Really striking how vague the actual policy ideas are here for a sitting councillor announcing a 2nd mayoral bid: more special constables on TTC, vague DC relief, don’t raise property taxes so much. Think this Bradford for Mayor sequel will need more substance. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Councillor Bravo asks about the finances of the speed camera program. CFO says 24% of fine revenue is remitted back to the province. Admin costs take 35%. Remainder goes to road safety initiatives, including to pay the salaries of 18 police officers, plus crossing guards, etc.

More than 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California will be able to unionize under a bill that has now been signed into law. The law also requires the corporate giants to bargain with these workers in good faith.

the folks who are making a big deal about banning speed cameras sure have been caught by speed cameras a lot

Serious question: just how many militarized, armed initialed, goon squads does the US have? There seem to be … a lot? And many of them are attacking and intimidating civilians right now? And the President commands some but not all of them?

No. Absolutely Not. Full stop. It should be career ending for a political party to even suggest such a sociopathic plan for Canada. #CDNHealthCare #TorStar #DRDayAgain #CdnPoli

Adapted from public health, the safe systems pyramid for road safety places population-level changes at the bottom, having the most impact. At the very top are individual-level measures like education and enforcement. visionzeronetwork.org/applying-the...

This makes me feel crazy. Being aware of the speed limit is like step 1 for driving! "Stealing is illegal, sure, but how are people supposed to know which stores they can steal from without getting caught if the camera ones don't have giant 'NO STEALING' signs??" www.thestar.com/news/gta/20-...

Fun facts: The Ontario legislature isn't sitting today, won't be sitting for another 17 days and last met on June 5. It's a good thing provinces don't have any responsibilities in this country.

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This "priority removal section" for the bike lane on Bloor W demonstrates that Ford and Sarkaria were never serious about finding parallel secondary routes. Where is the parallel route here? They don't care. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

This is your friendly periodic reminder that "recreation" is more than just sports (organized/competitive or not). - Dance - Crafts - Music - Snacks - Walking - Reading - Just chilling - Drama and improv - Play - Gardening - Literally anything we do to recharge our souls can be recreation.

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V @lloydalter.bsky.social

Okay, Ward 19: Let's do this. #J4BEY

My go-to local for after work meetups with TMU colleagues and probably one of the last non-gentrified and non-disneyfied pieces of old-downtown-Toronto left. A stake to the heart of actually-existing heritage in this city.

Hey #Toronto friends: Secord community members could use your support to get our elementary school and community centre rebuilt to accommodate our growing community: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pu...

"Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say" gizmodo.com/cracker-barr...

This is incredible - true to their word, Italian dock workers went on strike with calls for an arms embargo and an end to the genocide in Gaza www.leftvoice.org/blocchiamo-t...

Motasem A Dalloul reminds us that the devastation Palestinians are enduring in Gaza—the violence they are surviving and dying from at the hands of the Israeli government—is as tangible, relentless, and catastrophic as ever.

Montréal’s bike infrastructure hardly takes up any space from cars on city roads: theconversation.com/montreals-bi...

it's too hot out. have some snow to look at. #naturespam

One thing is that I feel there is a lot of talk about fighting crime by addressing the root causes rather than just throwing people in jail. But there needs to be follow through in *actually doing that* or at least proposing some really specific plans and selling them to people

Living as I do in the big city, my experience of #ElectionsCanada is pretty positive: polls tend to run smoothly, information arrives on time, & their library of procedural information demystifies the polling process. Folks in the North don't have the same experience: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Just heard someone say “he sounds like he spends a lot of time on Facebook” and hooo boy everyone’s immediate understanding of what that means should be a brand crisis for Meta

26% increase in vehicle registration in the City of Toronto since 2014. And people want to blame bike lanes for traffic.

Pleased to hear the announcement that @dianacmcnally.bsky.social has joined the Housing Advisory Committee for @toronto.ca . There's no fiercer advocate for Toronto's most vulnerable and their housing needs. Congrats, Diana!

Blanchet: "Clean oil and gas is a fairytale." Fact check: true.

"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

this is wild: vehicle capacity of freeway lanes dropped 10 percent as SUVs took over the road -- not just bc they are bigger. they also take more time and space to slow down and obscure other drivers' sightlines. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chasing people from one downtown neighbourhood to another is not sustainable. If people’s basic needs are not met, they will steal out of desperation. We need a coordinated approach to downtown security. But more importantly, people need food, housing, health care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner. nymag.com/intelligence...

When you hear "right to work" it means opportunity to take advantage of workers. No good comes from that type of legislation:

From critical minerals to pipelines, here’s what the federal parties have said so far about key environmental issues as we approach the April 28 election: #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/2025-federal...

This is correct. The TTC removed signs from activists as fast as they could, but leaves decade+ old signs up all over the system.

STOP AS YIELD PASSES 48-4 OUT OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE!!!!!!!!!! MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!! STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!

Today's hot take: if you are a landlord, property manager, or real-estate agent dealing with tenanted properties it is your actual job to know the statutes governing tenancies and property standards in your jurisdiction. I am seeing way too many landlords/agents out here just making up laws.

How much do I love @ttcriders.bsky.social ? SO MUCH. Consistently advocating for better transit in Toronto from a pragmatic, results-focussed perspective grounded in the experience of, well, TTC riders. Guerilla wayfinding is my new favourite thing.

the eglinton & finch west LRTs together are expected to serve 200,000 transit riders everyday, multiple times the number of people driving on either street. at the very least, trains shouldn't wait for left-turning cars. the petition has almost 1,000 signers - sign + send a message if you haven't!

Whole herd of at least half a dozen manatees cruised past the Camera today. We love to see it! 🥹〰️🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮〰️ #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #manatees #seacow #herd #seapotato #squad #welovetoseeit #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

Thank god for Donald Trump, eh? You'd like to believe that at any other time this would be a major scandal the Ford government would have to contend with. www.thestar.com/news/investi...

Typical liberal behaviour

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

We're very excited to announce journalists @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and Emily Baron Cadloff are teaming up with National Observer staff for a biweekly election fact-checking segment. First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.

Can you reason with "Strategic Voters"? #cdnpoli

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed 232 journalists — more than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined — according to a new report by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Full report here: watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...

If you want to be seen by drivers, commit traffic infractions. Seriously, they will spot you every time.

Related: A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/ex...