Things suck rn, but a very small old woman in my building takes a short walk up the street to her friend's house every morning for coffee and breakfast (and gossip). She probably used to live in one of the houses close to her friend. And bc of our condo building, she's still here. #AgingInCommunity🤗
😩 #YorkU
oh yes! That would work. I'll see if there are any Canadian suppliers. Thank you!
the location is near the gas meter/piping so I think their concern is being able to remove the entire rack if necessary
I have bikes-on-the-brain (TY @devanmarr.bsky.social for the bike lane appeal coverage) and need the bluesky cyclist hivemind. My condo building is replacing a broken bike rack with an equally useless rack (pictured). Suggestions for a space-constrained outdoor location? can't do posts unfortunately
The (Toronto) kids are alright
congrats!! 🎉
Property tax data is notoriously difficult to work with when considering multiple jurisdictions let alone the whole country. Excellent data work here with really insightful findings. 🙌
You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
LA could never be this cute
youtu.be/2iKAfdTSEN4?...
#GoJays 💙
However, I do recommend checking out the sky when you wake up #GoJays
another good reminder to not read emails right when you wake up: 5:45am paper rejection emails 🤡
"Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
Right?! Archives can be so fun
A dear friend of mine (not on the socials) is researching Monsanto and found these GEMS in the archives. “They’re lean, hungry-looking bodysweaters. Pure skin stuff.” 💀
Great example of a non-land use form of option value. I value the option to *think about going to a cool kid cocktail place down the street but then ultimately rot on my couch with the dog and cat
@englishrail.bsky.social and I have a piece in the Globe & Mail about how Canada can make housing more affordable and accessible, and disentangle itself from its unreliable and hostile southern neighbor: give its elevator industry the option to use the European/global standard, not just the U.S. one
Garbage, Parking, and the Death of Small Businesses. Eager to hear your thoughts!
@jasonthorne.bsky.social @alexbozikovic.bsky.social @johnlorinc.bsky.social @holz-bau.bsky.social
Full disclosure: it is the most random collection of can-con. Like Canada, it is a mosaic 🙃
Apple Music. I’ll send to you!
Also shout-out to can-con and 90s much music 🤗❤️
I lived in the states for 10 years. Every Canada Day I would subject my friends to can-con music. “Do you know this song? No?? How do you not know this!?” It was very annoying for them. I finally put it all together in a playlist. It’s 8hrs long 🇨🇦
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
over on @dwell.bsky.social - @sustainabletall.bsky.social writes about spain's incredible social housing & cooperative movements, walking away from sterile, banal double loaded corridors
www.dwell.com/article/why-...
Toronto’s urban tree canopy is no joke
Even today’s NYTs crossword allows for ADUs
Update: vote needed 2/3 majority but received only 57%. Opposing side started a whisper campaign against a vocal supporter claiming he was a secret developer 😞. No ADUs in Arlington for now.
