A driver in a truck veered onto the sidewalk along Bathurst St & struck a group of pedestrians, including a 3 year-old who was seriously injured. There used to be a speed camera about two blocks south of here, but all were removed because they upset unsafe drivers. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

New poll shows Quebecers strongly support high speed rail, PQ are out to lunch, you love to see it

Cheesecake is gross

Keeping a heritage train shed roof that prevents electrification is as absurd as having a heritage grass runway that prevents use by modern aircraft. The union station train shed should be removed in short order to allow for clean electric trains to service Toronto.

Hot take (but not hot with transpo geeks who've argued similar) the current historically designated low & meh train shed that also hinders modernization of service, should be torn down and a proper vaulted / arched train shed (let's think Milano Centrale, why not) should be built there.

It’s a dream come true that Canada is playing an at home men’s World Cup game, would have never imagined it in the early 90s. Lots to be grateful for today - ❤️ to 🇨🇦, Toronto, and Canadian soccer (Also FIFA is a joke and I hope someone starts a rival federation without all the disgustingness)

Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social, you can make new homes more affordable and more accessible while better connecting Canada with the world beyond the US with this one weird trick

Canada and provinces should quit relying on outdated & costly US elevator standards and adopt global standards to increase competition & allow Canadians to build accessible and mid-rise home more affordably www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f79388c...

We need to harden and protect our public spaces online from interference by authoritarian/extremist foreign actors looking to sow hate and division in this country, and we need to do it quickly

In light of the horrific scenes of racist rioting in Belfast yesterday, stemming from a far right ‘protest’ promoted by Elon Musk, Canadian elected officials and public institutions still using X/twitter should stop posting there immediately, or be shamed for not doing so

This Edmonton speeding study is consistent with data from Calgary showing per capita traffic fatalities have increased markedly since photo radar was restricted by the province in 2022 - Calgary went from being safer than Toronto to notably worse. Reckless speeding kills.

City of Edmonton and University of Alberta study found number of drivers travelling 30 km/h over the speed limit increased up to 128 per cent edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... .

Hey some Toronto establishment with back bone. Even some Liberals.

If the island airport is any guide, the feds are reluctant to exercise regulatory authority even in areas where they have unambiguous sole constitutional authority to do so

Can we all finally agree that the supply of housing is a huge determinant of its price? Anyone who blames speculators or landlords needs to explain how these are someone more present in Halifax or Toronto than in Calgary, Montreal or Edmonton. Time to reduce zoning & tax barriers to new housing!

Feds launch Billy Bishop consultation

Wow - over 65% of homeowners view falling home prices as positive, versus only ~15% who think it’s negative. You know a housing bubble has gotten out of hand and is bad for the country when people are willing to cheer on a decline in the value of what is often their main asset for the greater good.

Alberta’s urban archipelago

This graphic makes it even clearer how absurd and short-sighted this runway & airport expansion plan is

Edmonton is leading Canada on making housing affordable and abundant and you absolutely love to see it

It's been 37 years since the June 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, when countless peaceful pro-democracy protesters were killed in Beijing. To this day, the Chinese government has failed to accept responsibility for its crimes. Learn more:

I disagree with the TTC’s decision to install barrier fences on subway platforms. I’m convinced it’s a waste of money, and won’t effectively prevent tragedies, trespassing onto the tracks or reduce delays. I support working toward installing real platform edge doors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Seems increasingly clear Clifford is real and in Toronto

The Toronto Police caught only 2.3% of proven speeding last year (that driving caught by speed cameras in clearly marked camera zones - let alone rampant speeding in other areas) Seems like deploying scarce police resources to tackle this problem is not the most efficient or effective solution.

This is a wild story, and everyone in Toronto should read it. A major American bank is behind the push to expand Billy Bishop airport. It has nothing to do with what people in the city want. This should be a HUGE election issue

IntegrityTO endorses AI slop for political campaigns to no one’s surprise

You love to see it

We need to allow higher and larger single stair buildings in Canada. Due to misplaced fire safety concerns, Canadian building codes are falling behind not only Europe but now also the US. Letting people build homes with single stairs unlocks density with nicer, cheaper, family-friendly homes.

Too soon to know what happened, but it coincided with the nightly Russian drone bombardment. kyivindependent.com/drone-report...

NYC platform fence cost: 100k usd Toronto platform fence cost: 2m cad NYC platforms 50-150 ft longer What are we doing? #topoli

This is what you would do if you had no idea what platform doors are or why you might want them.

Canadian policing: sexual harassement. Demoted, not fired, got back pay. Anybody in charge going to talk about policing in Canada? www.am800cklw.com/news/windsor...

Remarkable chart showing the Canadian housing bubble continues to deflate sharply, now starting to resemble the US Great Recession average peak to trough decline. Going to be tough on those who bought at the top, but overall great news for younger folks seeking to buy & economic sanity generally.

Sad but makes sense to close Glendon if students way down and in disrepair. Hopefully York U & the City can trade permission for large Senakw-style towers in return for including family-size homes for nurses & staff at Sunnybrook so they can afford to live near work. www.thestar.com/news/gta/yor...

59 years ago today, on May 23, 1967, the first GO Transit trains departed from Oakville and Pickering bound for Toronto Union Station. GO Transit began as a single commuter line, with trains every 20 minutes during rush hour, and every hour off-peak and on weekends.

Here’s hoping Church Street is a gateway pedestrianization that shows Toronto the sky will not fall when you open a street to people and close it to cars

Hahahahahaha. We compared to the transit agency with the worst costs on the planet and found that our numbers were in the same ballpark so it's ok.

This is good news. Our pilots deserve modern aircraft with safe and modern zero zero ejection seats that offer pilots and passengers the best chance to survive malfunctions. I am thinking of Capt. Jennifer Casey on hearing this today and thank all Snowbird pilots and crew member for their service.

The UK will somehow manage to spend nearly CDN $190 billion to speed up a train from London to Birmingham from 1hr 17m to about 49 minutes. Absurd. We can’t have nice things if we can’t get transit costs under control in English speaking countries.

The world’s richest man’s paid hacks, working in the husk of a formerly great newspaper, are finally going after the real villains: Big toddler

God I love juries

The internal combustion engine is not long for this world

While the Ford government remains laser focused on buying the Premier a jet & banning the public from info about the Premier’s use of a private phone for govt business, ER wait times are up by 67% in five years.

Data released by the city of Ottawa today disproves the argument that speed cameras are cash grab - results show drivers adjust their speed over time when cameras are active, reducing fines paid. Sadly, once cameras/fines are removed, many promptly start speeding again. bsky.app/profile/sjam...

Automated speed enforcement works. Doug Ford banned it for the benefit of those who want to speed through school zones without consequences for themselves

Via rail numbers out, here's the future HSR corridor numbers, no growth in 2025

On Toronto's island airport, only Carney can stop the madness. Where is the case for an expansion? And what else could this place be? My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Nice to travel for a little while in civilized Italy where the train goes 300 km/hour and kids travel free

An excellent summary by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social of who ultimately holds power over blessing/nixing this terrible airport expansion plan. The sooner this is stopped, the better. A wave of opposition can do the trick so write to your MP, the prime minister, and the premier.

A remarkable piece about how to upgrade and optimize the Go Transit rail network, with express and local services, using lessons learned from real work examples in Japan