Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bikeshare is great for adults but not friendly for young families. Cargo bikes (basketfiet or with a bench on the back) would make the system accessible for riders with children. #TOPoli #Urbanism 010
Reposted by Andrew HunterJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We let national immigration policy be thwarted by the median council votes in Toronto and Vancouver and it's nuts to me that's not how this is understood. 820138
Reposted by Andrew HunterMarco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As a wannabe associate member of the EU, it's time for Canada to join the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and embrace circulation planning. Down with the yankee-dumb all-way stop, welcome to the Euro-smart priority street sign! 4699
Reposted by Andrew HunterDamien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The reason why the Stakt market is all astro turf and pavement. 3162
Reposted by Andrew Hunteryaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 13/09/2026retracting my previous comment about how its impossible to do a genghis khan style unification of the steppe with subsequent conquest of the settled peoples these days. i would like to apologize for having underestimated the power of the fierce and noble toyota hilux 1250387
Reposted by Andrew HunterAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Perks tries to itemize the negative impacts of building new housing: “You have new population. Do you have enough schools for that, are the sidewalks big enough, are we losing green space?” Many Toronto blocks, especially in his ward, have fewer people than in 1971 and half-empty public schools. 3538
Reposted by Andrew HunterGrace @gracekind.net · 30/08/2026If your servers are compromised by a group of agents, don’t say “we are under attack.” Attack implies intent. Instead say, “computer programs are emitting tokens that, when executed by other programs, are causing network requests that are currently pwning my shit” 1642249
Reposted by Andrew HunterDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 30/08/2026conservatives will point at the hottest ride-or-die girl two billion dollars can design and conclude "yeah that's gay" 1426735
Reposted by Andrew HunterBrian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate 6352291727
Reposted by Andrew HunterPaul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026i've seen takes you people wouldn't believe, tankie rewritings of history on fire off the Shoulder of Orion 2333
Reposted by Andrew HunterDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Do it, Boston. No one has the right to torment neighbors with engine noise.boston25news.comBoston’s considering noise cameras: Look inside the tech already monitoring loud cars in Newport, RIThe cameras capture the license plates of vehicles that exceed a certain decibel level, and the driver then receives a fine in the mail. 828242
Reposted by Andrew HunterNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"We need housing for teachers." "We need housing for artists." "We need housing for firefighters." This command and control shit drives me crazy. Just build enough housing for people. 1156877
Reposted by Andrew HunterJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 26/08/2026Some people on here really need to go touch graph. 1666792
Reposted by Andrew HunterThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/08/2026Chemicals That Pushed Man’s Ancestors To Run Down Wild Boar Flare At Sight Of White Cheddar Popcorn Bag theonion.com/chemicals-that-pushed-… 101306137
Reposted by Andrew HunterJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Most of the good stuff we can get out of the EU is stuff we don't need European permission for (ie adopting their standards, lowering our trade barriers.) 149625
Reposted by Andrew HunterAdam Rosenberg's Net-Force @geminibros.bsky.social · 26/08/2026No better day to share my absolute favorite piece of writing about Tim Curry EVER. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.vice.comAn Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by CapitalismHow an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend. 319860
Reposted by Andrew HunterThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/08/2026‘Behold, Meta’s New AI,’ Says Mark Zuckerberg Covering Nipples In Tinfoil theonion.com/behold-metas-new-ai-sa… 980484
Reposted by Andrew HunterChris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Appropriate.theonion.comBarack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling AbroadPARIS—In an effort to blend in with other tourists and avoid negative repercussions for being American, former U.S. President Barack Obama was reportedly pretending this week to be Canadian while trav... 241
Reposted by Andrew HunterJonathan English @englishrail.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My latest Infrastory post is a bit of mythbusting around Toronto transit. There are a lot of things that we've often heard repeated that aren't quite accurate when you dig into the documents. infrastory.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-c...infrastory.substack.comA Lot of Conventional Wisdom about Toronto Transit is WrongA quick fact check on many of the ideas that have floated around for years. 1338
Reposted by Andrew HunterJRUrbaneNetwork @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Toronto would build this for over 1.7 billion dollars per kilometer and somehow gaslight themselves into thinking that cost is reasonable because Canada is constrained by land rights, labour unions, safety standards, maternity leave and universal healthcare unlike... France. 4297
Reposted by Andrew HunterTim Newman @mrtimnewman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This feels like the inciting incident that happens 15 years before a @doctorow.pluralistic.net story. If the removal of cloud functions is #enshittification, does that make hackers a wet wipe? 14215
Reposted by Andrew HunterSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026mr carney if you're listening now is the time to suspend US IP protections in Canada 11722116
Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social now is the time for recognizing European elevator regulations and other standards and rapidly pivoting so we can inter-operate with sane countries 120
Reposted by Andrew HunterMichael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 22/08/2026Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social now is the time for recognizing European vehicle regulations and other standards and rapidly pivoting so we can inter-operate with sane countries 1033043
Reposted by Andrew Hunterdisc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Reminder if you are not French do not say goblin mode 1337873
Reposted by Andrew HunterJake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Love love love the new Biidaasige Park but it’s soooooo Toronto to time the sprinklers for sunset 2427
Reposted by Andrew HunterPhilip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Social housing in Madrid, organised around three courtyards The courtyards are coloured soft pink, while apartments have beautiful tiled interiors. By Canals Moneo Architects - a short thread 🧵 3519
Reposted by Andrew HunterConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 17/08/2026University leadership: We stand ready to support our faculty as they confront the disruptions & uncertainty caused by AI. Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and— University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude. 6477135
Reposted by Andrew Hunterℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Something else that boils my blood: the driveby attack about how "social science" experts are often biased and impartial. Dr. Saxe is a licensed P.Eng, PhD-holding Engineer. She is the fuckin' E in STEM. Do you think "social science" is just when a woman tells you things you disagree with? 412228
Reposted by Andrew HunterCatelli @catelli.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I should spend the $40 to do this. Best investment I could make. 43912
Reposted by Andrew Hunterℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The judge's ruling cites "common sense" as the reason that adding more lanes eases congestion IT DOESN'T!! THERE'S AN ENTIRE FIELD OF STUDY AROUND THIS VERY TOPIC!! WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE, LIKE, THE 1960s!! 1216343
Reposted by Andrew HunterOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I really can't get over this, this is such a wild example. there was a whole Church Inquisition torturing and extorting suspected heretics in Newton's day and we are being invited to ask whether he would have survived land acknowledgments lmfao bsky.app/profile/pwhi... 541511270
Reposted by Andrew HunterFair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 13/08/2026The CAQ broke its multi-party agreement for proportional representation. Now polling at 20%, they face near-oblivion with 1 seat while the PQ nears a majority with 30%. Life comes at you fast: abandoning electoral reform for short-term gain almost always backfires. thewalrus.ca/frechette-qu...thewalrus.caQuebec’s Election Is Closing In, and the CAQ Is Still in Trouble | The WalrusPolls say Fréchette is leading the party toward its worst showing ever 13210
Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Actually Live" is just a dog whistle for "own property" 060
Reposted by Andrew HunterColleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 11/08/2026What if landlords had to compete for tenants by being good landlords, instead of tenants having to compete for a few vacancies owned by people looking to make a quick buck? 1475
Reposted by Andrew HunterColleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Congratulations to CMHC, Edmonton City Council and all of the YIMBYs who "ruined" real estate investing in Edmonton. If we don't want housing to be primarily treated as an investment, we need to end the shortage. www.instagram.com/reel/DbmApzb... 312331
Reposted by Andrew HunterOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 12/08/2026NIMBYs online: “there’s no point legalizing more housing, developers will never build enough to lower prices” Edmonton landlords: “help, developers built too much, putting downward pressure on rents” 014333
Reposted by Andrew HunterDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hungry for more (a lot more) congestion pricing history? I have good news. 1231
Reposted by Andrew HunterAndrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Here (in red) is the alternative route to the Bloor bike lanes in Etobicoke. Only an imaginary person who prefers riding twice the distance of the direct route would ride this. BradFord knows this. It's just performance for his base. @mlongfield.bsky.social @bronwynroe.bsky.social 114719
Reposted by Andrew HunterThe Onion @theonion.com · 11/08/2026Immunologists Warn About Rise Of Good Time–Resistant Supernarcs theonion.com/immunologists-warn-abo… 378577
Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The best time to proof-read your hot takes is after you've hit post. 000
Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I wonder if Brad knows how many bridges across the Humber there are... 000
Reposted by Andrew HunterDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Looks like I got my answer: "The presence of the [per-minute] fee nudged cyclists toward several unsafe behaviours." "The policy recommendation is to avoid such strategies in favour of less time-pressuring schemes." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 1126355
Andrew Hunter @rexbron.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I really feel for the parents getting NYT coverage... 021
Reposted by Andrew HunterJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 07/08/2026New from me at TVO: if we don't shut down the island airport altogether - and maybe we should! - there's still non-jet futures possible for Billy Bishop. www.tvo.org/article/anal...tvo.orgANALYSIS: The island airport doesn’t have forever | TVO TodayIf not jets, what do we want from Billy Bishop? 73511
![[59] The question, then, is this: is there a rational connection between the purpose of reducing traffic congestion and the decision to increase the number of lanes for motor vehicles by removing bicycle lanes? The respondents were required to establish that there was no such connection. The appellants were not required to establish that the legislation will prove effective in reducing traffic congestion.
[60] Common sense provides the answer here: increasing the number of lanes available for motor vehicles must, at least to some extent, and for some period of time, be capable of contributing to reducing traffic congestion. The legislation is therefore rational. Assumptions grounded in everyday experience and common sense need not be established empirically: Gosselin v. Québec (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 84, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 429, at para. 56.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bumu6s332o24fppobse7j3ms/bafkreienb36anol5lhe5bysgujtctbbldmjjth6jc4cybrowrmllarjrea)
