Jason Paris
@jasonparis.bsky.social
Fuelled by architecture, design, transit, Toronto, and too many podcasts. Also: cats, coffee, music, and 2SLGBTQ+ stories. **Opinions are lovingly—but unfortunately—my own** 🇨🇦
The kids are alright. boxd.it/bSgSeR
A ★★★★ diary entry for Gasoline Rainbow (2023)
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November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The kids are alright. boxd.it/bSgSeR
For clarity and consistency, 24-hour time should always be used — but historically both the city and the TTC have shied away from it. www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
Is this a sign of Toronto’s future? City looks to cut curbside clutter with clearer parking display
Toronto city staff are proposing a pilot project of signage with clearer language and colour-coded diagrams to reduce confusion about parking restrictions.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
For clarity and consistency, 24-hour time should always be used — but historically both the city and the TTC have shied away from it. www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
PULL QUOTE: "Shootings are at their lowest ebb in the past five years. Barring an epic holiday crime wave, we are on track to record the fewest gun deaths and fewest total homicides since at least the 1990s." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: Serious crime is down in Toronto. So what are we really worried about?
The recent period of relatively low violence in the city has been remarkable — yet it hasn’t been much remarked upon.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
PULL QUOTE: "Shootings are at their lowest ebb in the past five years. Barring an epic holiday crime wave, we are on track to record the fewest gun deaths and fewest total homicides since at least the 1990s." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Yet through every reinvention and aborted reboot, it remains a vital anchor for central Etobicoke—and for Canada’s densest concentration of seniors, who may just outlast every developer’s grand vision. #CloverdaleMall (3/3)
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Yet through every reinvention and aborted reboot, it remains a vital anchor for central Etobicoke—and for Canada’s densest concentration of seniors, who may just outlast every developer’s grand vision. #CloverdaleMall (3/3)
It was nearly razed for a glossy “lifestyle district,” only for that plan to be shelved, leaving it in a not-quite-liminal, not-quite-finished limbo. #CloverdaleMall (2/3)
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It was nearly razed for a glossy “lifestyle district,” only for that plan to be shelved, leaving it in a not-quite-liminal, not-quite-finished limbo. #CloverdaleMall (2/3)
Cloverdale’s had quite the identity journey—born an open-air mall, then sealed indoors to chase the trend. #CloverdaleMall (1/3)
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Cloverdale’s had quite the identity journey—born an open-air mall, then sealed indoors to chase the trend. #CloverdaleMall (1/3)
2 poppers and an apple. boxd.it/bRAVNr
A ★★★★ diary entry for Rotting in the Sun (2023)
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November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
2 poppers and an apple. boxd.it/bRAVNr
A ★★★★½ diary entry for The Departed (2006)
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November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A ★★★ diary entry for Inland Empire (2006)
boxd.it
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Yet, still no proper PATH connection between the Financial District and SouthCore. The concrete fire escape doesn't count @scotiabankarena
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Scotiabank Arena is in the midst of a multi-phase $350 million 'Reimagination Project.' Check out the latest upgrades.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yet, still no proper PATH connection between the Financial District and SouthCore. The concrete fire escape doesn't count @scotiabankarena
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This area sits in a no-man’s-land between Downtown Brampton and BCC — Brampton at its most Stroud-y. The proposal was inevitable, but the location doesn’t quite offer the advantages of vertical living that you’d get downtown or even around Bramalea City Centre. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/11...
Four Towers Proposed at Neighbouring Sites on Queen in Brampton | UrbanToronto
Manga Hotels is advancing two adjacent high-rise proposals at 249 and 253 Queen Street East in Brampton, introducing four towers from 38 to 41 storeys within the Rutherford (QUE-3) Primary MTSA. The plans would deliver more than 1,800 homes and new retail along an intensifying section of Brampton’s Queen Street Corridor.
urbantoronto.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This area sits in a no-man’s-land between Downtown Brampton and BCC — Brampton at its most Stroud-y. The proposal was inevitable, but the location doesn’t quite offer the advantages of vertical living that you’d get downtown or even around Bramalea City Centre. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/11...
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I was looking for something on the Metrolinx website and end up face-to-face with @jasonparis.bsky.social.
Toronto transit enthusiast cements digging machine legacy
Jason Paris submitted the winning names for Ontario Line tunnel boring machines Libby and Corkie.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I was looking for something on the Metrolinx website and end up face-to-face with @jasonparis.bsky.social.
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Jason has the goods, and there *are* positive things happening in our city.
Few places have transformed overnight like here. Once transit-quiet, it now has all-day GO, 15-minute UPX trips to downtown and YYZ, and a 15-bay TTC hub — all before Line 5 even opens soon to connect Midtown. The future here looks bright, especially if you own shares in Supercoffee. #MountDennis
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Jason has the goods, and there *are* positive things happening in our city.
Few places have transformed overnight like here. Once transit-quiet, it now has all-day GO, 15-minute UPX trips to downtown and YYZ, and a 15-bay TTC hub — all before Line 5 even opens soon to connect Midtown. The future here looks bright, especially if you own shares in Supercoffee. #MountDennis
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Few places have transformed overnight like here. Once transit-quiet, it now has all-day GO, 15-minute UPX trips to downtown and YYZ, and a 15-bay TTC hub — all before Line 5 even opens soon to connect Midtown. The future here looks bright, especially if you own shares in Supercoffee. #MountDennis
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A real Congress would impeach.
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A real Congress would impeach.
Yes, but I often don't receive it terrestrially and just tell my HomePod to play "CBC Radio 1 Toronto." www.torontomike.com/2025/11/do-y...
Do You Own a Radio?
I was listening to a podcast this afternoon where the host openly wondered if anyone still owns a radio. I own a radio. In fact, five of them. There's a radio in my kitchen, currently tuned to 99.1. T...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yes, but I often don't receive it terrestrially and just tell my HomePod to play "CBC Radio 1 Toronto." www.torontomike.com/2025/11/do-y...
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Ahead of tomorrow's @ttcriders.bsky.social streetcar summit, @flurfdesign.bsky.social put out this video explaining why Toronto's streetcars are the slowest on Earth and how they can be fixed. #TTC #TOpoli youtu.be/CPbXfHFbke0?...
The Slowest Trams on Earth: Toronto's Streetcars
YouTube video by flurfdesign
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November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ahead of tomorrow's @ttcriders.bsky.social streetcar summit, @flurfdesign.bsky.social put out this video explaining why Toronto's streetcars are the slowest on Earth and how they can be fixed. #TTC #TOpoli youtu.be/CPbXfHFbke0?...
Even without Line 5 in service, the area now anchors all-day GO and UP Express service, alongside a 15-bay TTC bus terminal. A true hub for the old City of York—finally getting its moment. #EglintonCrosstown (3/3)
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Even without Line 5 in service, the area now anchors all-day GO and UP Express service, alongside a 15-bay TTC bus terminal. A true hub for the old City of York—finally getting its moment. #EglintonCrosstown (3/3)
Where Kodak once stood on the hill, a major transit hub has emerged. #EglintonCrosstown (2/3)
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Where Kodak once stood on the hill, a major transit hub has emerged. #EglintonCrosstown (2/3)
Once one of the most overlooked corners of what was Metro’s poorest municipality, Mount Dennis is transforming. #EglintonCrosstown (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Once one of the most overlooked corners of what was Metro’s poorest municipality, Mount Dennis is transforming. #EglintonCrosstown (1/3)
A positive move—Out on the Street has always been a standout, and the added accessibility is a win. Still, it highlights an unmistakable trend: the Village keeps drifting south, leaving the stretch north of Wellesley feeling increasingly overlooked. retail-insider.com/retail-insid...
Out on the Street Plans Major Move After 34 Years
Out on the Street will relocate after 34 years on Church Street, marking a new chapter for Canada’s largest LGBTQ+ retailer.
retail-insider.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A positive move—Out on the Street has always been a standout, and the added accessibility is a win. Still, it highlights an unmistakable trend: the Village keeps drifting south, leaving the stretch north of Wellesley feeling increasingly overlooked. retail-insider.com/retail-insid...
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Gary 'Mani' Mounfield gave British music one of its greatest heartbeats. From The Stone Roses to Primal Scream, here are 25 thing you need to know about the bass legend: zurl.co/8KfXm
25 Things You Need to Know About Gary "Mani" Mounfield - That Eric Alper
Gary “Mani” Mounfield wasn’t just the bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream. He was a cornerstone of the Madchester sound, a beloved figure in British music, and one of the most universally admired musicians to ever pick up a bass. Following the news of his death on November 20, 2025, we look back […]
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November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield gave British music one of its greatest heartbeats. From The Stone Roses to Primal Scream, here are 25 thing you need to know about the bass legend: zurl.co/8KfXm
It’s small touches like these that help give Line 5 a sense of place. #EglintonCrosstown (3/3)
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It’s small touches like these that help give Line 5 a sense of place. #EglintonCrosstown (3/3)
The space is undeniably utilitarian, but it’s clean, modern, and elevated by Douglas Coupland’s vibrant circles and those bold pops of orange — even on the elevator shafts. #EglintonCrosstown (2/3)
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The space is undeniably utilitarian, but it’s clean, modern, and elevated by Douglas Coupland’s vibrant circles and those bold pops of orange — even on the elevator shafts. #EglintonCrosstown (2/3)
Line 5 may still be waiting to open for full revenue service, but parts of its new infrastructure are finally coming to life — including much of the expanded Cedarvale Station (formerly Eglinton West). #EglintonCrosstown (1/3)
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Line 5 may still be waiting to open for full revenue service, but parts of its new infrastructure are finally coming to life — including much of the expanded Cedarvale Station (formerly Eglinton West). #EglintonCrosstown (1/3)