Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thanks Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 for producing this. It's nice to rage with you. 060
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Overriding local decisions that allow for more housing supply makes zero sense. Watching a conservative government add heavy regulation to free-market housing supply is simply mind-boggling. 26219
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Seriously. I see so many people on Twitter saying that they don't want multiplexes because they don't want so much immigration, and I can't help wondering if they noticed over the past bunch of years how a lack of housing never stopped immigration. It just forced the poorest into worse conditions. 0222
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 09/10/2026What happens when you want to have 25 people over for a party? Where are they supposed to park!? (This argument comes courtesy of a former cabinet minister living in the Annex, but I assume is actually part of the logic here too.) 2160
Reposted by Cara SternGrow Together Edmonton @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The news today is disheartening, so channel that anger and email your representatives. Tell Danielle Smith to get her hands off Edmonton's affairs, and tell council to NOT comply and repeal the zoning bylaw Use our tool for a starter message 👇 www.growtogetheryeg.com/email-council #yeg #yegccgrowtogetheryeg.comGrow Together EdmontonGrow Together YEG is a coalition of citizens advocating for a more sustainable, vibrant and Edmonton. We support Edmonton's new zoning bylaw and the City Plan. 04318
Reposted by Cara SternEric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) @ericlombardi.ca · 05/10/2026I’m looking forward to joining @carastern.bsky.social and the Missing Middle podcast for a live conversation on my run for Ontario Liberal leader. Join in at noon tomorrow! Should be fun :) 091
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Tomorrow, I'm going to chat live with @ericlombardi.ca about the four months he spent running for leadership of the Ontario Liberals. We'll discuss youth in politics, handling critics, and why he stepped down. Spend your lunch with us & ask questions live!youtube.comWhat Happens When an Outsider Runs for Party Leader? | Eric Lombardi - YouTubeThanks for joining our exclusive live broadcast. Feel free to share your questions and interact with other participants in the chat. 1132
Reposted by Cara SternLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026✅ In this episode of DemograFix, @carastern.bsky.social sits down with Tom Babin, urban cycling advocate and creator of the YouTube channel @shifter.info, to break down the growing "bike-lash" across Canada and the U.S. h/t @meredithmartin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z76... #FridayFlexyoutube.comWhy Everyone Is Fighting Over Bike LanesYouTube video by Missing Middle Podcast 241
Reposted by Cara SternRobert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The latest Missing Middle Podcast with @carastern.bsky.social & @shifter.info does a good job looking into bikelash. Argues bike advocates are good at getting decision makers on board but not with winning the hearts and minds of suburbanites. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z76...youtube.comWhy Everyone Is Fighting Over Bike LanesYouTube video by Missing Middle Podcast 094
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026And for anyone who prefers to read the transcript rather than watch/listen, here's a link to our Substack:missingmiddleinitiative.substack.comBikelash: Why Bike Lanes Triggered a Culture WarHow a form of urban transit became one of the most effective political wedge issues 041
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here's the full episode of DemograFix where Cara Stern sits down with Tom Babin AKA Tom Babin, an urban cycling advocate and creator of the YouTube channel Shifter, to break down the growing "bike-lash" across Canada and the U.S.youtu.beWhy Everyone Is Fighting Over Bike LanesHow did bike lanes become the ultimate political wedge issue? In this episode of DemograFix, Cara Stern sits down with Tom Babin, urban cycling advocate and creator of the YouTube channel Shifter, to break down the growing "bike-lash" across Canada and the U.S. From provincial overrides in Ontario 121
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How did bike lanes become the ultimate political wedge issue? Cara Stern & Tom Babin dig into it in today's episode of Demografix. 2196
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 09/09/2026City leaders need to stop using public regulation to shield wealthy homeowners from sharing our public roads with their neighbours living in multiplexes. Either let the market dictate parking access or keep public streets open to everyone living nearby. 1174
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New from me in the Hub: Banning multiplex residents from street parking permits creates a two-tier class system that protects the convenience of single-family homeowners at the expense of Canadians who are already settling for less.thehub.caParking: The not-so-hidden problem making our housing crisis worseEmpty parking lots, pricier homes: how outdated parking mandates are making Canada's housing crisis worse than it needs to be. 54111
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ontario has a power grid problem. Today's deeply nerdy episode of the Missing Middle podcast examines "the last mile" of infrastructure quietly halting major housing projects across the province. With @SabrinaMaddeaux & @MikePMoffatt 121
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Once again, I'm asking our provincial leaders to please draw out their proposed side street routes. I really want to know where between Avenue and Mount Pleasant, in particular, they think north south bike lanes can go. 1667
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The damage Doug Ford is doing goes way beyond Toronto's streets. It's very clear other provincial leaders are looking at him and feeling inspired. It's already happening. 1140
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 01/09/2026He's very aware this is just a culture war, and it's not about facts at all.facts.atfacts marketing – Event- & Sportmarketing AgenturDie Kreativ- & Kommunikationsagentur mit 30 Jahren Erfahrung. Wir entwickeln Konzepte, die Marken stärken & Menschen begeistern. 1302
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026And if you prefer reading over watching, as always, the transcript is available:missingmiddleinitiative.caWhy Is IVF Becoming So Common in Canada?More Canadians are turning to fertility treatments as parenthood gets pushed later in life. 000
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026It's such a big issue. Delaying parenthood along with other milestones has huge economic consequences. Watch the full episode here:youtu.beWhy Is IVF Becoming So Common in Canada?Fertility treatment is becoming increasingly common in Canada. But why? On this episode of DemograFix, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt dig into the dramatic rise of IVF and fertility treatment in Canada, and what it tells us about how Canadians are building families. IVF births in Ontario have nearly 100
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm really proud of today's Missing Middle Podcast episode. We talked about the increased use in fertility treatments in Canada, and dissected whether it's from greater need vs. access. It's just another place where our lives today are different from generations before us. 210
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Your traffic vs chest congestion paragraph is amazing. 210
Reposted by Cara SternAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The bike lane decision is extraordinary. The Ontario Court of Appeal flat out saying: more lanes make cars go fast and “induced demand” is just a theory. Aggressively hostile to 80 years of theory and empirical evidence. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i... 916549
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If you're in Montreal, join us for this event! @uytaelee.bsky.social and I will be joining the crew for the bike vs. transit errand test after hosting our own chat at noon. 1182
Reposted by Cara SternOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 15/08/2026New bike. See you tomorrow. 2661
Reposted by Cara SternUytae Lee @uytaelee.bsky.social · 15/08/2026About to go live with @milesintransit.com, @ardenenglish.bsky.social, @carastern.bsky.social, and maybe more at www.youtube.com/live/lTw27Vn... 1321
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I once asked Chow about this, and she said it was up to the BIAs to put it forward. You'd think a mayor could champion it, and get people on board with the idea. The crowds at all our street festivals here shows there so much demand for it. 171
Reposted by Cara SternLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Many will be hurt and killed because of the decision to remove protected bike lanes. But a reminder to #BikeTO: at the same time as being upset with the province, know that our elected municipal reps are equally culpable. Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users shouldn't be this hard. 02610
Reposted by Cara SternTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/08/2026These ones on college aren’t in jeopardy (don’t think) but this will give folks an idea(who don’t know) what it’s like biking with and without lanes 1354
Reposted by Cara SternOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Bloor Street is the spine of the bike network in Toronto. Ripping it out would be like removing Saint-Denis in Montreal. 4655
Reposted by Cara SternTom Babin @shifter.info · 12/08/2026New video: A big list of the things anybody can do to help their city get a little more friendly to cycling youtu.be/GlhoHnlmbtkyoutu.be51 Things You Can Do to Make Your Community More Bike-FriendlyYouTube video by Shifter 04920
Reposted by Cara SternOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 11/08/2026They Said Car-Free Streets Were Bad for Businessyoutu.beThey Said Car-Free Streets Were Bad for BusinessYouTube video by Oh The Urbanity! 37913
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Property taxes would be a great place to get funding for these fares! A citywide benefit deserves citywide funding. That's not what happened here though. 200
Reposted by Cara SternShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Tomorrow is a good day or a bad day. 7609
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 13/08/2026General tax revenue is the perfect funding source for an initiative like this! 030
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I'm heading up to Montreal this weekend for Canadian Civil Alive. You can find me tagging along to some of the events, and hosting a chat with Uytae Lee about the video we're working on together about the future of family-sized homes. See you there?site.canadiancivil.comCanadian Civil Alive 2026Canadian Civil Alive is coming alive this year with a full day of advocacy and awesomeness in Montreal on August the 15. 040
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My kids definitely spend more time outside in winter than I do because of daycare. There's only a handful of days a year that it's too cold. Frankly, there are more that are too hot! 190
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 12/08/2026As I wrote in the Toronto Star today, homebuyers are footing the bill for the free ferry rides this month. That's not a good reason to tax new homes during a housing crisis.thestar.comThanks, Mayor Chow, for the free ferry rides. But they shouldn’t be paid for this waySection 37 funds shouldn’t be used to pay for free ferry rides for the whole city. 5243
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's not even the outcome that's the problem. Free transit for kids and seniors is a totally legit way to spend our tax dollars. The funding method is the issue. It's not a good excuse for another tax on housing. 010
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Here's the link. Starts around 2h45m in. It's wild to watch them justify it to the councillors who questioned the legitimacy. They clearly all know it's bullshit and now how it's supposed to be used. www.youtube.com/live/JpkQBqM...youtube.comCity Council - July 30, 2026 - Evening SessionYouTube video by Toronto City Council 000
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's worth watching the City Council meeting. The motion said they would use Section 37 funds for it, but they noted the motion isn't really using 37 funds because it's two motions in one. 1) Remove funding from the terminal project to fund the ferry fares 2) Use s37 for project for ferry. 210
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Toronto's month of free ferry rides for kids and seniors are being paid for by homebuyers of one specific project. How does that make any sense? Just another tax on new homebuyers that make homes more expensive.youtube.comToronto's $1.4 Million Budget Shell GameToronto City Council used a slick accounting trick to turn local community funds paid by Pinnacle One Yonge homebuyers into a city-wide freebie. 2133
Reposted by Cara SternOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This year, Canadian Civil Alive in Montreal (organized by Paige Saunders) will be a little different. It’s organized around activities and YouTube videos in production that you can be involved in. Followed by a BBQ with everyone. 2203
Cara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Excited to join this awesome group in Montreal next month. See you there? 040
Reposted by Cara SternUytae Lee @uytaelee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026There's only one meet-up I'm aware of for urbanist content creators and it happens once a year in Montreal. Sign up for Canadian Civil Alive and hope to see you there on August 15th! 072
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026And for those who prefer to read the transcript rather than watch/listen, here's a link to our Substack:open.substack.comWhy Gen Z Can’t Find a Summer JobHow the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, rising competition, and policy choices are reshaping Canada's youth job market. 012
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Corporate lobbying and government policy have created a cheat code for business through the TFW program. As young Canadians face historic unemployment, Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt explain how the system is shutting young workers out of the job marketyoutu.beWhy Young People Can't Find Jobs AnymoreWhen a business faces a labour shortage, the free market says they should raise wages. So why is Canada’s government stepping in to make labour cheaper instead? In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt dive into how Canada's low-wage Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program 124
Reposted by Cara SternMeredith Martin 🇨🇦 @meredithmartin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026When a business faces a labour shortage, the free market says it should raise wages. So why is Canada’s government stepping in to make labour cheaper instead? Cara Stern & @MikePMoffatt explain: 156