Reposted by BarelyCommentsKanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Don't give up hope, especially with all the information being leaked over the past 48h. I think it was a major miscalculation by many people & organizations to assume who rides a bike, and why. The negative economic impacts that make it look like a bad business decision is hitting where it matters 05813
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is both true and at the same time the lowest of possible bars that he deserves no credit for... 110
Reposted by BarelyCommentsShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A group of TO civil society leaders (in a sea of people who aren't saying a peep) have created TO Reality Check to oppose the Island Airport expansion. Give them some time + share where you can. They've made it easy to send a letter to Liberal MPs who could stop all this today. torealitycheck.cayoutube.comThe Best of Toronto's Waterfront - And Why We Might Lose ItYouTube video by TO_RealityCheck 611770
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/07/2026That's good to hear! I must have missed that. 020
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Aside from Kensington, Ossington seems like one of the obvious next places that should see pedestrianization but that BIA opposed an underused Green P being turned into housing so I can't imagine they'll ever lead that charge 230
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Yeah I mean good on the village BIA, and I guess the hope is other BIAs might see the success of the village and change their minds but if the city's position is that these need to be championed by BIAs I'm not hopeful we're gonna have more pedestrianization projects anytime soon 120
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Poor coverage from CityNews and pretty disappointing comments from Chow. You were elected mayor to lead not follow the whims of BIAs 170
Reposted by BarelyCommentsThe Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"Bike Share Toronto is an impressive success story: a public policy that for a relative pittance has blossomed into a substantial way to move people around... in a way that doesn’t add to car congestion or require billion-dollar decades-long construction projects." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.socialtvo.orgANALYSIS: Bike Share Toronto is a huge success. Imagine if we tried harder | TVO TodayThe network already moves more passengers than some major transit lines, for a fraction of the cost. It could be so much more. 48632
Reposted by BarelyCommentsLloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The so-called survey about the expansion of Billy Bishop Airport is full of leading questions, it makes you really wonder if the fix is in to give Doug Ford what he wants. It sometimes seems that Mark Carney’s strategy is to give everyone everything they want. open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...open.substack.comIs the public consultation on the future of Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport a sham?Anyone looking at the leading questions in the SurveyMonkey survey might think so. 119440
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/06/2026tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...tc.canada.caPublic consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportConsultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport 120
Reposted by BarelyCommentsWest End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 09/06/2026If you care about our waterfront, the islands and oppose the expansion of Billy Bishop, take a minute and make your voice heard. tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...tc.canada.caPublic consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportConsultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport 198
Reposted by BarelyCommentsCameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026The Government of Canada launches public consultations on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Complete the anonymous survey here: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/… #TOPoli #ONPoli #CDNPoli #YTZ 21327
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Because the moronic BIA have said they want it this way... 030
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 30/05/2026That one has been sitting there at that spot for months, maybe a year now? 220
Reposted by BarelyCommentsRichard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I spent some time looking at the company behind a massive lobbying push to have Toronto's island airport expanded. What I found was a deep tangle of corporate and PR webs that all obscured a relatively simple truth. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comRichard Warnica: Who’s behind the massive lobbying campaign to expand the island airport? What I discovered should worry us allOne key player? A large American bank. 34738
Reposted by BarelyCommentsMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 22/05/2026The Church Street pedestrianization project is APPROVED 20-4. Church between Wellesley Street East and Alexander Street will be made car-free between June 19 and August 21. 213235
Reposted by BarelyCommentsChris Moise @chrismoiseto.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The countdown to City Council is on, and we need your support! Reclaiming Church Street for pedestrians, local businesses, and community connection is within arm's reach. Let's send a clear message to City Hall tomorrow that the Village is ready. Visit experiencethevillage.ca/petition to sign. 1245
Reposted by BarelyCommentsIt's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. 472105848
Reposted by BarelyCommentsShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 07/05/2026We at @spacing.bsky.social are trying to answer Billy Bishop questions our elected federal and provincial officials are avoiding answering. What would it cost, who will pay, and who benefits? Please read and share with people you know who are asking questions. Post this on neighbourhood lists.spacing.caJet Dreams on Toronto Island (Part 1) - Spacing TorontoPremier Doug Ford and the Toronto Port Authority, the federal agency that owns Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, have been extraordinarily secretive about their plans to modify the island airport for... 210252
Reposted by BarelyCommentsNorm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Today NoJetsTO is launching a Federal E-Petition! Sponsored by @elizabethemay.bsky.social, it calls for the government of Canada to say no to jets at the island airport and save our waterfront! Sign now: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli 15339
Reposted by BarelyCommentsAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026On Toronto's island airport, only Carney can stop the madness. Where is the case for an expansion? And what else could this place be? My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comNow is the time for a public reckoning on the costs of a Billy Bishop Airport expansionA sophisticated federal government should enhance its most valuable asset: the city 58744
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I love spending $100 to spend the day relaxing at my luxury spa to the background noise of jets taking off 000
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Are you sure they wouldn’t fit on that stretch of Shaw? Those lanes aren’t particularly narrow and I’m almost certain I’ve seen out of service buses drive up there before? The right turn at Dundas/shaw would probably be tricky though 110
Reposted by BarelyCommentsShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 18/04/2026In 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. 💪thestar.comShawn Micallef: Toronto’s main drag is a real drag. So why is the Yonge Street redesign taking the slow road?The sluggish pace of the transformation Toronto’s most famous street is in sharp contrast to how quickly Church Street is set to become pedestrianized. 416543
Reposted by BarelyCommentsRodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 06/04/2026CHURCH 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! 310726
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 31/03/2026PLEEEEASE just give us single stair apartments 030
Reposted by BarelyCommentsMarco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Repost to scare your fire department 1679
Reposted by BarelyCommentsRobert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 16/03/2026A 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...cp24.comMale cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Little JamaicaA male cyclist has been struck by a vehicle in Little Jamaica, Toronto police say. 721649
Reposted by BarelyCommentsJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I 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!theglobeandmail.comOntario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requestsGovernment’s proposed changes follow its loss of court battle over call logs for Ford’s personal cellphone 491056592
Reposted by BarelyCommentsShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Will 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... 2033897
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Been 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 010
Reposted by BarelyCommentsPhil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Thank 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! 0209
Reposted by BarelyCommentsAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Our piece on single stair: a crucial change that is slowly coming to Canadian cities By me and @johnlorinc.bsky.social 416435
Reposted by BarelyCommentsJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I 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. 1216849
Reposted by BarelyCommentsAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 17/01/2026Canada'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 youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...youtu.beAvi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth taxYouTube video by Avi Lewis 717861
Reposted by BarelyCommentsZeteo @zeteo.com · 12/01/2026We 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: 201737504
Reposted by BarelyCommentsJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Mayor 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. 311054174
Reposted by BarelyCommentsAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 11/01/2026Under 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. 1716643
Reposted by BarelyCommentsDavid J. Doorey (aka The Law of Work) @thelawofwork.bsky.social · 07/01/2026On 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. 110233
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 07/01/2026They're both Metrolinx projects but will both be operated by TTC, plenty of blame to go around 040
Reposted by BarelyCommentsLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Just 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 www.instagram.com/p/DTEPqhckRw... 1237
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Canada is moving in a similar direction, just quite slowly. irpp.org/research-stu...irpp.orgAutomatic tax filing: Welcome news for lower-income Canadians, but there’s more to do - IRPPBudget 2025 built on a previous announcement to transition to “automated federal benefits” to make it easier for Canadians to file tax returns and access financial benefits. Starting in the 2026 tax y... 000
Reposted by BarelyCommentsJoe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 18/12/2025A 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 36011
Reposted by BarelyCommentsMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 09/12/2025My @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...thestar.comMatt Elliott: Why dark clouds loom over Bike Share Toronto, despite its undeniable successAdding more e-bikes certainly sounds like an admirable goal, but it comes with a downside. 5269
BarelyComments @barelycomments.bsky.social · 06/12/2025What's the rationale for not wanting to stay at BC place? 100
