Mark Shaw
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🍁 Toronto transit & urbanism nerd | 👨💻 Software Developer | 🌈 Your gay best friend
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I’m just going to repost the Toronto Urbanism Starter pack. It’s got more content since you last saw it!
go.bsky.app/3drLJRM
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over 1 year ago
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Observing The City
about 2 hours ago
This is really a wild piece from the Transportation Services memo on why they weren’t supporting Church St pedestrianization. “Since the BIA is the applicant for the closure, the city is partially liable so we can’t support it”.
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The Province killed the complete street redesign that would have saved this woman's life.
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39-year-old woman dead after being struck by truck in Toronto
A 39-year-old woman has died after police say she was struck by a truck in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood Friday afternoon.
https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/05/22/39-year-old-woman-dead-after-being-struck-by-truck-in-toronto/
about 6 hours ago
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Rodney 🚧🚇
about 8 hours ago
Good news*: Church Street Pedestrianization has passed! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🚶🚶♀️🏬 From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for your support—everyone who signed the petition, spoke to council, and offered encouragement along the way. (1/9) *Bad news later in thread
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Phil
about 13 hours ago
It is so incredibly on brand that Toronto launched a master plan that included a grand vision for one (1) pedestrianized space.
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This is likely. Conservative organizers freaked out over corner stores, why would they be chill about the gay nightclub district
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about 14 hours ago
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How-Sen Chong
about 18 hours ago
It’s notable that Montreal, which today has many pedestrian avenues, had one of its first pedestrian areas in that city’s Gay Village twenty years ago. Hopefully Toronto won’t wait as long to build as many pedestrian areas as Montreal has today.
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Council votes to make Church Street car free for part of summer but staff could cancel project | CBC News
Toronto city council has approved a pilot project to turn a stretch of Church Street into a car-free zone for part of the summer, but has given city staff the ability to cut it short if it causes too ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/church-street-toronto-city-council-9.7208053
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Not to put too much pressure on Church street but this is the most important moment in Toronto history since the 1973 yonge street pedestrian mall
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Matt Elliott
1 day ago
The 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.
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I hate you Bradford
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Currently walking home while listening to a CBC podcast LIKE A CRIMINAL. You’ll never catch me councillor
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Ontario Traffic Man
1 day ago
My dream is a matching set between the flags of Canada, Ontario, Franco-Canada and Franco-Ontario:
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Grant Hamilton
1 day ago
Ontario identity is very much the belief that “Ontario” identity is the same as “Canadian” — so I think you’ve nailed it 😆 (That and bagged milk.)
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Sean Marshall
1 day ago
At one time, I think Ontario’s identity was built on the legacy of the United Empire Loyalists. The provincial motto, after all, is “Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains.” But that has aged about as well as the Orange Order. So there is no Ontario-specific identity really. And that’s fine.
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Alright now the hard part: Convincing anyone Ontario has an identity besides just Canadian. What have we got?
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Alex
2 days ago
Katy Perry apparently told her fans that her nickname for Justin is “Trudaddy”. The algorithm forced me to learn this information and now the rest of you will have to suffer with me.
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Damien Moule
2 days ago
If council passes Church pedestrianization tomorrow, it will be the same story. Success despite the dogged attempts of some elements of the bureaucracy to sink it.
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Reading the report, this is how people access the Toronto subway: 61% walk 29% bus/streetcar (TTC) 5% crossboundary transit system 3% auto, taxi, rideshare 2% park at TTC parking lot
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2 days ago
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august 🍂⚾🇻🇪
2 days ago
it's almost like she doesn't live in toronto. toronto is most notable in north america to the fact that most people arrive at subway stations by high-frequency bus. I'd wager it's higher than walk-on ridership. park-and-ride is only around 2% or less of total subway ridership.
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Matt Elliott
2 days ago
"I take the bus and the streetcar every day. I stand in the rain and so do hundreds of thousands of people in the city," says Councillor Alejandra Bravo. "So I don't think we should say that there's a problem with taking a bus to a transit station."
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✅ Governing the city of Toronto while driving ❌ Wearing airpods while walking
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2 days ago
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Sean Marshall
2 days ago
I wonder how he’ll vote on Cllr Chernos Lin’s motion.
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Dylan Reid
3 days ago
Drivers just get offended when pedestrians don't show fear while crossing with the right of way.
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Detective: Suspect found wearing airpods in a public space. That’s case closed boys, we found the murder weapon.
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3 days ago
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Joshua Hind
3 days ago
Mayor Chow has no interest in challenging Toronto's morally and ethically withered Police Service. The best she can offer in reaction to overlapping scandals and damning accusations is to say the Chief has "a lot of work to do". Painfully weak stuff.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
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Officials call for accountability from Toronto police after latest scandal involving officers arrested in Spain
Last week, three Toronto police officers were involved in an incident in Barcelona involving a sex worker.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/officials-call-for-accountability-from-toronto-police-after-latest-scandal-involving-officers-arrested-in-spain/article_6601da90-8b51-4ce3-9c0b-f117b436d8e8.html
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Chris Moise
3 days ago
The 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
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The correct pronunciation is Chronno Chransit Commission. It should be Chree Chree See.
3 days ago
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Steve Paikin
3 days ago
The nomination meetings are the problem
www.tvo.org/article/anal...
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
@ontliberal.bsky.social
@ontariopcparty.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: The nomination meetings are the problem | TVO Today
Nate Erskine-Smith’s allegations should force parties to clean up their acts. We’d all be grateful.
https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-the-nomination-meetings-are-the-problem
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Phil
4 days ago
POV: the year is 2031. The Ontario NDP and Ontario Liberals have decided to form a coalition government that finally legalizes single stair buildings in Ontario. Soon after you see a notice for this building spring up on your block. Walkable espresso is finally within your grasp.
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The weirdest part of the Toronto Mayoral race is both the left and right leading candidates cycle to work.
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Official city of Toronto policy I looked it up “Heating is required until May 15, if you want air conditioning haha get fucked”
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Andrew Lewis FC
4 days ago
What they mean is that they can no longer drive or park in the bike lane because they are physically prevented from doing so. They want to be able to continue to drive and park illegally in painted bike lanes. Same as hating speed cameras which prevented them from speeding without punishment.
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In Toronto, everything is car. Percent of people who mostly drive alone: Men: 40% 🚙 (Brad: 43%) Women: 28% 🚙 (Brad: 31%) Etobicoke: 45% 🚙 (Brad: 42%) Scarborough: 33% 🚙 (Brad: 36%) Old Toronto: 30% 🚙 (Brad: 31%)
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That gender gap is wild. Also the Etobicoke-Scarborough gap
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If you take the streetcar eastbound every single sign is « Bienvenue, nous sommes FIFA Toronto »
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Gabe Blanc
5 days ago
I had the pleasure of speaking to Mia Johnson of the Local Journalism Initiative for Frequency News when registering to run in the Toronto Municipal Elections on May 1st 📻
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Vlad
6 days ago
Yonge St. needs to be pedestrianised, or at minimum sidewalks should be doubled in size. Was walking today and sidewalks are crowded meanwhile the road is mostly empty. The hell?!
@planning.cityof.toronto.ca
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I thought CBC/Radio-Canada was supposed to at least start broadcasting Eurovision?
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More Neighbours Toronto
6 days ago
Imagine the joys of a having a busy, social, pedestrian street in the city. Thankfully we can do more than that in Toronto! Support the Church St Pedestrianization project championed by Cllr
@chrismoise.ca
, the Church-Wellesley BIA, and
@chanface.bsky.social
as it heads to City Council this week.
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It’s risky to go after police corruption in an election year. You could split your coalition or have the police union target you with attack ads.
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Supriya Dwivedi
6 days ago
“…it’s clear that missing ballot balance sheets, people receiving instructions while in the voting booth, and 34 more votes than voters are, at the very least, enough to call one’s “full confidence” into question.”
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Steve Lafleur
7 days ago
Happy liberation from excessive apartment temperatures day, to all who celebrate!
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Chad Leddy
8 days ago
Great piece, and between this & chicanery at the federal level, this underscores that we need Elections Ontario / Canada to run or at least supervise nomination/ leadership elections. Who gets to stand for public office is simply too important for the parties & partisan organizers to handle alone.
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Sigh I miss my little CDACARBONREBATE CCR/RCC. Also seeing all the people who don't talk to their spouse and/or don't look at their bank account claiming they didn't get it.
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Suzanne Kettley
8 days ago
Nate Erskine-Smith's appeal to be heard May 20.
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Parties have proven they can’t run nomination races, we need Elections Canada (/Ontario).
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8 days ago
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Matt Elliott
9 days ago
From Safe Parkside: look what happened on Parkside Drive after Premier Doug Ford banned speed cameras.
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George Pearkes
9 days ago
Tired: Bsky is Lib propaganda Wired: Bsky is Chinese propaganda Inspired: Bsky is Canadian propaganda
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Michael Druker 🇨🇦
9 days ago
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Lory 🇨🇦
10 days ago
Everyone... You HAVE to read or listen to this! Omg. What a shit show!
#onpoli
#teamnate
#olp
#bs
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Nate Erskine-Smith
10 days ago
Why our campaign appealed the results of the SSW nomination race.
www.uncommons.ca/p/heres-why-...
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Here's why our campaign filed a notice of appeal of this past weekend's nomination.
Thanks to the team for your support and advice on next steps.
https://www.uncommons.ca/p/heres-why-our-campaign-filed-a-notice
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