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Sean Marshall

@seanyyz.bsky.social
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Geographer, public transit and active transportation advocate, Torontonian. He/him. seanmarshall.ca

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30m
Open Streets are wonderful. Toronto should bring them back next year! seanmarshall.ca/2026/10/03/o...
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Open Streets in Hamilton
Hamilton hosts a popular and successful Open Streets event every year along King Street East. In 2027, Toronto should strive to be at least as ambitious.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the first time I think that Sound Transit has actually shown a rendering of the infamous "trapezoidal" light rail station at Seattle Center that is expected to be $470 million cheaper than a simple box station, thanks to elimination of a mined section of tunnel.
Rendering showing refinements to the Seattle Center station that avoid a costly mined section of tunnel
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 8h
Alberta separatists:
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 9h
I’m from Brampton. Whenever I hear how badly Scarborough is forgotten and hard done by I just want to scream.
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davidhains.bsky.social @davidhains.bsky.social · 9h
Happy 10th anniversary to all those who celebrate
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cool when a police press release about a fatal hit and run pre-emptively offers up a handy defence to the driver www.tps.ca/media-centre...
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 21h
Some of the Nuit Blanche exhibits are on display on Queen Street by City Hall.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 21h
Mississauga will never get over Hazel McCallion. They’ll be fighting over who most embodies her old racist corrupt spirit 100 years from now.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 22h
First time at the COC! Saw La Traviata with @eleesasee.bsky.social So far, just the third opera for me; but I find I enjoy the ones I’ve been to so far!
Verdi La Traviata poster at the opera house The stunning City Room atrium The auditorium before the performance started View towards University and Richmond
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oooof. This is my ward.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Are Toronto's bike lanes really empty? Charlie Buckley hit the streets to count cyclists, dug into city data, and compared the numbers with major cycling cities around the world.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Behold, a column by the @theglobeandmail.com's Tony Keller that cries out for a debunking. Allow me. 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: This was the week Canada stopped shooting its oil patch in the foot
We’re finally witnessing our country act with some sense of its own self-interest
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Markham Hilton (Warden/Hwy 7) is really of its time. Was originally Embassy Suites
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gesundheit!
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not sure if that cartoon is Brad Bradford, Caillou, or Tommy Pickles.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All lives matter. But some lives matter more than others. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ford urges prime minister to increase parole delay for anyone convicted of murdering police officer | CBC News
Doug Ford is calling on the prime minister to increase the parole ineligibility period for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer, raising alarms among some legal experts.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is very good.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is Gavin Newsom
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is this supposed to be funny or something?
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now Brad Bradford has the Bathtub Goat lady on his team. Man, the endorsements keep coming!
A Sue-Ann Levy tweet that reads: I was just out canvassing for Brad Bradford. Not one home supported Olivia Chowescu. They are concerned about what she’s done to ruin the quality of life in this city. They’re also worried about safety and high taxes.
No one thought she will continue to make the city “caring.”
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now that Truth and Reconciliation Day is over…
Nuke the Whales
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
meep meep
Trolley problem but the roadrunner is on the track. When the coyote pulls the lever, the streetcar lurches sideways off the track and flattens him instead.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Goes down smooth like “ethical oil” or “clean coal.”
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This smells like a well-used hockey bag. www.thestar.com/news/gta/bra...
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Brampton refuses to disclose records on Patrick Brown’s home renovations. Decision called a ‘secretive’ violation of freedom of information rules
Brampton officials say releasing information on Brown's building permits would endanger the "life and physical safety" of an unnamed individual.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whomp whomp www.thestar.com/news/gta/war...
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Warren Kinsella leaves Brad Bradford’s campaign as a senior adviser in Toronto mayoral race
The controversial campaign operative, who the Star reported in July was part of Bradford's senior team, was not on the list of senior staff the campaign shared in a recent
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every time Americans try to sanitize their continued use of the death penalty with new “humane” methods, they just keep screwing it up even more.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sadly, the Nobel Peace Prize is only somewhat more credible than the FIFA Peace Prize.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Four struck by a driver at a Truth and Reconciliation event:
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time to ride a brand new busway
Platform map at Kennedy Station Express corridor bus stop
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Carney being Harper’s ideological successor doing a lot of the work here, to be fair.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Both papers have been op-ed sewers for years: Sue-Ann Levy lying about refugee hotels before someone tried to set fire to one, Joe Warmington toying with anti-vaxx stuff, Brian Lilley supporting MAGA, Tristin Hopper and Terry Newman getting really, really weird. But this feels like escalation
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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolutely bizarre, dangerous, and hypocritical shit from the NP. How many fucking articles & op-eds have they published propping up anti-vax conspiracies? So convenient for them to forget how that endangers Jews in health care. I guess endangering a Jewish politician is the natural next step.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pedestrian killed at Dundas Street and Winston Churchill Boulevard on the Mississauga/Oakville border. The pickup truck driver that hit the pedestrian fled. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Pedestrian dead after being struck by pickup truck in hit and run in Mississauga, police say | CBC News
A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a pickup truck in a hit and run in Mississauga on Tuesday evening, police say.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While hospitals layoff nurses and support staff, public education crumbles to dust, Brampton still has only one emergency room, and the north goes up in flames, this is Doug’s bright idea. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario taxpayers will invest in proposed pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia
A Liberal MPP on Tuesday compared the project to the Ontario premier's proposal for a tunnel under Highway 401.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Muse avatar looks like a Temu Labubu crossed with one of the characters in that “Dumb Ways To Die” railway safety advertisement.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We really need to ban right turns on red, enforceable with red light cameras everywhere.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I can see why Schmitt is touted as a possible Veep candidate for Vance’s 2028 run. They’d go together so well.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All those Toronto drivers who shouted about bike lanes' [non-existent] effect on emergency vehicles will no doubt throw their support behind congestion pricing. Right?
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CRASH - Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards @crashcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"although our cars have become more fuel efficient, 80% of those fuel-efficiency gains have been erased by Canadians buying larger, heavier vehicles that consume more gas." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Katharine Lake Berz: Is Canada’s love affair with SUVs running out of road?
Cole Attisha, a staff editor at Autoblog in Vancouver, says SUVs suit Canadian families and Canadian roads, and drivers shouldn’t be punished for choosing them. Ben Shoalts, a master’s student
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last week, I gave on-demand transit another try. Brant Transit covers the entire county, and does a good based on my experience, but residential and employment growth around Paris will likely require a return to fixed route buses in the near future. seanmarshall.ca/2026/09/28/a...
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A transit trip to Paris, Ontario
It’s possible to visit the lovely town of Paris, Ontario without a car, and my experience riding Brant Transit was quite pleasant. However, on-demand transit can only take you so far.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Didn't take the very last train, but I did my part, taking several rides on the Northlander in 2012, including a May trip all the way from Toronto to Moosonee, staying overnight at the station hotel in Cochrane.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What’s your best Rush hot take?
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I feel pretty good about my Rush opinions
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who approved this campaign photo op? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
CBC photo showing Brad Bradford behind a lectern and in front of a large suburban house promising lower water bills. But to his left, a dilapidated car, with two Bradford signs, sits on the walkway leading to the front door, making for a very distracting and unflattering visual.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somebody’s gonna have to call in Navigator.
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And, boo! 👻 @g026r.leftblank.org · 28/09/2026
The problems on University were never the bike lanes. It's all the construction that keeps reducing it to 2 or even 1 lanes
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes, this is what being a public broadcaster should be about!
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A.Ghost Pasquella 👻🎃 @agpasquella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Worst episode of Dr. Who ever
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“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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Graeme Bayliss @gbayliss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote about Premier Doug Ford's apparent indifference to human life for @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
No one is expecting the premier to mash out the Bixby letter on his iPhone. Yet we might expect more than this.
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