From the Metro Toronto Planning Board's 1959 draft Official Plan (voted down by Metro Council). You could not say something this obvious in Toronto's Official Plan anymore.

Shout-out to all my fellow runners and cyclists with light-up vests! It's so nice to see a splash of rave-like colours on the roads and trails on dark December mornings #running #winter

Sometimes the memes write themselves

This item was basically a request to endorse the directions in the report and move forward to the next stage of engagement. It looks like Committee will defer at Councillor Cheng's request. This would be a deferral on the proposed community engagement until more community engagement is done.

@graphicmatt.com you may be interested to know that the North York Centre Secondary Plan will be deferred at tomorrow's PHC meeting at councillor's Cheng's request. Stated reason is "not enough consultation". There have actually been several rounds of consultations and surveys on it this year.

@ffsafestreets.bsky.social you may want to consider writing in support of planned speed humps on Maxome in Willowdale, on the agenda at NYCC this week. Those of us advocating for these could use the extra help. Some locals are trying to oppose this needed project secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Took me years to realize that one of my life goals was to live somewhere where I could be the rightmost example #urbanism #eggs

Neighbourhood retail will be at Planning and Housing Committee on Thursday. Much of Toronto's traditional retail + residential is being considered for heritage protection. Why is it valued and how could we do more of it? Our letter: www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...

Strava dropped its lawsuit against Garmin! Great news, since if your run isn't uploaded to Strava, does it even exist?

Biggest life change since entering my 40s? Search history is now mostly inflammation relief and inflammation relief accessories

From: @alexbozikovic.bsky.social: "Our building codes require every apartment to have two separate... stairs. If you eliminate that rule... everything changes. Buildings become... less bulky. Apartments gain light and fresh air in every room. This means a dramatic improvement in quality of life."

A lot of people talk about European cities, "6 storeys everywhere." The Neptis foundation did the work of looking at the current barriers to making that happen in Toronto. You can find more details in the ebook at Impossible Toronto. impossibletoronto.ca

Burst pipe in my condo building resulted in a few units flooding yesterday. Worked with others on our floor to help move furniture away from wet areas in affected units. Turns out condo dwellers can come together in times of need just like anyone else, despite our councillor's insistence otherwise

I love it when my councillor tells me that my condo, and others like it, have no community. Lily Cheng only sees single family homeowners as "real" residents of Willowdale. The rest of us rabble can get bent, apparently #willowdale #Toronto #housing

Last weekend saw a lot of road closures in Toronto. Great to see ambulances using bike lanes to get people in distress where they need to go quickly. The trope touted by Ford and his like that bike lanes delay EMS response times has been proven false time and time again. #bikelanessavelives

It's like a mini race expo on the Yonge night bus! Good luck to all my fellow racers #torontowaterfrontmarathon

📢DIRECT ACTION ALERT! SHARE WIDELY! Join us to "circle the strollers" around the speed camera at Bloor and Dundas to protest our Premier's reckless attack on road safety. Tens of thousands of kids will be defenseless against speeding drivers in school zones!! More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events

Stopping at stop signs as a cyclist is mildly inconvenient, but I do it anyway because it's the law here in #toronto and #ontario. It's much easier for motorists to obey stop signs, yet I'm still doing a better job than 90% of them on my commute. Why the hell is cars rolling stops normalized?

With fall drawing near, civic life in the city reinvigorates with more public consultations- there's never been a better time to advocate for more housing! Want to get involved, but not sure how? We made a video to help you get started! Funded through #MNTOgigs www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...

Fantastic news!

Funny when people argue their country is "too big" for transit. Cars aren't great for long distances! You don't drive from Montreal to Calgary (if you care about speed), you fly. It’s 5 hours instead of 37 hours. And what's useful when you arrive? Transit.

Trying to think of a term for the anxiety of seeing that the nearest bikeshare dock has 1 bike left and hoping you make it out of the office in time to grab it. #bikeshare #toronto

Pretty big number of letters about RapidTO so far and the meeting isn't until Wednesday! Sign up to speak to Executive Committee now. They may still yet water this down, but they're going to have to hear from us first. #topoli secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

‘I don’t know why we are debating this’: Inside city hall’s scrappy argument over speed cameras

4/Dishonorable mention to Lily Cheng. 61% of her constituents rent in mid-/high-rise buildings. She just called the home of thousands of them "dystopian". What's important to her is Willowdale, Willowdale, Willowdale, but only certain people in Willowdale, y'know? #topoli bsky.app/profile/grap...

Cat tax for the week #catsofbluesky

Nice day for a run through the center of #willowdale! When I come through here, I always see a vibrant, dense neighborhood. I can't believe our councillor Lily Cheng would call this "dystopian"! I prefer to celebrate the city, personally. #YongeNorthYork #toronto