Urban Cayman
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A beautiful future America cannot fathom.
With a gigantic shopping mall (Canada’s third largest), adjacent office and condo towers, lots of street front retail (mostly restaurants) and green space and a library, Metrotown feels like a mix of North York Centre, Square One, and Scarborough Town Centre (when the SRT was still going)
June 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A beautiful future America cannot fathom.
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Ipsos poll finds Canadians approving of both LGBTQ+ rights and trans rights in specific more than other countries, and finds support for trans people is still rising slightly here amidst the propaganda campaign that's meeting with successes elsewhere:
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: Ipsos - National | Globalnews.ca
Data released Friday by Ipsos in its annual Pride Report showed Canada was among the few nations where support has gone up among 26 countries surveyed.
globalnews.ca
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Paris is the undisputed king city. No questions.
June 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Paris is the undisputed king city. No questions.
Noooo! This was my first @brightsunfilms.bsky.social video all these years ago:
youtu.be/W9mc4PsXU5E?...
youtu.be/W9mc4PsXU5E?...
March 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Noooo! This was my first @brightsunfilms.bsky.social video all these years ago:
youtu.be/W9mc4PsXU5E?...
youtu.be/W9mc4PsXU5E?...
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French justice system cancels the A69 highway project between Toulouse & Castres: It’s the first time in French history that a highway has been stopped because its environmental costs outweighed its other benefits.
Autoroute A69 : la justice annule l’autorisation environnementale du projet d’autoroute entre Castres et Toulouse, le chantier est arrêté
La décision du tribunal administratif de Toulouse était attendue ; la rapporteure publique avait demandé plusieurs fois l’annulation du projet, jugeant les gains espérés de la future autoroute insuffi...
www.lemonde.fr
February 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
French justice system cancels the A69 highway project between Toulouse & Castres: It’s the first time in French history that a highway has been stopped because its environmental costs outweighed its other benefits.
Canada is not going to do high speed rail. We are not equipped for the challenge.
This isn't political - no party can do this unless they *truly* wanted to. The Liberals have an effete PR announcement and the Conservatives don't want it at all. It's *not* going to happen.
This isn't political - no party can do this unless they *truly* wanted to. The Liberals have an effete PR announcement and the Conservatives don't want it at all. It's *not* going to happen.
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Canada is not going to do high speed rail. We are not equipped for the challenge.
This isn't political - no party can do this unless they *truly* wanted to. The Liberals have an effete PR announcement and the Conservatives don't want it at all. It's *not* going to happen.
This isn't political - no party can do this unless they *truly* wanted to. The Liberals have an effete PR announcement and the Conservatives don't want it at all. It's *not* going to happen.
Toronto Council: “Sure, but *we’re* different…”
Traffic has decreased.
273,000 fewer vehicles entered Manhattan below 60 Street from Monday to Friday last week.
273,000 fewer vehicles entered Manhattan below 60 Street from Monday to Friday last week.
January 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Toronto Council: “Sure, but *we’re* different…”
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China's next gen HSR rolling stock, the CR450AF series, seen being shipped on the CR mainline network. The CR450AF series is designed to operate at a service speed of 400kph. Video by Forevil001.
December 26, 2024 at 2:26 AM
China's next gen HSR rolling stock, the CR450AF series, seen being shipped on the CR mainline network. The CR450AF series is designed to operate at a service speed of 400kph. Video by Forevil001.
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I mapped the entire 1955 passenger rail system by service frequency. I encourage you to share it, @taras-grescoe.com
seanmarshall.ca/2021/03/25/p...
seanmarshall.ca/2021/03/25/p...
What Canadian passenger rail looked like in 1955
An interactive map depicting intercity rail services in Ontario and Quebec in 1955
seanmarshall.ca
December 12, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I mapped the entire 1955 passenger rail system by service frequency. I encourage you to share it, @taras-grescoe.com
seanmarshall.ca/2021/03/25/p...
seanmarshall.ca/2021/03/25/p...
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The lanes on University, which Doug likes to cite as "causing congestion for ambulances", were designed with the hospitals to be used by ambulances, specifically.
December 5, 2024 at 4:36 AM
The lanes on University, which Doug likes to cite as "causing congestion for ambulances", were designed with the hospitals to be used by ambulances, specifically.
Oh *helllllll* yeah. Love 2 housing!
November 29, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Oh *helllllll* yeah. Love 2 housing!
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Please enjoy this animation of peak hour MTA subway service (by u/mtdfan)
November 27, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Please enjoy this animation of peak hour MTA subway service (by u/mtdfan)
Reposted by Urban Cayman
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
It’s shocking & damning that there are like 3 Toronto architects that / who could pull off something this clean & simple.
IT’S NOT HARD, PEOPLE!
IT’S NOT HARD, PEOPLE!
New starter homes can only be “affordable” if they are smaller …
1050sf, 2BR/1BA
1050sf, 2BR/1BA
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 AM
It’s shocking & damning that there are like 3 Toronto architects that / who could pull off something this clean & simple.
IT’S NOT HARD, PEOPLE!
IT’S NOT HARD, PEOPLE!
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When I was a kid growing up in Brampton, Woodbine Centre & Fantasy Fair was a favourite family day trip. The mall and indoor amusement park is still open, but I doubt it will last much longer.
seanmarshall.ca/2024/11/09/w...
seanmarshall.ca/2024/11/09/w...
Woodbine Centre: the end of a Fantasy
Woodbine Centre, built in 1985, was an adventure for a child of the 1980s and 1990s. The once-thriving mall has hit hard times and will likely see redevelopment in the next decade.
seanmarshall.ca
November 10, 2024 at 4:07 AM
When I was a kid growing up in Brampton, Woodbine Centre & Fantasy Fair was a favourite family day trip. The mall and indoor amusement park is still open, but I doubt it will last much longer.
seanmarshall.ca/2024/11/09/w...
seanmarshall.ca/2024/11/09/w...
The previous post is a map from the Department of Mines & Technical Surveys of Canada (1951) & covers the entirety of the country. It’s *magnificent* & I’d purchase it if I could get it off of its current owners.
November 9, 2024 at 3:25 AM
The previous post is a map from the Department of Mines & Technical Surveys of Canada (1951) & covers the entirety of the country. It’s *magnificent* & I’d purchase it if I could get it off of its current owners.
The 2024 mind cannot comprehend Southern Ontario railways in 1951.
November 8, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The 2024 mind cannot comprehend Southern Ontario railways in 1951.
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Wild that China put in CBTC moving block signaling on a heavy freight line (Shuozhou–Huanghua railway) allowing +2km long trains using some of the world's most powerful electric locomotives to run every 7.5 mins. Video by hslxx61 sped up 2.75 times speed because the train is too damn long...
November 8, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Wild that China put in CBTC moving block signaling on a heavy freight line (Shuozhou–Huanghua railway) allowing +2km long trains using some of the world's most powerful electric locomotives to run every 7.5 mins. Video by hslxx61 sped up 2.75 times speed because the train is too damn long...
It shouldn't, in fact, be "something pleasant" to drive downtown, Lily.
"It is painful to drive downtown," says Councillor Lily Cheng. "And it shouldn't be painful. It should be something pleasant. Does it have to be at full speed? Maybe not .. but we have to acknowledge there are people in our city who do not have the luxury of taking transit."
October 10, 2024 at 7:15 PM
It shouldn't, in fact, be "something pleasant" to drive downtown, Lily.
Your regular reminder that this is *never* a bad idea.
October 8, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Your regular reminder that this is *never* a bad idea.
Doug says he wants to spend unknown amounts of money boring a car tunnel under Toronto. 50 years ago, Paris started constructing (& continues to expand) the RER: (mostly) bi-level trains going 120kph under the city, for cheaper and with *far higher* capacity. Just so we all remember where we’re at…
September 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Doug says he wants to spend unknown amounts of money boring a car tunnel under Toronto. 50 years ago, Paris started constructing (& continues to expand) the RER: (mostly) bi-level trains going 120kph under the city, for cheaper and with *far higher* capacity. Just so we all remember where we’re at…