Jason Thorne
@jasonthorne.bsky.social
Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦
Walking what will one day be one of Toronto’s great new public spaces. “The Runway” at Downsview … with landscape architects MVVA and Northcrest Developments.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Walking what will one day be one of Toronto’s great new public spaces. “The Runway” at Downsview … with landscape architects MVVA and Northcrest Developments.
Cladding going up on the Frank Gehry-designed “Forma” in downtown Toronto by developers Great Gulf and Dream.
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Cladding going up on the Frank Gehry-designed “Forma” in downtown Toronto by developers Great Gulf and Dream.
City staff tour of the beautiful Landscape of Landmark Quality project at the University of Toronto with Shirley Blumberg and Nick Jones of KPMB Architects and Adrienne Heflich of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
City staff tour of the beautiful Landscape of Landmark Quality project at the University of Toronto with Shirley Blumberg and Nick Jones of KPMB Architects and Adrienne Heflich of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.
The CMHC garden suite and multiplex design catalogue got a lot of well-deserved attention. The companion Material Guide by Ha/f Climate Design is equally impressive. It provides a life-cycle assessment of the cost and carbon of each choice of materials to inform low-cost, low-carbon, construction.
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The CMHC garden suite and multiplex design catalogue got a lot of well-deserved attention. The companion Material Guide by Ha/f Climate Design is equally impressive. It provides a life-cycle assessment of the cost and carbon of each choice of materials to inform low-cost, low-carbon, construction.
The Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy in Thorncliffe Park (Toronto) by Kohn Shnier Architects with “letter wall” by artist Micah Lexier.
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy in Thorncliffe Park (Toronto) by Kohn Shnier Architects with “letter wall” by artist Micah Lexier.
In the last 12 months I’ve connected with more followers on Bluesky than in over 10 years on that other site before I left it. And waaaaay fewer bots and trolls! Thanks, Bluesky urbanism community!
November 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In the last 12 months I’ve connected with more followers on Bluesky than in over 10 years on that other site before I left it. And waaaaay fewer bots and trolls! Thanks, Bluesky urbanism community!
Developer Core Urban … working their usual magic. The 1856 and 1911 Coppley’s clothing building in downtown Hamilton being reborn as 96 residential and hotel units with over 40,000 square feet of commercial space, including restaurant, bar, coffee shop, and event space.
October 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Developer Core Urban … working their usual magic. The 1856 and 1911 Coppley’s clothing building in downtown Hamilton being reborn as 96 residential and hotel units with over 40,000 square feet of commercial space, including restaurant, bar, coffee shop, and event space.
Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p
Not just street furniture. A whole street living room! (Shuter Street, Toronto)
October 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Not just street furniture. A whole street living room! (Shuter Street, Toronto)
Embodied carbon isn’t just about the buildings, it’s about the landscape around them as well. Learn more about Toronto's benchmarking study for the carbon intensity of urban landscapes. Canadian Society of Landscape Architects webinar with report leads DTAH + City staff Oct. 30 tinyurl.com/2tt2r23w
October 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Embodied carbon isn’t just about the buildings, it’s about the landscape around them as well. Learn more about Toronto's benchmarking study for the carbon intensity of urban landscapes. Canadian Society of Landscape Architects webinar with report leads DTAH + City staff Oct. 30 tinyurl.com/2tt2r23w
Touring Keybridge and King’s Cross - two recent master planned communities in London - with Alfredo Caraballo and Silvia Asuni from Allies and Morrison.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Touring Keybridge and King’s Cross - two recent master planned communities in London - with Alfredo Caraballo and Silvia Asuni from Allies and Morrison.
Mixing protected on-street lanes, off-street paths, slow streets, mid-block connections and counter flow lanes … I like the thoughtful design of the cycleway network through Hackney.
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Mixing protected on-street lanes, off-street paths, slow streets, mid-block connections and counter flow lanes … I like the thoughtful design of the cycleway network through Hackney.
Canal envy (London).
October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Canal envy (London).
A very unique “museum” experience. The new V&A East Storehouse in London puts the archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum on display for the public to explore. Designed by architects Diller, Scofidio + Renfro.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A very unique “museum” experience. The new V&A East Storehouse in London puts the archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum on display for the public to explore. Designed by architects Diller, Scofidio + Renfro.
Beautiful subway entrances, inviting you in to the London Underground.
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Beautiful subway entrances, inviting you in to the London Underground.
Morning walking tour of South Kilburn in London with architect Alison Brooks … a multi-phase regeneration of a declining post-war housing estate into a new, sustainable mixed-income neighborhood.
October 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Morning walking tour of South Kilburn in London with architect Alison Brooks … a multi-phase regeneration of a declining post-war housing estate into a new, sustainable mixed-income neighborhood.
For 46(!) years, Professor Rick Haldenby has led the Rome Semester for fourth year students at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Everyone I know who studied there raves about the experience. Tonight I got to join Rick for a glass of wine in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere!
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
For 46(!) years, Professor Rick Haldenby has led the Rome Semester for fourth year students at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Everyone I know who studied there raves about the experience. Tonight I got to join Rick for a glass of wine in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere!
The sort-of-weird but also sort-of-fascinating Centro Direzionale in Naples … a master planned modern office district designed in 1982 by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
October 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The sort-of-weird but also sort-of-fascinating Centro Direzionale in Naples … a master planned modern office district designed in 1982 by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
New mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio.
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio.
New integrated bike/bus platforms on Wellesley Street. These platforms keep the bikeway clear for people cycling, while providing sidewalk-level access for people boarding and exiting TTC buses. /4
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New integrated bike/bus platforms on Wellesley Street. These platforms keep the bikeway clear for people cycling, while providing sidewalk-level access for people boarding and exiting TTC buses. /4
A small but important one. A new protected waiting area at the Yonge Street / Queens Quay intersection for cyclists heading northbound plus a bike box, chevrons and crosswalks. /3
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A small but important one. A new protected waiting area at the Yonge Street / Queens Quay intersection for cyclists heading northbound plus a bike box, chevrons and crosswalks. /3
Curb-protected two-way cycle track along the Esplanade. /2
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Curb-protected two-way cycle track along the Esplanade. /2
Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
“How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel” in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel” in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
I have visited that one in Copenhagen. But when it comes to incinerators, my all-time favourite has to be this one in Osaka!
October 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I have visited that one in Copenhagen. But when it comes to incinerators, my all-time favourite has to be this one in Osaka!