I made a little Instagram reel about this image because it’s just so frickin’ cool

when we're all unable to connect to use the internet, send emails, pay our bills, use our toasters, and god knows what else if AWS goes down, i want you to know now that i blame our lack of antitrust laws far more than i'll blame a foreign missile

This is now the Beltline Trail. I walked the length of the trail for a video a few years ago: youtu.be/Kqk7iEcXkqQ

The Gordie Howe International Bridge superimposed on Chicago

This is ridiculous. And I love it.

I've been stuck in a bit of funk culturally since that giant orange showed up. But it's drawn me into thought about our current relationships across the Atlantic. Stuff like this helps.

Both @thespec1846.bsky.social and @chchnews.bsky.social don’t mention that the driver inflicted major damage to the stairs built by the late, legendary tactical urbanist, Ultich Nitka! #HamOnt @joeycoleman.ca

I've lived East of Yonge street for 30 years and only discovered this bridge like a month ago. Now I just need a wealthy Sugar Daddy, so I can live at the Rosedale end of it.

I can't really spill the beans...for myself. I have a bad habit of posting, getting a feeling of satisfaction, and deflating my motivation to finish the big task. I can't afford to do that on this. But I will say in involves research. I'll use this thread to share cool things I'm learning.

That sounds like a gravy train to me.

Saw some videos of flooding during the heavy rain last night which reminded me of the biggest project in the City of Toronto that I think approximately no one knows about: $955 million for upgrades to the Black Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewer system to prevent overflowing.

"U.S. strongly considering NATO exit"

I maintain that the influx of Americans during Vietnam are one of three key things that changed Toronto from a provincal colonial backwater to the great city is is today (others being immigration in general and Quebec seperatism sending capital and talent here). Brains have to drain somewhere.

To see why I'm excited about minimum lot size caps: basically the restrictions in the purple and red maps go poof. Large parts of North York and Etobicoke would open up to lot severance and the construction of smaller houses. Plexes could have lower land costs. This is big for low rise infill.

TTC is already super flexible with board periods every 6 weeks! Most agencies do every 2 months! Thats 6 a year vs 8-9 a year.

People discovering what transit board periods are 😭😭 I fear people don’t realize how complex transit scheduling is and it requires labour contracts far in advance. It’s pretty hard to make ad hoc changes in between board periods especially if they’re not 100% necessary.

"Staffing shortages, including at the supervisor level, are placing controllers into combined roles handling local air and ground traffic more often...If the controller involved in the crash was performing both air and ground duties, that would be inconsistent with...standard operating procedures."

Annoying TTC thing: the city wrapped up their construction work at Queen & Broadview weeks early (yay) but the 504 and 501 streetcars aren’t going to return to their normal routing until May 3, because that’s the start of the next “board period.” Why run an unnecessary diversion for a month?

Plugging my nose at the thought.

Yellow watch for severe thunderstorms? ...oh there they are. #onwx #onstorm

A CN derailment happened a few hours ago in St Catharines. Judging by these photos, this looks to be just west of the crossing over the Welland Canal, which is quite lucky. But it does mean GO trains to Niagara Falls and VIA (Amtrak) trains to New York will be impacted.

A final look at the north-south strip in its current state. Tomorrow, the first phase of Guelph's downtown renewal will begin. Not thrilled with how much parking there still is, but it's going to significantly trim the road space with flexibility. It's going in the right direction.

Realizing these are archival photos now.

Best railcar graffiti I've ever seen

Mar 27, 2012: the Canadian National Railway announces the sale of two of its Toronto-area lines to Metrolinx: the Bala Subdivision from Rosedale Valley Road to just north of Steeles Avenue and the Oakville Subdivision from a point near 30th Street in Etobicoke to Fourth Line in Oakville. 1/3

It started with a stroll to less trodden ground, about how 2026 is becoming a significant year of change.

It's been a week guys.

I'm your CANCON VJ here on the butterfly site, but I have been dabbling in Europe.

Have you noticed that Transit App and Google Maps don't show when your LRT is *actually* arriving? Are next-train screens in stations showing inaccurate times? While real-time arrivals work for buses and streetcars, a Metrolinx firewall is blocking real-time tracking from riders on the new LRTs 1/

Nice to see #TRBOT have good ideas again about actual public transport solutions. Fare and service integration is so critical, not just free transfers (and including UPExpress). This includes sharing and coordinating timetables between agencies and common timetable change days to keep in sync.

Happy to have helped @torontorbot.bsky.social with new report calling for more fare and service integration. Includes supporting improving service across GTA (so we have base reliable service everywhere) and full fare integration so TTC and GO fare are same. bot.com/Resources/Re...

Oh please let it come to market! www.cidrap.umn.edu/lyme-disease...

Guelph and Kitchener are 25 kilometres apart. Why does it take so long to transit between them? We chatted with transit advocate @mdruker.app about the importance of intercity transit and how we can make it easier and more affordable to travel between communities in Ontario.

Today FastTrackTO is officially launching and releasing our 10 point plan to modernize the Toronto Streetcar network. An iconic symbol of the city that could be fantastic with some achievable, common sense and low cost changes. The plan if implemented would transform the city. fast-track.to (1/2)

Glad to see others making Guelph a clean place.

I'd be a little less upset with Metrolinx's performance if they didn't interfere with my travel across their railway corridor by closing a tunnel they own under it during a weekday night.

How many users believe this social post was generated by AI? Record 100 answers, and they'll follow society's awareness of the term 'enshittification'.

ONTARIO HAS NOT DELIVERED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. “Canada’s story gets even more depressing when only young people under 25 are counted. The country then falls to 71st, another new low. Young people were once, on average, the happiest Canadian cohort; now they’re the most miserable.”

A planning department that recognizes rule modernization as a way to unshackle creativity. Kind of refreshing.

Queens Quay Crossing

I love this little area by the varsity. Idk something about it.

There is also a Petition right now in the House of Commons for better regulating headlights! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I went out to get coffee this morning. It was a strange experience. The wind was strong, but it was humid burst from the south. There was snow on the ground, but spring birds sang high and loud. Church bells rang, but an average populace filtered through the downtown mall.

📣📣📣

Credit to Microsoft for making an app with a useful feature. Now if we could have established web protocols you could direct-view mapping source of choice, without some middlemen. Much like the GeoHack Toolforge.

As a PATH lover, "city of moles" sounds great in winter, where's the city of moles we were promised!!

Built for the steep grades through the Canadian Rockies, No. 5935 only ran for seven years. CP retired all its steam power by 1960. Fortunately CP Selkirk No. 5935 was preserved and can be seen today at @exporail.bsky.social, the Canadian Railway Museum. 2/2

Mar 14, 1949: the Montreal Locomotive Works outshops the last new standard gauge steam locomotive built for a Canadian railway. The Canadian Pacific Railway 2-10-4 Selkirk No. 5935 was part of the T1c class, the largest steam locomotives ever built in Canada. 1/2

A brisk post-false spring Saturday night.