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The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
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January 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
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Apparently, the Toronto Sun ran a piece today by a failed former Toronto mayoral candidate suggesting we should happily let Greenland be taken over.
Which feels like a good time to ressurect this piece on that paper's historical bad takes.
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/t...
Which feels like a good time to ressurect this piece on that paper's historical bad takes.
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/t...
Toronto Sun Columnists on the Wrong Side of History Through the Ages
Originally published on Torontoist on February 3, 2017. Toronto Sun, November 9, 1980. In a response to a reader question on Twitter earlier this week provoked by Toronto Sun columnist Tarek Fatah’…
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Apparently, the Toronto Sun ran a piece today by a failed former Toronto mayoral candidate suggesting we should happily let Greenland be taken over.
Which feels like a good time to ressurect this piece on that paper's historical bad takes.
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/t...
Which feels like a good time to ressurect this piece on that paper's historical bad takes.
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/t...
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"The chair of this committee frequently says that in Ontario, we zone for buildings, not for people. But when we have a report that says adding new buildings will create complete communities and we couldn't possibly do that in Rosedale, I wonder if that's true."
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"The chair of this committee frequently says that in Ontario, we zone for buildings, not for people. But when we have a report that says adding new buildings will create complete communities and we couldn't possibly do that in Rosedale, I wonder if that's true."
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In Jane Jacobs’s old neighborhood, more heritage rules will mean more exclusion and gentrification.
We know how the story ends. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen again.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
We know how the story ends. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen again.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Will heritage stop housing development in the Annex?
If a new heritage district is created, it should acknowledge the tradeoffs and explicitly define how the area will change
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In Jane Jacobs’s old neighborhood, more heritage rules will mean more exclusion and gentrification.
We know how the story ends. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen again.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
We know how the story ends. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen again.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Posted this on Twitter for impact but figure folks here would like to see it too: yesterday toured the new shelter that's in the news for making a certain demo of neighbours mad.
Unsurprisingly, it's awesome. I'm gonna show you why.
Unsurprisingly, it's awesome. I'm gonna show you why.
July 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Posted this on Twitter for impact but figure folks here would like to see it too: yesterday toured the new shelter that's in the news for making a certain demo of neighbours mad.
Unsurprisingly, it's awesome. I'm gonna show you why.
Unsurprisingly, it's awesome. I'm gonna show you why.
Is it now City policy to let everyone fight it out in the comments or did they set up the Webex wrong tonight? It’s endless attacks against the speakers, commenters, and staff.
May 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Is it now City policy to let everyone fight it out in the comments or did they set up the Webex wrong tonight? It’s endless attacks against the speakers, commenters, and staff.
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The City says it wants more non-market housing, but its own rules make non-profit development smaller and more expensive.
In our blog by Hongyu Xiao, we argue that to build non-market housing at scale, we have to find more ways to say "yes" to more homes.
www.moreneighbours.ca/news/mnto-gi...
In our blog by Hongyu Xiao, we argue that to build non-market housing at scale, we have to find more ways to say "yes" to more homes.
www.moreneighbours.ca/news/mnto-gi...
Toronto & Housing: Getting to “Yes”
The City of Toronto needs to get out of it's own way for the non-profit housing that it claims to want more of.
www.moreneighbours.ca
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The City says it wants more non-market housing, but its own rules make non-profit development smaller and more expensive.
In our blog by Hongyu Xiao, we argue that to build non-market housing at scale, we have to find more ways to say "yes" to more homes.
www.moreneighbours.ca/news/mnto-gi...
In our blog by Hongyu Xiao, we argue that to build non-market housing at scale, we have to find more ways to say "yes" to more homes.
www.moreneighbours.ca/news/mnto-gi...
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Is the Future of Toronto Designed in London? In Azure Magazine, I write about how UK architects Allies & Morrison, Karakusevic Carson and Alison Brooks are poised to transform Toronto — and introduce a more confident and honest architectural language. www.azuremagazine.com/article/is-t...
Is the Future of Toronto Designed in London?
London architects Allies and Morrison, Alison Brooks, and Karakusevic Carson are poised to leave a transformative mark on Toronto.
www.azuremagazine.com
September 3, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Is the Future of Toronto Designed in London? In Azure Magazine, I write about how UK architects Allies & Morrison, Karakusevic Carson and Alison Brooks are poised to transform Toronto — and introduce a more confident and honest architectural language. www.azuremagazine.com/article/is-t...