Asator @astrapaios.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Oh, just one more thingmedia.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is smoking a cigarette while sitting at a table .Alt: Columbo, TV detective 010
Reposted by AsatorJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Okay so my editor gave me some space to write the thing. New from me at TVO. www.tvo.org/article/anal...tvo.orgANALYSIS: Cities are for people, not planners | TVO TodayHow urban planners have shaped our cities — and why it might be time to take back some control. 1517755
Reposted by AsatorFree Land, Free Trade, Free People @freelandtradeppl.bsky.social · 19/01/2026"One day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. It means that questions must be raised....when you deal with this you begin to ask the question, “Who owns the oil?” You begin to ask the question, “Who owns the iron ore?” -Dr Martin Luther Kingprogressandpovertyinstitute.org 0107
Reposted by AsatorM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 06/01/2026A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit. 241025339
Reposted by AsatorBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 24/12/2025This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.open.substack.comThere Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning. 771744471
Reposted by AsatorTTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 10/12/20252. The original stated run time of 34 minutes is wrong and was debunked by Metrolinx and TTC staff at least as early as 2024, maybe earlier. They never informed the public of the changing goal. 2262
Reposted by AsatorDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/11/2025Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.volts.wtfClean electrification is inevitableKingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference. 10386118
Reposted by AsatorDavid William with a 'This IS my costume' pin @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 05/11/2025"All of [the sites owing money] are owned by MAGA Energy, short for Make Alberta Great Again, which bought 170 wells, 30 facilities and 47 pipeline licences in the area in September 2024." The foundation of conservative politics is grift, exhibit no. 3,231,863 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli 12115
Reposted by AsatorThe French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 10/07/2025Today is Tridi the 23rd of Messidor in the year 233. Messidor is the month of harvest. Today we celebrate beans. #JacobinDay More information on beans 09228
Reposted by AsatorAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 05/06/2025groimes you haeve to come get me at Geetmo 66112921958
Asator @astrapaios.bsky.social · 29/05/2025In a few years, the MTA, TTC, an TfL will be run by a rotating triarchy, ruled by Andy Byford, Mandeep Lali, and one yet undiscovered corner of the trinity 030
Reposted by AsatorYIMBYLAND @yimbyland.com · 27/05/2025TEXAS PASSES 6-STORY SINGLE-STAIR BILL! 🤠 - Legalizes 6-stories, 4-units/floor, in TX state building code - Cities that adopt standard amendments to state building code would by-default legalize 6-story single-stair apartments - Paves way for streamlined adoption by cities 626533
Reposted by AsatorRobert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Do you support #TTC #RapidTO lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin Streets? If so, please sign this letter from @ttcriders.bsky.social and share widely! I used to frequently use the 29/929 Dufferin route and know the lanes would help the over 40,000 riders who use it daily. #TOpoli www.ttcriders.ca/lanesttcriders.caBus Lanes Now 065
Reposted by AsatorStephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 25/05/2025Chinese HSR does Beijing-Shanghai – which is about the distance as NYC-Atlanta – in just over four hours, and gets six times the ridership of airlines. $1.8 billion in net profit last year. scmp.com/economy/chin...scmp.com‘More convenient’: why China’s travellers are ditching planes for bullet trainsMore passengers on busy Beijing-Shanghai route are choosing high-speed rail, which offers flexibility, comfort and stable internet access. 401048285
Reposted by AsatorJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 27/05/2025basically the root of the housing crisis is that in the real world everyone acknowledges that adults have trade-offs regarding home quality, location, and price, while planners (both elected and otherwise) believe deep in their bones that those choices should be illegal 710823
Reposted by AsatorMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 27/05/2025over 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-...dwell.comWhy Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed?The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations of the building type. 313336
Asator @astrapaios.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only) 081
Reposted by AsatorMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 10/12/2024Looking at apartment neighborhoods in Los Angeles (left) and Edinburgh (right) shows us how allowing taller buildings (four stories vs two) makes it possible to have much more green space. 20787123
Reposted by AsatorAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Wake up babe a new "I called your tailor" dropped 195113272303
