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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 13h

Yesterday the cafe I work at packed up its CafeTO patio. Immediately, someone parked where the patio used to be and the spot was basically occupied all day m. It made me think of the bike lane removal thing. All those “freed up” lanes will just be parking. It won’t ease car congestion at all.

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 6h

OK yes I am coming for sailor moon, #stopsailormoon

Terri Hawkes
Council Candidate - Ward 11

Biography: Terri Hawkes is an actor, film producer, and screenwriter. She acted in “Beverly Hills 90210” and was one of the voices of Sailor Moon. She is on the board of the Annex Residents Association (ARA) and has deputed at city hall against an 11-storey development in her neighbourhood. Hawkes insists that both the Dalton Road Residents Group, which she co-founded, and the ARA are not anti-development, but are made up of “YIMBYS who support affordable, thoughtful densification.” Critics, however, have argued that the ARA uses heritage preservation rules to block high-density development.

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Jessica Johnson @jessicajohnson.bsky.social · 6h

And now I study public media, which isn’t the answer to everything. You want a plurality of media sources in a culture. But as journalism struggles financially, free public media might be the only reliable journalism some people have. It’s important to protect it.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 4h

To my fellow members of Toronto—St. Paul's: I emailed my MP Leslie Church tonight about her endorsement of Brad Bradford. While I don't expect a reply, here is my email in case you'd like some inspiration for your own. Always tell your representatives how you feel! They work for you!

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 3h

Celebrating World Architecture Day by kicking off our first “Urban Design and Architecture Week” for City staff … bringing together staff working in design roles and design professions across multiple City Divisions to talk about the importance of design in public buildings and spaces.

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 3h

"Given the controversies, I was surprised to see how much grace and dignity Avedon affords most of his subjects." I saw this exhibit. Really powerful, and frankly it reduced my fear of aging. Go see it - it's free! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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Richard Avedon's portraits of aging stars were once called cruel. A Toronto exhibition shows their grace

Richard Avedon took some of the most memorable photographs of the most famous faces in history. A new show at the Image Centre celebrates his achievement

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_______________________________ @filipamv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

obligatory rent control is good we just discount the benefits accrued to tenants and over weight the disadvantage accrued to land owners, and pretend they’re always the kind that locks costs below inflation okayfail.com/2018/rent-co...

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Actually, Rent Control is Great: Revisiting Ontario’s Experience, the Supply of Housing, and Security of Tenure

Rent controls are criticized for acting as a severe disincentive to new and existing rental construction. In this paper, I documented contemporary Canadian housing policy initiatives and investigated ...

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 04/10/2026

but to ensure households individually can afford to remain housed where they are and to ensure the stability of actual communities of people that might otherwise be disrupted by market forces. these might be two more green lines!

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And it's going to be a useful case study for future generations of students on what can happen when different levels of government successfully work together. It's as much a feat of intergovernmental relations gone right as it is a conservation and landscape architecture triumph.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📍 Biidaasige Park #Toronto The park is full of yellow-rumped warblers this morning (among many other birds). Overhead on the path “did you guys see that new beaver sculpture yet?”

The don river winding through small islands near the new river mouth. Clear blue sky is reflected in calm water.

A yellow-rumped warbler perched near the top of a tall plant.

White and purple flowers on the bank of the don river.

The lower don river with thick vegetation on both banks. Clear blue sky is reflected in calm water.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Evening streetcars on King Street.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While they (probably) wouldn't try to rip out any existing bike lanes, it would be foolish to assume a Liberal or NDP government would naturally repeal Bill 60 and relinquish provincial oversight over new bike lanes. Make them say so.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📍 Daniels Faculty | Leading with Landscape: Toronto's Waterfront Transformation Taking away this sentiment - these projects and transformations, in all scales and forms, are not inevitable and not invulnerable. They are created with huge effort and passion and require lasting care. #Toronto

Pin board in an exhibit about the Toronto waterfront with lots of small photos and illustrations of waterfront parks.

Ken Greenberg speaks at a podium in front of a presentation featuring images of the spectacular Trillium Park on the Toronto waterfront.

Fadi Masoud speaks at a podium in front of a presentation featuring images of the new Biidaasige Park on the Toronto waterfront.

Timeline with images documenting the creation of Biidaasige Park and the new mouth of the Don River.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 01/10/2026

People are going to clown on this but we need to remember that planning for local context is important: a city with Los Angeles, California’s semi-arid Mediterranean climate only gets sunshine ~300 days a year; so it’s important to make sure you can never ever find shade in the middle of the day.

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And, boo! 👻 @g026r.leftblank.org · 01/10/2026

Had to walk by the Cloud Gardens today, 4 months later & 4 months before "late 2026" passes No visible change since spring, other than more trash in the fountain & taller weeds growing up through the cracks

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Paul Finnie @1canoe2paddles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, which is also Orange Shirt Day. I stopped by the Bryce grave at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. There was a steady stream of children and teachers in orange shirts visiting. Let's commit to do our best to make up for past wrongs, and prevent new ones.

A gray gravestone with the name "BRYCE" carved into it sits at the center of a flowers, lanterns, as well as an "Every Child Matters" sign and other small artifacts such as painted stones and a pair of shoes. The grave is surrounded by cut grass and there are mature trees in the background. The trees have mostly green leaves, but also plenty of yellow and some orange.

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Gabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Anyone know of any Francophone municipal candidates in Toronto who might be interested in a collab? Can be council or school board. Dm me!

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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The idea that planning should mandate, through regulations, an urban form that mimics market forces (higher demand induced by better accessibility along high-capacity rail, which translates into higher densities) is one of the silliest yet most persistent tropes our profession has produced.

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bike lanes save lives. Thanks to the nearly 1,000 folks who came out to Friday's Critical Mass ride to Etobicoke where the province intends to start removing the bike lanes "immediately". 📸: Joshua Best

Nearly 1,000 cyclists along Bloor at Critical Mass

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Kevin Rupasinghe @kevinrupasinghe.ca · 01/10/2026

Today is National Truth & Reconciliation Day where we remember the harm done by residential schools across Canada, remember the survivors, and those who never made it home.

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎙️ The new Indigenous public art works reshaping your city "We're seeing new public works from Indigenous artists pop up all over Canada. They're big, outdoor installations from artists like Cheyenne Rain LeGrande, Brain Jungen and Kent Monkman" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 30/09/2026

Fascinating UofT School of Cities project on the correlation between neighbourhood characteristics and mayoral vote over the last few decades. Looking at the strongest positive correlations for Olivia Chow voting areas in 2023 sure tells a tale. schoolofcities.github.io/place-and-po...

A data visualization showing Pearson correlation coefficients between neighborhood characteristics from the 2021 census and voting for Olivia Chow in the 2023 election, with blue bars indicating positive correlations and red indicating negative correlations.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Caught the last two singers this evening at the Legacy Gathering at Nathan Phillips Square. A reminder that tomorrow is the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation. There is some incredible cultural programming--storytelling and music alongside the solemn acknowledgment of the day's purpose.

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Indigenous Legacy Gathering 2026 – Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Great column. It really is the most transparent level of gov't (police notwithstanding). Things are tight. I often get comments like "city hall is corrupt" - well, show me where? It has the most openness, the most public eyes on it. Other levels, far less transparency (looking at you, Ontario)

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And Doctors for Bikelanes just held a big rally this morning on University Ave

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#IdeasAtWork 'Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Canada, but cities often struggle to build and maintain outdoor facilities...We investigate the political and systemic forces that shape our recreational spaces' via @uytaelee.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwvO...

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Why Cities Don't Build Basketball Courts

YouTube video by About Here

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“30% of people in the US and Canada can’t or don’t drive.” — @nondriver.bsky.social. #WeekWithoutDriving Including me now, because of vision issues. But I didn’t need it to happen to me in order to care about mobility that works better for EVERYONE.

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The TTC has said the busway ... was completed early and under budget." Let's hype that as much as we hype delays and over-budget projects. This is the kind of competence in transit projects we're looking for. www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-f...

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Here’s a first look at the Scarborough busway. For residents, it follows years of sluggish commutes

The new Scarborough busway will open this week and will run from Kennedy Station to Scarborough Centre, three years after the Scarborough RT was decommissioned.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RE: Bike lanes save lives and promote health. Removing bike lanes will lead to injury and death. #signed by 600 healthcare workers and counting via #doctorsforsafecycling h/t @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO

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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's a commuter railway station, subway, a streetcar route, and you can catch an express train to Pearson. The fact there's detached homes within 100m is an atrocity.

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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looking at Line 2 subway stations in google earth always makes me angry.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This pattern makes no sense and never has. North York Centre achieves some actual urbanity along Yonge Street, but that street is a highway - and the district is surrounded by a ring road surrounded by an ocean of houses

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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 30/09/2026

the scarborough busway should inspire the city to look into longer, more permanent busways on available right-of-ways that can produce rapid transit speeds at cheaper cost and timelines. the one with greatest potential, i think, is finch east. this would transform east-west travel in scarborough.

Finch busway concept along the hydro corridor from finch west station to around Malvern. Various branches that leave the busway depicted, to Milliken, Scarborough Centre, and deeper into Malvern

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Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am excited to announce that I will be launching a new service that will generate handcrafted analogue pro-Bradford responses on request. You simply enter the URL of a post by Brad, Chow, or Alexander and your email. Then I will send you a JPG to post with a bespoke response.

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Graeme Bayliss @gbayliss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

TL;DR:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is depicted as Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons saying, "Dougie hears you. Dougie don't care."

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Like the pipes running under our feet, local media keep us supplied with the essentials of a good life. They keep us connected. And they keep their eyes peeled for abuses of power in our midst. In short, they’re essential community resources worth supporting." www.therecord.com/opinion/cont...

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Why Ontario municipalities should prioritize local media in their marketing budgets

Ontario voters should ask where their municipalities’ advertising dollars go, Mirko Petricevic writes

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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 29/09/2026

downtown traffic congestion? fix the streetcars and put transit first. that's the best solution. this should be among the top priorities for any city councillor running for election in old toronto. and yet i think i've only seen two high profile candidates put out a streetcar plan in detail 🫢

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Jason Paris @jasonparis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PULL QUOTE: "What is certain... is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse." spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor...

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The most absurd deadline lands, appropriately enough, on April Fool’s Day, which is when bidders have to tee up proposals for “alternative” north-south bike routes to Yonge and Avenue Road"

Bike lane alternative North-South route.

There’s major traffic on Avenue Road, Mt Pleasant road.

There’s shops and restaurants on Yonge street, the commercial strip.

The alternative is a zigzag that’s basically impossible and involves hopping your bike over gated cemeteries.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our premier is such a piece of shit.

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope whatever civil engineering firm lands this RFP is haunted at night by visions of the cyclists they'll be killing. I hope their iron ring they were given at graduation when they took an oath to the public starts to itch and weigh on their finger like an anchor.

What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse.

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Mac the squirrel :) @macsquirelera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Many many problems with German healthcare but I get a prescription and then go to the pharmacy to pick it up none of this crap

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stumbled on a rave at Brickworks (unfortunately is the paid organized kind, not the spontaneous under the freeway kind). Enjoying the music while watching the clouds change colour over the trees. I'm in the middle of one of the biggest cities in North America and this is pretty awesome.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There's SO MUCH in here!!! - Best visual argument for pedestrianizing Yonge south of Dundas - Mapping walkable neighbourhoods - With such high ped rates on St Clair, could that make a good bike corridor? - Clear link between pedestrians & transit

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 27/09/2026

This tool from @observingthecity.ca is fantastic. It shows the traffic mode share by intersection using City data. Many downtown areas are dominated by pedestrians (in green). Yet *we still give most of the space to cars on almost every street.* www.observingthecity.ca/intersection...

Map of downtown area of Toronto. Pie charts show the mode share at every intersection.

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