"The timeline for a scaled-backed yongeTOmorrow is also tediously long, with tendering for construction starting in 2030 or later. Toronto should install temporary measures to create more space for pedestrians like New York did nearly 20 years ago."
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Fortunate first word led to a quick 3 (Monday April 20)
Wordle 1,766 3/6*
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My friend Derek has joined Bluesky. Follow him for delightful quotes from the many books (and other materials) he somehow reads all at the same time.
Giving a damn is big. Also, buildings designed before AC relied on natural ventilation (and lighting) more, which turns out, makes people feel better.
School absenteeism, and access to Safe, clean, accessible, school bathrooms are related topics. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Once again need to remind everyone that the supposedly crime-infested hellhole of New York is one of the safest cities in the country in no small part because most people in the central area don’t drive. America has a much bigger car problem than a violent crime problem.
New issue! Editor @dylanreid.bsky.social introduces our soccer issue (#74), ahead Toronto hosting World Cup games, and argues that Toronto has been and is much more of a soccer city than many might think. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Can someone please run a platform on just delivering services half decently. Like just the easy ones.
Fully staffing Service Ontarios so wait times are regularly less than 15 minutes.
Hiring more DriveTest staff so you don’t have to book months ahead for a driving test.
Prague just opened the new Dvorecký Bridge. It's exclusively for trams, buses, bikes, and pedestrians. Private cars are completely banned.
I see your bad bus stop and raise you this one - in Columbus, Ohio - just metres from the campus of the 3rd largest university in the country. (photo credit: reddit user jigglebits123)
ICYMI - The yongeTOmorrow public consultation is happening TOMORROW (5:30 - 8:30 PM) at Central YMCA (20 Grosvenor Street). Please attend to demand the reinstatement of previously proposed pedestrian priority zones. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/04/wtf-...
Been wondering what was happening with that odd tall building on Logan just north of the tracks. This piece by @johnlorinc.bsky.social explains the retrofit, which should also make it much more attractive. #EastEndTO www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
Semi-detached house with pointed arch window on 2nd floor. Right half is original red brick with cream-coloured brick trim; left half has been clad in white horizontal vinyl or metal clapboards.
Another example in Toronto (on Victoria Park near Danforth).
Would it be impolite to mention that Barack Obama got a deal with Iran with no bombing, no destruction, no schoolgirls killed, no US soldiers killed, no Strait closed, and no global economic crisis?
Love this recessed semi-detached where each half has evolved in completely different ways.
A collection of road signs, with a sticker on the back of one reading “This sign has no (s)crap value”
“This sign has no (s)crap value”
That opening got me reading the whole long Bleak House
Reading about the endless neglect of 24 Sussex Drive (the abandoned residence of Canada's Prime Minister) makes me realize it that the president of the United States works from home (The White House), and always has.
pink poster BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS, DRIVER EDITION SLOW THE F DOWN so our kids can get to school safely
A back to school campaign developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
New Post In The Etobicoke Voice theetobicokevoice.substack.com/p/two-weeks-...
2 wks from the start of #TOpoli election season & tonight the post talks about the importance of being an active & informed voter!
Side note -The E Voice started b/c I saw a need for local media after the 2022 election
"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."
One of those puzzling combinations of letters. Might have been a fun starter word (Saturday April 18)
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"it doesn’t surprise me a bit that this organization [FIFA] and the companies riding its coattails are reaching deep into the city’s pockets to see what else they can grab."
Modern Blake Avenue #murals
Chalkboard reading "Wanted. Patio testers. No experience needed"
Sign of spring!
It's possible I've blocked that out of my memory banks
Long gone now!
True. As I said before, I liked how it shifted our sympathies over season 2. But also, a lot of it was set up in season 1, looking back, which is impressive.
For me, it was the first half of season 2 of Ted Lasso that was bad like this. I thought it picked up a bit after that (the coach Beard surreal episode got it back on track), even if it didn't return to the height of season 1.
The stairs on Athletic Ave. that used to go down to Ulster Stadium, the home of Ulster United FC. Read all about it in Nancy Dutra's piece in the new soccer issue of @spacing.bsky.social , now at the Spacing Store and soon in mailboxes and fine bookstores.