In the @thestar.com I write about how Toronto lags behind other cities & the dismal watering down of yongeTOmorrow. A big chance to catch do something really great, yet thwarted by status quo inertia. There’s hope w the Church St pedestrian plan but both need your vocal support. Read & share. 💪
CHURCH STREET PEDESTRIANIZATION MOTION IS GOING TO COUNCIL!
We need people to come speak at TEYCC (Toronto East York Community Council) on April 30 to support it, and for people to start contacting/emailing their councillors!
We also have a petition coming out on Wednesday!
PLEEEEASE just give us single stair apartments
Repost to scare your fire department
A cyclist was seriously injured at Eglinton & Oakwood last night. Now that the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is open, the #BikeTO community deserves to know WHEN will the long promised bike lanes on that street be installed? #shame #TOpoli #VisionZero CC www.cp24.com/local/toront...
Transport Canada has a survey on headlights! You know I hate how bright they have gotten. Go fill it out?
www.surveymonkey.ca/r/F9WBTLZ?fb...
I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions.
Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!
Front page of Toronto star
Will anyone stand up to Ford? My airport column makes a rare appearance on the front page of the Toronto Star today. Local democracy steamrolled. Backroom decisions. Liberals acquiescing. Feckless & weak establishment carrying his water. Fait accompli? Read here:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Been wondering that as well, overall the lanes are great and a huge improvement for the street but it does feel like for every nice bed there are two massive slabs of concrete
Thank you @mikeschreiner.bsky.social and the GPO for coming and hanging out with @wryimby.bsky.social to talk missing middle housing. The GPO has consistently been the leading progressive voice in Ontario for legalizing and building more affordable housing and we're thankful for their advocacy!
Our piece on single stair: a crucial change that is slowly coming to Canadian cities
By me and @johnlorinc.bsky.social
I think some Toronto YIMBYs who find Chow insufficiently to their liking have been talking themselves into fanfiction where Bradford is the viable alternative and I really need folks to understand it's gonna be Chow v. Unrepentant Suburban NIMBYism, that's the ballot.
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
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We did a ride along. Not with law enforcement. But with the Minneapolis residents defending their communities from those very officers.
@premthakker.bsky.social's front-row seat at ICE's psychological warzone in Minnesota — and how residents are banding together against it:
Tweet by Zohran Mamdani: "I'm horrified by this violent act of antisemitism in Jackson. As hatred rears its ugly head across our nation, it is incumbent upon each of us to reject it with the unity it fears, and to stand steadfast alongside our Jewish brothers and sisters."
Mayor Mamdani issued a fine statement denouncing an antisemitic arson attack against a synagogue in Jackson, MS, and half of the responses say he is at fault for refusing to denounce anti-Israel protests, while the other half say he is selling out Palestine by caring about antisemitism at all.
Under my leadership, the next time the NDP holds the balance of power in parliament, we’ll have one demand: proportional representation.
Sous ma direction, la prochaine fois que le NPD détiendra la balance du pouvoir au Parlement, nous n'aurons qu'une exigence : la représentation proportionnelle.
On a similar point, it is irresponsible for academics to schedule international academic conferences in the U.S. during the Trump regime. It is not safe for visitors.
All conferences should be moved aboard until further notice. We can host them in Canada.
They're both Metrolinx projects but will both be operated by TTC, plenty of blame to go around
Just DM’d to me
“hey Lanrick! take listen to what someone with political will sounds like!”
@progresstoronto.bsky.social do you have anyone in your line up doing this in #TOpoli? Hoping to know for the 2026 election.
h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WalkTO #BikeTO
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A new bombshell modeling report by the State of Minnesota has found that small single-stair buildings with smoke-separated stairwells are likely to be SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER than typical double-loaded apartment buildings
My @thestar.com column this week: Bike Share Toronto is riding high but a new growth plan risks putting a proverbial stick in the spokes, with a big focus on extracting more revenue from users.
Let's not let enshittification ruin this ride.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
What's the rationale for not wanting to stay at BC place?
"The chair of this committee frequently says that in Ontario, we zone for buildings, not for people. But when we have a report that says adding new buildings will create complete communities and we couldn't possibly do that in Rosedale, I wonder if that's true."
Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations are a surefire way to ensure a clean power grid. Without them, Canada risks losing a competitive edge that will bolster the economy, not to mention erasing years of progress. Read more from expert @sachigibson.bsky.social ➡️
climateinstitute.ca/clean-electr...
There’s no daylight between what Candace says here about “the Jews” & what Nazi propagandists & Father Coughlin said about the Jews in the 1930s. Her show is one of the top 5 “conservative” podcasts in the US. She has 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.3 million followers on X.
hahah, they do. Anyways Go Jays!
Raps and leafs trying to play at the same time would be interesting
Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca
