My latest in Urbantoronto compares the public transport of Chicago and Toronto, the gap is large and widening every year! urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/10...

A bit annoyed that from what I can tell, nobody at the media scrum asked Doug Ford how streets are supposed to get safer with infrastructure changes if we aren’t allowed to install bike lanes

I think a lot of urbanist types do not seem to have a super nuanced view of Europe

Air quality in Toronto has been immaculate the past few days and it’s really making me appreciate that these days are too uncommon

Spacing is very cool

I should clarify that it stands out to me is reporting on Eglinton where they had people from B1M on and they were saying how Eglinton should be easy to build because it’s an LRT and it makes it clear. They don’t understand what the difference between a subway and a tram in a subway tunnel is.

Oh no B1M is weighing in on toronto transit

I had missed this post from Marco but I broadly agree: Down with BRT, long live the Bus

New towns along GO lines remain a great idea while we massively increase our emissions and decrease people's happiness creating commutes to the city from Belleville, Brantford and Barrie. Idea was supposed to be broad urban densification, but we didn't deliver that before blocking outward growth.

Everyone in Toronto knows the streetcars are slow and mismanaged (I wish our politicians actually *did* something about this), and yet we spent a generation of transit investments on building what amounts to more of them (which will be poorly run) in places we should have built subways.

Toronto is where sensible transportation policy mostly can never be allowed to exist

If there is a "post RMTransit" project for me, it's probably at the intersection of society / technology / and the environment.

Finally someone talking about the issue of a major west coast North America earthquake and how utterly unprepared we are for it. www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-50-milli...

It's remarkable hearing people in Canada talk about how the EV mandates are too much and how we can't get enough EVs on the roads while Euro countries are doing way better than us on adoption, and especially cold northern Euro countries.

I think I've realized I'm an environmentalist at heart

Transit Should Be Fast, Comfortable, and Safe. Read my thoughts on two recent articles on this topic in my latest article. nextmetro.substack.com/p/world-tran...

I have this food product that I love, made in Canada, B-Corp, it's almost perfect except for one dubious environmental practice. Emailed them about it, hope to hear back and report back.

My latest blog post on organizing my life... open.substack.com/pub/cinqpers...

You may have noticed I've only been active periodically. Come join me on the light side!

LinkedIn is the worst

The Disease of Completionism. Read my latest blog post: cinqpersonnes.substack.com/p/the-diseas...

A new guest post on my blog from Narayan Donaldson is a deep dive into streetcar signal priority in Toronto, and on Spadina Avennue in particular. open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

Transit Provides For Amazing Flexibility and Quality of Life. Read my latest article now: open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

Finally riding the new VIA trains (in revenue service) and they are a huge improvement

Sadly I think people are going to be extremely disappointed with the new Toronto light rail lines when they start operating. For years I remember making the case that a city that wouldn’t treat streetcars in a serious way downtown wouldn’t do it in the burbs…

I wish we were more rational and just installed platform screen doors youtu.be/FW48rXkL-KE?...

Should relocate the Jays field to East Harbor and use the land near Union for something better.

It really seems like Waymo is going to be huuuuuge

@movementyvr.bsky.social is a great advocacy organization fighting for better transit in the Metro Vancouver area, and today they bring you a video all about the problems of the proposed Boundary Rd BRT - Watch this video and learn more! youtu.be/n2TuO_f38FM

"If European cities can ban left turns on tram routes entirely, surely Toronto can do without a few." Ideas on how to get #Toronto's molasses-slow Spadina streetcar running at respectable clip. (Co-signed by @rmtransit.bsky.social ) www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Happy to have written this with Reece and Narayan. There are more details to this but the point is that Spadina can be so much better with a little political will.

On mode differences. open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

A piece in the Star today along with Jonathan English and Narayan Donaldson on fixing the very slow, but very high potential Spadina streetcar. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Transport International is a channel run by two friends dedicated to covering metro systems around the world, with amazing video compilations of rail transit systems, and videos on fun facts about specific transit systems. Enjoy this introduction! youtu.be/tp_Mfn0P5sg

Great public transit is often a choice. I talk about it in my latest article: open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

On climate angst, which I’ve been having a lot lately. open.substack.com/pub/cinqpers...

Jamie from @transitthinker.bsky.social explores the future of transit systems across Canada, from construction to plans and proposals. Check out the progress of Toronto’s new automated metro the Ontario Line in this new partner video! youtu.be/CYjfGANS8N4

ICYMI!

Some thoughts on one bag travel. open.substack.com/pub/cinqpers...

In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of a great airport: transit connectivity. Let’s talk about it in my latest article: open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

Regular reminder that I'm a lot more active in the good place

AI is going as usual

It's unfortunate when leading transportation voices in this country are talking about how we should build less rail and that we go too hard on highways . . . www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Frequent All-Day Service Serves Commuters Better. Let's talk about it in this special labour day weekend post: nextmetro.substack.com/p/world-freq...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to use public transport when the system wasn’t designed for your body? For many fat people, daily mobility means facing many physical barriers. In Brussels, the association *Fat Friendly* is working to change that. (w/ @eiturbanmobility.eu) youtu.be/Ss_LsbYu4Js

Why I'm not super into transit fantasy maps, again: nextmetro.substack.com/p/world-why-...

Moving the Kitchener Hospital from a site directly next to light rail to a location 1 km away will reduce transit ridership so many times more than a few condos near stations. We are wayyyyy too residential focused for TOD.

I learned a valuable lesson from my race car-driving uncle. Read more about it here: open.substack.com/pub/cinqpers...

Regular reminder that light rail makes little sense for the IBX bqrail.substack.com/p/los-angele...

ICYMI!