confident that it won’t happen again.

Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 21

Home Bell is down for me, Freedom on my cell is still working though.

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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · May 20

May 19, 1965: Ontario Premier John Robarts announces in the legislature that the province will invest in a new commuter rail system. The proposed service would operate along 52 miles (84 km) of Canadian National Railway tracks from Burlington through Toronto to Dunbarton (Pickering). 1/3

A portrait of John Robarts, Premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. Archives of Ontario photo.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 16

Oh good, we replaced the housing minister who gets it with one who doesn’t.

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · May 16

Canada has a crazy housing crisis. Our new housing minister seems awfully concerned with the paper wealth of people who already have homes. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Justin Ling: Make housing cheaper without prices coming down? Mark Carney’s new housing minister is talking in riddles

Here’s a puzzle: How do you make homes more affordable without making them cost less?

www.thestar.com

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 9

Incredibly well written piece.

André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · May 9

What do encampments offer that shelters don’t? A chance to build community. None of us can truly survive alone, by @maggiehelwig.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #homelessness

Opinion: What do encampments offer that shelters don’t? A chance to build community

The strict rules at shelters that discourage communities from forming are based on the belief that humans are individual units. That those who live at the edges of modern capitalism are problems who m...

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 9

a man is standing in front of a car that says cco on the side

Alt: Russ Hanneman (Christopher Diamantopoulos) in Silicon Valley, scene where he shows how is car doors open sideways rather than up.

media.tenor.com

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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · May 9

This is shit. They need to do better.

BikeGoneTO @bikegoneto.bsky.social · May 9

In the last 72 hours, Toronto bike share stations have been on average 71% balanced, with 10% of stations full, and 20% empty.

A stacked bar chart showing the number of empty, full, and balanced stations by hour over the last 72 hours.
06:00 AM - Empty: 120, Full: 60, Balanced: 696
07:00 AM - Empty: 120, Full: 46, Balanced: 710
08:00 AM - Empty: 149, Full: 35, Balanced: 692
09:00 AM - Empty: 189, Full: 69, Balanced: 618
10:00 AM - Empty: 204, Full: 75, Balanced: 597
11:00 AM - Empty: 198, Full: 63, Balanced: 615
12:00 PM - Empty: 190, Full: 62, Balanced: 624
01:00 PM - Empty: 161, Full: 59, Balanced: 656
02:00 PM - Empty: 175, Full: 59, Balanced: 642
03:00 PM - Empty: 151, Full: 47, Balanced: 678
04:00 PM - Empty: 154, Full: 37, Balanced: 685
05:00 PM - Empty: 170, Full: 48, Balanced: 658
06:00 PM - Empty: 159, Full: 89, Balanced: 628
07:00 PM - Empty: 161, Full: 96, Balanced: 619
08:00 PM - Empty: 173, Full: 96, Balanced: 607
09:00 PM - Empty: 167, Full: 113, Balanced: 596
10:00 PM - Empty: 174, Full: 118, Balanced: 584
11:00 PM - Empty: 179, Full: 115, Balanced: 582
...(truncated for length)

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 8

one of the more psychotic aspects of HDMI is that it also supports (slow) ethernet

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Steve Munro @swanboatsteve.bsky.social · May 7

There's a motion on the TTC board agenda next week asking management to look into fixing service bunching with AI. This is hopelessly naive on two counts. First it reflects responsibility for actually doing anything. Second AI needs a valid model to learn from of which the TTC is a very bad example.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 5

I've lived near the 504 for years and I'm pretty sure it was only functional for, at best, half that time (near me, at least).

Staggered maintenance after staggered maintenance sucks. If they actively didn't want people to ride the 504 I'm not sure what they would do differently.

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Connor Feeley @cfeeley.org · May 5

"We're going to support measures that protect the Canadian economy and that help to ultimately get a deal. We wish Mr. Carney well and we're rooting for a good deal for Canada," Scheer said.

Scheer proving that has 1000x better political instincts than Poilievre.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · May 5

Conservatives signal they are willing to back Carney's Liberals on some legislation. Tory House leader says party will stand with Carney in U.S. trade war despite partisan differences www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Conservatives signal they are willing to back Carney's Liberals on some legislation | CBC News

After a fractious federal election campaign focused on perceived Liberal failures, the Conservative House leader is now signalling the caucus may be willing to support some of Prime Minister Mark Carn...

www.cbc.ca