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Speaking to students in front of a PowerPoint presentation with a folded bike on a table
Speaking to students in front of a PowerPoint presentation with a blue hat sporting the number 42
Speaking to students in front of a PowerPoint presentation: Case Study Sunlight Park
Picture with two people, one slightly taller than the other.
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An enjoyable morning with some very engaged students.
Thank you @nadhahassen.bsky.social
h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social
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#BikeTO and #WalkTO your Digital Signatures are Required. Please spread across @bikesky.social in Toronto via @880cities.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @torontopublicspace.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
h/t @rebeccachesley.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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Could Car Free Sundays work in a city like Toronto?
Why the hell not!
Seen yesterday at the 2nd Annual Femme Friendly Bike Fair. - Open Streets via @880cities.bsky.social
Equitable Movement in The 6ix
Cc: @urbantruth.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social
#BikeTO #WalkTO
#IdeasAtWork in #TorontoDanforth + Change of Venue
Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District + #BikeTO + #WalkTO + #HousingNow + #ShopLocal + #xoTO x #PoliticalWill = The Future
h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
@toronto.ca
Cc:
@uoftcities.bsky.social
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Big shoutout to @tomflood.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social and @grantennis.bsky.social with the new Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social .
Cities deserve facts, not fear. Time to call out the myths from bad actors and tell better stories about how cities actually work.
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"The Slaight Family Foundation says the money will go to a St. Michael's Hospital @unityhealthto.bsky.social research centre, as well as non-profit @unitedwaygt.bsky.social , to establish the Slaight Family Housing Lab..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cc: @housingnowto.bsky.social
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A month in hospital costs: $30,100
Month in prison: $9,400
Month in shelter: $6,800
Supportive housing per month: $3,800
@uhn.ca's Dr. Andrew Boozary
h/t @urbantruth.bsky.social
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Moderated by @johnlorinc.bsky.social ( @spacing.bsky.social ).
Panelists include Roberto Damiani (Daniels Faculty), Zahra Ebrahim (Monumental), Paul Farish (City of @toronto.ca , Parks and Recreation) and Jane Wolff (Daniels Faculty).
h/t @utoronto.ca
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#IdeasAtWork in #TorontoDanforth
Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District + #BikeTO + #WalkTO + #HousingNow + #ShopLocal + #xoTO x #PoliticalWill = The Future
h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social
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" @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social met (and, as @mayor.nyc.gov , has continued meeting) New Yorkers where daily life actually unfolds"
- Julia D Day is a Partner and Director of Gehl NY.
h/t @evergreencanada.bsky.social @thebentway.bsky.social
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mam...
Multiple books and items of clothing in a chair in front of a computer monitor
How do you cram multiple topics of interest into one cohesive stream of consciousness?
Speaking at @torontomet.bsky.social ‘s Urban Insight Exchange Mixer this evening #IdeasAtWork
h/t @tomflood.bsky.social @jaypitter.bsky.social #ImLibraryPeople @jessiesinger.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social
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'24 city halls from 20 countries will receive $1 million as well as operational support and additional funding for dedicated staff to scale tested innovations to improve essential services'
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Debra Gervais in • 1st Aspiring Urban and Regional Planner, Spatial Analyst 4w • O The School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association (SURPA) at Toronto Metropolitan University presents The Urban Insight Exchange Mixer. Where planning journeys, ideas, and real world practice intersect. This evening is designed to encourage students and alumni to think beyond traditional pathways in planning by learning from professionals who have built independent practices, created new initiatives, and carved out their own niches within city building. Through conversation and reflection, speakers will share how they translated ideas into action and shaped careers grounded in curiosity, adaptability, and purpose. Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6:00 pm | Speakers begin at 6:15 pm Toronto Metropolitan University-SBB 302
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Hanging out with some awesome peeps Sari Liem and @blairscorgie.bsky.social
The School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association (SURPA) at @torontomet.bsky.social presents The Urban Insight Exchange Mixer.
February 25 at 6:00 pm
metroeatsofficial METRO EATS DIGITAL MEDIA | Foodie by the station 63 posts 7,152 followers 350 following Digital creator Only page discovering food within a 15min walk from a train station 👋🏾 @iamranique | iammetroeats@gmail.com 👇🏾Win some... more
All restaurants are a 15 min walk or less from a train station
Metro Eats
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I love everything about this account. #metroeatsofficial
"discovering food within a 15min walk from a train station"
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Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @ttcriders.bsky.social
Why winter does not justify ditching yo... February 17 • 54 mins Waging the War on Cars Welcome. Welcome to The War on Cars. The War on Cars * Mentioned around 12:52 I'm Sarah Goodyear. I'm Doug Gordon, and I'm one of the cohosts of The War on Cars. And I'm the other co-host of The War on Cars. And your book? It's called Life After Cars, Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. Sarah and Doug are New Yorkers. With their podcast and now their book, they encourage North Americans to want to change. We had a mayor in Toronto when I was living there, called Rob Ford, who made that one of his big campaign slogans to end the war on the car. This again is another example of the war on the car.
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I missed out on @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social visiting Toronto with their live @thewaroncars.bsky.social at HotDocs 🥲 but I’m very happy they were able to join Nahlah Ayed on CBC’s Ideas
‘Waging The War On Cars’
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“One of MUCP’s long-standing collaborators is @housingnowto.bsky.social , a volunteer-driven advocacy group that explores how underused government-owned land can help meet Toronto’s housing and affordability needs.”
h/t @kingofva.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
Ja Nak updated the group cover photo ... in Regal Heights. Regal Heights Residents' Association REGAL HEIGHTS EST. 1912 JOIN US! facebook.com/RegalHeightsTO Illustration of a street without cars. People in the street
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Local Residents’ Association strives for car free environment. An all ages all abilities community utilizing streets for people instead of homes for cars.
Please Copy and Paste.
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It is unfortunate that this type of cultural placemaking wasn’t already baked into the plans.
The #LittleJamaica neighbourhood has been a forgotten footnote in so much of Toronto past & hasn’t been at the table for the present or future.
Line item in #BudgetTO
h/t jordan.a.hayles
#IdeasAtWork via @alejandrabravo.bsky.social #BudgetTO
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Would love to lean more about this micro mobility pilot in #TorontoDanforth
Cc: @mbonsma.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cameronmacleod.bsky.social
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@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social you are a better man than I. Not sure I could keep myself as calm, cool and collected across the table from such blatant ignorance. 📢🇨🇦✊🏾 youtu.be/5s9oaSiskb8?...
The Evergreen Conference May 6-7, 2026 Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto Cities Bursting With Life Whose neighbourhood is it, anyway? Public space, power and the fight for liveable cities Four photos of Lanrick Bennett, Dr. Madeleine Bonsma Fisher, Perry King and Dr. Serene Tan
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Whose neighbourhood is it, anyway? Public space, power, and the fight for livable cities w/ @mbonsma.bsky.social @kngprry.bsky.social & @serenet.bsky.social
#EvergreenConference, May 6-7 in Toronto.
via @evergreencanada.bsky.social
Get your tickets today: lnkd.in/g2FXETiB
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Here in #TorontoDanforth, we don't lack the tools or the talent to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users. We lack the #PoliticalWill create spaces that allow children thrive.
h/t @greencommunities.bsky.social
Cc: @progresstoronto.bsky.social #TOpoli bsky.app/profile/grap...
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Toronto Climate Stories
How do climate and environmental change show up in your daily life in the GTA?
Share your story below and contribute to a collective narrative of Toronto's changing climate.
climatestories.to
h/t @utoronto.ca #TransformTO
Lior Steinberg O• 1st Co-Founder & Urban Planner @ Humankind |... 2h • © .•• × Do you know what Sneckdowns are? They are the cheapest traffic consultants in the world. Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world. When it snows, nature performs a perfect traffic analysis. The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don't actually use. It reveals the "dead space." Why does this matter? Wider sidewalks: That pile of snow is space where people could be walking. Ty Shorter crossings: It shows us where we can extend the curb to make crossing the street safer for children and the elderly. Of Slower speeds: It proves that lanes are often much wider than necessary, encouraging cars to drive faster than they should. We spend millions on consultants and sensors to decide how to redesign our streets. Sometimes, we just need to wait for a snowstorm and take a photo. The snow doesn't lie: our streets have plenty of space, and we gave it to cars by mistake. Let's use the winter to see where we can give it back to people.
Clarence Eckerson Jr. has been documenting Sneckdowns for years. Read the article in the comments. Sneckdown Halifax
Sneckdowns: Taking the World by Storm By Brad Aaron Jan 22, 2014 Narrowed roads Curved snowbanks Pedestrian patterns Image: Clarence Eckerson/BBC The #sneckdown is now a phenomenon, with nature's traffic-calming gaining international media coverage and photos popping up from across the U.S. and Canada. "The snow is almost like nature's tracing paper," Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson told the BBC. "It's free. You don't have to do a crazy expensive traffic calming study. It provides a visual cue into how people behave."
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Sneckdowns are one of the most powerful (and free) urban planning tools in the world…The snow that stays on the asphalt shows us exactly which parts of the road cars don’t actually use. - @liorsteinberg.bsky.social
h/t @streetfilms.bsky.social
old.nyc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22/s...
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Infrastructure that allows people the ability to equitably move from point A to point B and then some.
Do you have an elected municipal representative in #TOpoli that is willing to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users?
On River St riding between Dundas St E and Queen St E
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Think BIG Toronto.
We can VOTE for so much better in 2026
#TOpoli
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Awaiting the plan for #OpenStreetsTO in 2026
Hard to ‘shop/eat/enjoy local’ when potential customers/visitors are playing a life and death version of Frogger.
Upcoming election for #TOpoli will showcase who has the #PoliticalWill to future proof our city.
Car dependency isn’t it.
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