Bilal Akhtar 🇨🇦
itsbilal.bsky.social
Bilal Akhtar 🇨🇦
@itsbilal.bsky.social
Building a great database. Advocating for a better Toronto and more housing. And a lot of things in between.
The implication here that YIMBYs lined up behind him and not Chow is just not true: www.instagram.com/p/CtZRb85AkKf/
July 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
at this point I'm convinced Amtrak is sponsoring your trip as an ad for the train
July 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I see what you did there
July 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I see what you did there
June 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If I go to the one in SF, does that violate my Canadian citizenship oath 😶
June 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thanks for the concern! it was a bit of a shock at the moment but given the way I was struck and the (low) speed I was hit at, I mostly bounced off unharmed while my bike got bent pretty bad.

And yes, gaining more appreciation of Toronto/Canada with every single day!
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As someone who was recently hit by a car in SF (fortunately I’m totally uninjured), it’s a lot of small things that add up.

Higher speed limits, more distracted and intoxicated driving, more uninsured driving (esp. for high risk drivers), and a culture that emphasizes compliance less.
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Very significant for sure, though I think this isn’t as much of a transit doom story as we’d think at first.

SF is still able to fill up buses despite a huge Waymo fleet, and I regularly find Waymo being slower (and of course, pricier) than Muni at getting me places.

It’s doom for Ubers though.
May 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Corktown commons?
May 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If only the government that fully owns Conestoga College, the provincial government, felt the same effect 2 months ago 😶
May 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Slight note: the shuttle is operated by the airport (and why Air Canada passengers can also take it). It just has ad wraps from Porter on it most of the time.
May 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
He gives Aurora’s mayor a run for his money on being the most NIMBY mayor in Ontario.

He was instrumental in getting Doug Ford to back away from province-level upzoning.
April 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM