3 of 3 of the people who responded to me have suggested shows at the National Gallery, I'll definitely be making it there!
And yes, definitely going to be careful tomorrow!
Ludicrous!!!!
Metrolinx‘s reflexive secrecy will lead directly in this case to making life worse for transit riders
I need to do some reading, it sounds like some interesting history behind the line!
Danielle Smith vowed Wednesday no more Wildrose MLAs will defect from her caucus. "There'll be no more floor-crossings," the Wildrose leader said, taking reports' questions for the first time.
From the Edmonton Journal on November 27, 2014.
Smith herself crossed the floor to the PCs on December 17.
r/toronto u/Mayor_OliviaChow • 1h • Verified Transit Signal Priority update News Hey r/toronto - I'm breaking the news here first. We're bringing transit signal priority to lines 5 and 6, and as of today phase 1 is done! That means a single car turning left won't hold up an LRT full of a hundred people. But we're not done yet. In the coming months, we'll be making even more enhancements to ensure TTC vehicles get the green lights transit riders deserve. These changes will make rides along Eglinton and Finch West faster. More to come on other routes. And let me know if you notice the changes! 673 ) 59 3
Phase 1 of TSP on Line 5 & 6 is done!
No more left turning cars in front of LRTs according to @mayoroliviachow.ca on Reddit.
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Finest food in Ottawa!
This is Gooney's, recommended to me by two separate Venezuelans (one of whom is @joelleondanis.bsky.social).
Probably one of the best arepas I've had in North America.
Though I'm sad to miss the skating I do hope I'm around for explosives on ice!
Hello O-Train!!! 👋
I know it has caused a lot of grief, but my ride was smooth, fast, and packed.
Was surprised to see this single track, though it changed to double track pretty soon. Must be a bottleneck on frequency?
How am I just learning about this website now? This is insanely fun. You can just click around the world hearing different live radio streams.
Radio.garden
Sad to miss the Rideau Canal in action, though I don't regret the reprieve in weather!
I walked through Hintonburg just now, but sadly, everything had closed for the Sunday evening. Good to know my instincts were correct that I should come back!
Whoa. This is a great recommendation. Thank you!!!
In Ottawa for a few days! Send me your suggestions for buildings, bread, and urbanism.
I've visited a couple times and have seen many of the obvious tourist sites, though I do plan a return to the Canadian Museum of History.
A win for Toronto and coffee and Dan. 👏
DID YOU KNOW? Toronto's "Mink Mile" is home to some of the most valuable real estate in Canada, which is how they can afford to install interactive water features directly inside the path of travel within shopping concourses.
We've seen similar dynamics here in Toronto for a couple decades where former multi-residential buildings get converted into single family housing. As-of-right.
It's only in the past few years with the EHON reforms that the arrow can now go both directions.
An underdiscussed benefit of putting a price on parking (that is well covered by our lord and saviour Donald Shoup, RIP) is that if you do happen to be driving, it becomes much easier to find a spot! Politicians bold enough to do this may get more buy-in by explaining how drivers benefit.
Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out tonight for Chronos
Enjoying a now-totally-legal 😀 espresso at Finch Store w/ Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo & one of the main community voices who helped make the neighbourhood retail initiative happen @anotherglassbox.bsky.social Thx to Yana & entrepreneurs like her who bring life + community to local neighbourhoods!
I didn’t do it intentionally but two weeks in a row I wrote about bad P3 projects. Maybe you can’t run the public service like a self-interested business.
Photo from last night. The fog was unreal!
Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne came by to give Finch their business license. Surreal, delightful, lovely.
Some urbanism news: my paper has re-started the #cities beat after an ~16-month hiatus. It will be done now by my colleague Patrick White, who I do not believe is on here. Important file, which I enjoyed reporting on, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he takes the coverage in new directions
it's a shame because, regardless of the signal priority situation (fix coming soon!), this junction at sunnybrook park could've just been at-grade at the south side of the road to avoid the intersection entirely.
one of biggest design blunders of this line.
Today, we examine how cities consistently overestimate the rate at which seniors downsize their homes while simultaneously incentivizing them not to downsize, and how this creates a shortage of family-sized homes for young families.
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Breaking news! I have my first opinion piece in the Toronto Star today! I got to make fun of John Tory AND make a joke about me playing for the Blue Jays, so it's safe to say that this was the most fun I've had writing something in a while. 💙 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
This shit, this right here.
Requiring more envelope than needed for any given square foot of housing adds cost, AND neuters efficiency.
Modern mid-rise multi-story residential building with large windows and balconies above a brick base, surrounded by trees and people walking nearby.
Modern mid-rise multi-story residential building with large windows and balconies on a city street corner under a cloudy sky.
Modern mid-rise mixed-use building with a Starbucks coffee shop on the ground floor under a partly cloudy sky.
The City is updating its Mid-Rise Building Design Guidelines — and we want to hear from you.
Join an online consultation to learn about the proposed updates and share your feedback.
📅 March 11 and 12
📍 Virtual Meetings
Register and learn more at: ow.ly/nBJF50YpMlV
A map of Toronto with multiple boxes of text and red dots indicating school zones that should 30kmh but aren't
Jones Av is one of the most densely populated active transportation corridors in the city
8 Schools less than 150m from Jones
JK to Grade Twelve
5 elementary w/ 1 French; 1 high school & 1 Indigenous School from Jk-12
5000+ students
Did I mention NO 30kmh school zones?
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