Everyone who voted "yes" to this is a monster.
Holyday's motion to discontinue a grant program that provides bottled water to homeless people FAILS 3-22.
December 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everyone who voted "yes" to this is a monster.
Hi @ttchelps.bsky.social there may be a fire hazard at track level on Line 2, eastbound platform Yonge Bloor.
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hi @ttchelps.bsky.social there may be a fire hazard at track level on Line 2, eastbound platform Yonge Bloor.
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Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
I mean, that sounds amazing?
Councillor Shan moves to exclude three streets in his ward. He worries the retail spaces created won't just be small shops selling ice cream to locals, but things like "beef patties that are so popular that people from the 905 will come to get it." That'll just add to traffic problems, he says.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I mean, that sounds amazing?
@westjetcliamline.bsky.social your flight WS 9 has been delayed from takeoff for over an hour and we are learning that maintenance crews have still not arrived to address an unspecified maintenance issue.
What is going on? When on earth can we expect to take off?
What is going on? When on earth can we expect to take off?
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@westjetcliamline.bsky.social your flight WS 9 has been delayed from takeoff for over an hour and we are learning that maintenance crews have still not arrived to address an unspecified maintenance issue.
What is going on? When on earth can we expect to take off?
What is going on? When on earth can we expect to take off?
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I have no sympathy for this. Annex residents complain that the a bikeway one street over has increased traffic on their street, but they don't want their street traffic calmed, they just want the bikeway ripped out. A failure of imagination.
September 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I have no sympathy for this. Annex residents complain that the a bikeway one street over has increased traffic on their street, but they don't want their street traffic calmed, they just want the bikeway ripped out. A failure of imagination.
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One of the superpowers of coming up on late 90s / early 00s forums is an ingrained sense of a barrier between IRL life & The Internet, which is a place, its own distinct hellworld where nothing is real. Makes it easy to not fall for all the fake BS when you inherently view Online as 99% shenanigans
i think people who have actually posted on forums and image boards in the 2000s (or forums in general earlier) have a qualitative advantage on everyone else
April 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of the superpowers of coming up on late 90s / early 00s forums is an ingrained sense of a barrier between IRL life & The Internet, which is a place, its own distinct hellworld where nothing is real. Makes it easy to not fall for all the fake BS when you inherently view Online as 99% shenanigans
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Compare Michigan and Ontario on the Global Human Settlement Layer database
August 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Compare Michigan and Ontario on the Global Human Settlement Layer database
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“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.
#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.
#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
www.fastcompany.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.
#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.
#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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For those curious, the Helsinki Traffic Safety Program document is available in English
www.hel.fi/static/liitt...
www.hel.fi/static/liitt...
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
For those curious, the Helsinki Traffic Safety Program document is available in English
www.hel.fi/static/liitt...
www.hel.fi/static/liitt...
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🌳🌳🌳 Welcome to Tree Thread: The Sequel.
Ten years ago today — July 10, 2015 — Toronto kicked off the 2015 Pan Am Games.
To mark the event, 41 trees were planted along a section of Front Street East — one for each country or territory.
In this thread, again, I'll review the state of every tree.
Ten years ago today — July 10, 2015 — Toronto kicked off the 2015 Pan Am Games.
To mark the event, 41 trees were planted along a section of Front Street East — one for each country or territory.
In this thread, again, I'll review the state of every tree.
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🌳🌳🌳 Welcome to Tree Thread: The Sequel.
Ten years ago today — July 10, 2015 — Toronto kicked off the 2015 Pan Am Games.
To mark the event, 41 trees were planted along a section of Front Street East — one for each country or territory.
In this thread, again, I'll review the state of every tree.
Ten years ago today — July 10, 2015 — Toronto kicked off the 2015 Pan Am Games.
To mark the event, 41 trees were planted along a section of Front Street East — one for each country or territory.
In this thread, again, I'll review the state of every tree.
And this is why we take traffic enforcement out of the hands of police and give it to bylaw officers who will actually enforce as directed.
Seems pretty telling of Toronto Police's lackadaisical attitude toward traffic enforcement that an officer feels comfortable publicly calling speed cameras a "fucking scam." www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
July 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
And this is why we take traffic enforcement out of the hands of police and give it to bylaw officers who will actually enforce as directed.
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My @thestar.com column this week: More than a decade ago, Doug Ford helped usher in an era of outsourcing public services at city hall. The private sector contracts for services like garbage pickup were supposed to save a lot of money.
The numbers say they haven’t.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The numbers say they haven’t.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Matt Elliott: Doug Ford helped usher in an era of outsourcing at Toronto city hall. Olivia Chow may be finally pushing back
New reports suggest there are good reasons to question whether letting private companies carry out public services is the best for the city.
www.thestar.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My @thestar.com column this week: More than a decade ago, Doug Ford helped usher in an era of outsourcing public services at city hall. The private sector contracts for services like garbage pickup were supposed to save a lot of money.
The numbers say they haven’t.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The numbers say they haven’t.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.
A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
nextcity.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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NEW: Paris reopens the Seine River to public swimming after a century-long ban! “About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use 3 public bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up program.” 14 more bathing spots beyond the city are planned.
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
Paris reopens River Seine to public swimming after century-long ban
About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use three bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up programme
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NEW: Paris reopens the Seine River to public swimming after a century-long ban! “About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use 3 public bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up program.” 14 more bathing spots beyond the city are planned.
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
Big, bold leadership.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr
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a point I make over and over re: climate change is that there’s no point at which it’s time to throw up your hands and give up, because each tenth of a degree you can prevent is worth it
2C is better than 2.1C is better than 2.2C and so on and so forth
2C is better than 2.1C is better than 2.2C and so on and so forth
New from me: An exclusive interview with David Suzuki, who talked about reaching the conclusion that humanity has failed in the fight against climate change, and why communities should start preparing for more destructive natural disasters #cdnpoli #cdnenviro
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics
"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...
www.ipolitics.ca
July 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
a point I make over and over re: climate change is that there’s no point at which it’s time to throw up your hands and give up, because each tenth of a degree you can prevent is worth it
2C is better than 2.1C is better than 2.2C and so on and so forth
2C is better than 2.1C is better than 2.2C and so on and so forth
Seen in the Beach Metro. What an utter load of crap.
July 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Seen in the Beach Metro. What an utter load of crap.
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Yesterday there were approximately 38,802 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: Centre Island Ferry Dock (643 trips)
Least used station: Bellamy Rd S / Kingston Rd and 28 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 920
#bikeTO
Most used station: Centre Island Ferry Dock (643 trips)
Least used station: Bellamy Rd S / Kingston Rd and 28 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 920
#bikeTO
July 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yesterday there were approximately 38,802 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: Centre Island Ferry Dock (643 trips)
Least used station: Bellamy Rd S / Kingston Rd and 28 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 920
#bikeTO
Most used station: Centre Island Ferry Dock (643 trips)
Least used station: Bellamy Rd S / Kingston Rd and 28 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 920
#bikeTO
Is it a futuristic concept as well to assume my councillor would care about building homes for people in her ward as opposed to catering to folks visiting for a day?
"I know we dream of a day where everyone is on a bike, on higher order transit, maybe we'll be on hoverboards one day," says Councillor Lily Cheng. "But many people that we hope to draw to our city come from the greater GTA, and they are visiting our city, many of them, in cars."
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Is it a futuristic concept as well to assume my councillor would care about building homes for people in her ward as opposed to catering to folks visiting for a day?
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The issue at the centre of this debate is that Council voted several years back to delegate decision-making authority about new shelter locations to staff, in an attempt to take the politics out of it. Some councillors would now like to put the politics back in, apparently.
June 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The issue at the centre of this debate is that Council voted several years back to delegate decision-making authority about new shelter locations to staff, in an attempt to take the politics out of it. Some councillors would now like to put the politics back in, apparently.
The irony that we combined 17 zoning bylaws into one when the City was amalgamated, and that we are now de-facto splitting it up again is wild.
@damienmoule.bsky.social
@damienmoule.bsky.social
Councillor Perks' compromise motion to allow sixplexes in Toronto & East York and Ward 23 (but not city-wide) CARRIES 17-7.
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The irony that we combined 17 zoning bylaws into one when the City was amalgamated, and that we are now de-facto splitting it up again is wild.
@damienmoule.bsky.social
@damienmoule.bsky.social