Jocelyn Lambert Squires
@jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Toronto-centric voice for architecture and urbanism. Transit nerd. Recovering American. Research, writing, bikes, architect-adjacent. (EN/FR, she/her/elle)
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
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Flash back to an older one
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Flash back to an older one
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Anchorage Museum, Alaska, a number of years ago.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Anchorage Museum, Alaska, a number of years ago.
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The investigation of the Ford govt cost money & the time & people who worked on it deserve to be paid just as you do for whatever is you do.
Pity it's paywalled. But not hard to figure out the gist. Will now have to go look up the story on the CBC.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The investigation of the Ford govt cost money & the time & people who worked on it deserve to be paid just as you do for whatever is you do.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Texas & Florida have passed laws essentially making it illegal for cities to create car-free spaces like bike lanes or pedestrian plazas.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
Why Are Many States Trying to Ban Cities From Slowing Down Drivers? — Streetsblog USA
Texas could soon become the latest state to ban its cities from reclaiming lane space from drivers — and now that Trump is in office, some fear that more will follow.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Texas & Florida have passed laws essentially making it illegal for cities to create car-free spaces like bike lanes or pedestrian plazas.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
There should be more hobbies that lead to research on construction cake recipes.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There should be more hobbies that lead to research on construction cake recipes.
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Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay, speaking today about when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may open: "There is absolutely still a chance of 2025 and the project being done."
Narrator: nobody believed him
Narrator: nobody believed him
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay, speaking today about when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may open: "There is absolutely still a chance of 2025 and the project being done."
Narrator: nobody believed him
Narrator: nobody believed him
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I keep thinking back to this article from a couple months ago. Still one of the best things written about the whole Epstein situation to date.
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I keep thinking back to this article from a couple months ago. Still one of the best things written about the whole Epstein situation to date.
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The only Prime Minister less popular than the current one is the next one.
--The UK, apparently
--The UK, apparently
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The only Prime Minister less popular than the current one is the next one.
--The UK, apparently
--The UK, apparently
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If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
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And you may ask yourself, “well how did I get here?”
The dolphins are getting Alzheimer’s from algae blooms
caused by warming waters and toxic runoff
and you could see the bloodstains in Sudan
from space.
The cobalt is mined by children
and the music is made by robots
and the grownups are wondering
where the fireflies went.
caused by warming waters and toxic runoff
and you could see the bloodstains in Sudan
from space.
The cobalt is mined by children
and the music is made by robots
and the grownups are wondering
where the fireflies went.
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And you may ask yourself, “well how did I get here?”
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Today I checked out the newly opened underpass portion of Eglinton West Station (soon to be Cedarvale)! A thread 🧵/1
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Today I checked out the newly opened underpass portion of Eglinton West Station (soon to be Cedarvale)! A thread 🧵/1
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There's also an OLD blue-blood thing happening around the horse show. Very John Tory-esque. The other animal shows, especially the 4-H kids, have the feel of a tradition that goes way back. To when Toronto was hogtown. The slogan "the country has come to the city" is so apt.
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There's also an OLD blue-blood thing happening around the horse show. Very John Tory-esque. The other animal shows, especially the 4-H kids, have the feel of a tradition that goes way back. To when Toronto was hogtown. The slogan "the country has come to the city" is so apt.
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E.g.: There was a funny moment at community council when the history of the parking lot at 1117 Dundas St W came up; the lot was created to block potential development there. Now the City/CreateTO wants to develop the lot. Meanwhile, some described the parking as being essential -- based on use.
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
E.g.: There was a funny moment at community council when the history of the parking lot at 1117 Dundas St W came up; the lot was created to block potential development there. Now the City/CreateTO wants to develop the lot. Meanwhile, some described the parking as being essential -- based on use.
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Found my Met Gala outfit
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Found my Met Gala outfit
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is underrated, and possibly unique in North America? I went yesterday and did a deeper dive than on past visits, talking to many of the vendors, going to the pens to look at the animals, sitting at communal tables and eavesdropping on conversations.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is underrated, and possibly unique in North America? I went yesterday and did a deeper dive than on past visits, talking to many of the vendors, going to the pens to look at the animals, sitting at communal tables and eavesdropping on conversations.
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Several of our corridor projects have repeatedly proven that customers do not use the parking spots in front of businesses.
Those parking spots are not sustaining the businesses.
streets.mn/2022/01/26/b...
Those parking spots are not sustaining the businesses.
streets.mn/2022/01/26/b...
Bikes and Business on Bloor: An Economic Study from Toronto
Recent discussion about Hennepin Avenue has raised the impact of the planned reconstruction on business. Fortunately we have a detailed case study on bike lanes and business from Toronto to learn f…
streets.mn
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Several of our corridor projects have repeatedly proven that customers do not use the parking spots in front of businesses.
Those parking spots are not sustaining the businesses.
streets.mn/2022/01/26/b...
Those parking spots are not sustaining the businesses.
streets.mn/2022/01/26/b...
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One of our biggest struggles when designing bikeways is parking demand vs removal vs safety.
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
Parking! In the wknd Toronto Star I write about what to do with our underused parking lots & garages. New data shows lots profound emptiness. There’s more efficient & useful possibilities. City is already building some housing, but NIMBYs are protesting just as the sun rises. Ignore em & go harder.
Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto has more underused parking lots than you’d think. Here’s how to use them better
The subject of parking still seems to drive a lot of what happens in Toronto politics, but the underused lots around the city could be put to better use.
www.thestar.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
One of our biggest struggles when designing bikeways is parking demand vs removal vs safety.
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
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Until the Bills or Sabres actually win something, and given their own history of coming up short in the big moments, Buffalo has no business talking about other cities' sporting "curse". 🤫
Bills fans want NOTHING to do with the Toronto sports curse 😂
(via Sammy Hudes)
(via Sammy Hudes)
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Until the Bills or Sabres actually win something, and given their own history of coming up short in the big moments, Buffalo has no business talking about other cities' sporting "curse". 🤫
How much more corruption will the Ontario population happily put up with from this government? Where is the line?
Incredible journalism
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How much more corruption will the Ontario population happily put up with from this government? Where is the line?
I finally understand butter tarts. I feel one level more Canadian!
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I finally understand butter tarts. I feel one level more Canadian!
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Just passed thru Exhibition Place & it’s rammed. They’re parking people on the grass (🤦🏽). Royal winter fair. Soccer game at BMO. The notion that the Ex is used two weeks a year is false.
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just passed thru Exhibition Place & it’s rammed. They’re parking people on the grass (🤦🏽). Royal winter fair. Soccer game at BMO. The notion that the Ex is used two weeks a year is false.
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People say the city is getting 'too busy' and 'there's too many people' -- but there are FEWER people in most of the neighbourhoods where people are complaining.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
People say the city is getting 'too busy' and 'there's too many people' -- but there are FEWER people in most of the neighbourhoods where people are complaining.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.
My guess is that there are more cars per capita though.