Andrew Hunter
@rexbron.bsky.social
Ex Focus Puller, full time dad.
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This should be standard for every transit system.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This should be standard for every transit system.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
Wondering what bin to put out?
A kind soul, @[email protected], has put together a calendar you can subscribe to so you can leave missed collections to GFL.
#Toronto #CivicTech
torontoschedules.com/waste
A kind soul, @[email protected], has put together a calendar you can subscribe to so you can leave missed collections to GFL.
#Toronto #CivicTech
torontoschedules.com/waste
Waste Collection | Toronto Schedules
Free Google calendar and iCal versions of residential daytime collection schedules for the City of Toronto created by a citizen volunteer.
torontoschedules.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Wondering what bin to put out?
A kind soul, @[email protected], has put together a calendar you can subscribe to so you can leave missed collections to GFL.
#Toronto #CivicTech
torontoschedules.com/waste
A kind soul, @[email protected], has put together a calendar you can subscribe to so you can leave missed collections to GFL.
#Toronto #CivicTech
torontoschedules.com/waste
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Yeah we should strive for abundance
An abundance of doors on busses
An abundance of doors on busses
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yeah we should strive for abundance
An abundance of doors on busses
An abundance of doors on busses
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Daily reminder that the primary benefit of railway electrification is not to reduce railway emissions.
It is to enable faster acceleration which reduces travel time and thereby increases frequency without adding operating cost.
That then attracts more riders and thereby more revenue.
It is to enable faster acceleration which reduces travel time and thereby increases frequency without adding operating cost.
That then attracts more riders and thereby more revenue.
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Daily reminder that the primary benefit of railway electrification is not to reduce railway emissions.
It is to enable faster acceleration which reduces travel time and thereby increases frequency without adding operating cost.
That then attracts more riders and thereby more revenue.
It is to enable faster acceleration which reduces travel time and thereby increases frequency without adding operating cost.
That then attracts more riders and thereby more revenue.
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I cannot emphasize enough how bad you have to be at driving to manage this.
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how bad you have to be at driving to manage this.
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One problem with concentrating new housing development on commercial streets is that there are just far fewer commercial streets than residential ones.
It would leave most of the city off-limits for density. Those European cities don’t do that.
It would leave most of the city off-limits for density. Those European cities don’t do that.
Instead of building luxury apartment buildings in the heart of residential streets, it’s better to replace two story commercial properties on streets like Bloor into 4-6 story multi-use buildings. Commercial use at ground level and residential on the upper floors. Works well in Europe.
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
One problem with concentrating new housing development on commercial streets is that there are just far fewer commercial streets than residential ones.
It would leave most of the city off-limits for density. Those European cities don’t do that.
It would leave most of the city off-limits for density. Those European cities don’t do that.
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Jonathan English's slides to be presented at TTC Board today on surface transit revitalization are worth a review, with some interesting suggestions.
Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.5
PDF […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.5
PDF […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Jonathan English's slides to be presented at TTC Board today on surface transit revitalization are worth a review, with some interesting suggestions.
Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.5
PDF […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.5
PDF […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
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Every year the Toronto budget presentation shows a figure with the value of a 1% property tax increase. They should include one saying that 12,000 new homes is equal to a 1% property tax increase.
At bedtime 6-year-old and I were discussing how libraries and other services we enjoy are funded by taxes. He said, "So if there are more people, then the government can have more money to do stuff." More neighbours please!
honestly the Federal Liberals need to be meaner to municipalities that refuse to upzone and yet ask for HAF funding
more density in toronto means more urban votes
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
more density in toronto means more urban votes
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Every year the Toronto budget presentation shows a figure with the value of a 1% property tax increase. They should include one saying that 12,000 new homes is equal to a 1% property tax increase.
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This comment on an Edmonton councillor's Instagram reel about zoning really says it all.
"Thank you for the consultation with the people that matter."
"Thank you for the consultation with the people that matter."
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This comment on an Edmonton councillor's Instagram reel about zoning really says it all.
"Thank you for the consultation with the people that matter."
"Thank you for the consultation with the people that matter."
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In 2025, the ION LRT regularly exceeded 95% reliability for all trips.
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
In 2025, the ION LRT regularly exceeded 95% reliability for all trips.
Just watched the bike lane get plowed, then the sidewalk plow come by and plow the sidewalk back into the bike lane...
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Just watched the bike lane get plowed, then the sidewalk plow come by and plow the sidewalk back into the bike lane...
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"New mom with stroller becomes expert in mountaineering - Now trains K2 expeditions"
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"New mom with stroller becomes expert in mountaineering - Now trains K2 expeditions"
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As with the rest of the disinformation crisis, important to understand this as a demand-side problem as well as a supply-side one. On some level people *know* these are lies and choose them freely anyway.
I can't decide which is more chilling -- watching federal agents commit a murder, or seeing the government and its supporters smear the victim with *blatant* lies
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
As with the rest of the disinformation crisis, important to understand this as a demand-side problem as well as a supply-side one. On some level people *know* these are lies and choose them freely anyway.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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New from me at TVO, on recent news from the province on the housing file (and why all of it is, literally and provably, years too late) amp.tvo.org/article/analysis-is-2026-the-year-ontario-will-finally-get-to-work-taking-on-the-housing-crisis
ANALYSIS: Is 2026 the year Ontario will finally get to work taking on the housing crisis? | TVO Today
For five years, the Ford government has done anything on the housing file except the things that would make a difference.
amp.tvo.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
New from me at TVO, on recent news from the province on the housing file (and why all of it is, literally and provably, years too late) amp.tvo.org/article/analysis-is-2026-the-year-ontario-will-finally-get-to-work-taking-on-the-housing-crisis
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A lot of solid (and familiar) recommendations in this new Senate report on housing!
"Reduce fees, taxes and red tape to increase housing supply and improve affordability"
"Reduce fees, taxes and red tape to increase housing supply and improve affordability"
BANC - Out of Reach: Unlocking Canada’s housing affordability crisis
Many Canadian housing markets face a troubling paradox: homes remain unaffordable for buyers even as construction and land costs have receded, leaving many — especially younger Canadians — feeling tha...
sencanada.ca
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A lot of solid (and familiar) recommendations in this new Senate report on housing!
"Reduce fees, taxes and red tape to increase housing supply and improve affordability"
"Reduce fees, taxes and red tape to increase housing supply and improve affordability"
first train west times from Cedervale on Monday-Saturday is 0710, Sunday it's 1018!
That is brutal.
#TTC #TOPoli
www.reddit.com/r/TTC/commen...
That is brutal.
#TTC #TOPoli
www.reddit.com/r/TTC/commen...
From the TTC community on Reddit: Displays updated at Cedarvale
Explore this post and more from the TTC community
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January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
first train west times from Cedervale on Monday-Saturday is 0710, Sunday it's 1018!
That is brutal.
#TTC #TOPoli
www.reddit.com/r/TTC/commen...
That is brutal.
#TTC #TOPoli
www.reddit.com/r/TTC/commen...
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"Without us, you know where you'd be? The smallest fucking province in the Russian Empire"
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Without us, you know where you'd be? The smallest fucking province in the Russian Empire"
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We have a consultation problem. I write about a Toronto rec centre that will have taken 14 years to plan, cost at least three times the original budget - and be a bad building.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
What is the cost of consultation?
Toronto recreation centre that started as $40-million project in 2016 has ballooned to nearly $113-million before construction even starts
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
We have a consultation problem. I write about a Toronto rec centre that will have taken 14 years to plan, cost at least three times the original budget - and be a bad building.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Interested in more housing a short walk from the subway? Mid-rise apartments off of arterial roads? Wonder what's up with the low-rise areas around the Danforth? Consider attending a meeting to support the Major Transit Station Areas policy implementation. www.moreneighbours.ca/news/getting...
Getting Major Transit Station Areas Over the Finish Line
www.moreneighbours.ca
January 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Interested in more housing a short walk from the subway? Mid-rise apartments off of arterial roads? Wonder what's up with the low-rise areas around the Danforth? Consider attending a meeting to support the Major Transit Station Areas policy implementation. www.moreneighbours.ca/news/getting...
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A reminder that you can, and should, turn on the setting (in your settings, natch) that forces you to use ALT text on photos.
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A reminder that you can, and should, turn on the setting (in your settings, natch) that forces you to use ALT text on photos.
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
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I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
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Single stair designs are vital to making more spacious, livable apartments on small sites at lower cost. With an "alternative solution proposal" that outperforms what's set out in the building code, plus a push from the mayor's staff, Toronto's first such design was approved.
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Single stair designs are vital to making more spacious, livable apartments on small sites at lower cost. With an "alternative solution proposal" that outperforms what's set out in the building code, plus a push from the mayor's staff, Toronto's first such design was approved.
Adding to the cycling and snow clearing discourse, the TTC's stop snow clearing operations are creating large windrows on the newly constructed cycle tracks on Harbord.
The left hand doesn't care what the right is doing.
Complaints submitted to TTC & City
#Toronto #TOPoli #TTC
The left hand doesn't care what the right is doing.
Complaints submitted to TTC & City
#Toronto #TOPoli #TTC
January 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM