Deanne Mighton

"Surprising fact: modern single-stair apartment buildings are just as safe as those with two."

What I find a bit misleading about the map is that it doesn’t show the current population density. Is the area already supportive of transit and jobs? Maybe the focus should be on places with good transit and amenities that aren’t yet hitting that threshold.

Yes, a thousand times over. You should have one portal connected to your address to access all city services, and it would be great if you could also use it to apply for a building permit and list your current building permissions and the process to apply without having to go to city hall.

“For the cost of rebuilding a couple of freeway interchanges, a city could build its entire bike network.”
(A reminder that better mobility doesn’t have to cost more — just be smarter.) Via @grist.org

Sad indeed, wondering if it's planned, paid, or both. Also, the reason I deleted my Facebook account.

Charge them for the true cost to service not by estimated value but by frontage and density and see if they change their minds.

What's a School Street you ask?

And then you ask, why aren't all transportation decision-makers choosing to build more streets for children?

@streetfilms.bsky.social
@yonahfreemark.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezPz...

💯 Let's start with the map being 30 years old and failing to be updated every 5 years as mandated by the planning act.

Third observation from said bike ride - why is the parking enforcement officer not stopping the TTC employees from blocking the bike lane?

Also, on my bike ride this morning, I watched a TTC cube van crawl down College St, blocking the bike lane. Two staff stopping at every stop to tape up service notices. Why not hop on transit—or even use Bike Share? Feels like a more efficient, low-carbon way to do the job.

On my bike ride this morning, I noticed a parking enforcement officer cruising around on traditional bikes. Wouldn’t e-bikes make much more sense? They’d go faster, cover more ground, and less impact on rider. Other sectors have figured this out—why not here? Full disclosure, I was on my e-bike.

Stormwater management needs to be planned by district and density. Site by site is clearly not working. I contributed to a white paper for CIP on precisely this topic. Downsview is developing a district SWM plan, led by Urban Strategies in collaboration with ARUP.

I appreciate this insightful discussion and believe
‪@tvotoday.bsky.social‬ nailed it; maybe it's time for a redesign. The absence of sidewalks on the park side and insufficient pedestrian access points at key desire lines are major issues.

Frank is completely correct. We design LCBO stores with integrated bollards and without floor-to-ceiling glass to prevent vehicles from ramming through and stealing alcohol. You’d think we could apply the same level of protection when it comes to safeguarding small children.

That was probably Rail Deck Park, which was complicated overall because the LPAT kept approving higher densities than envisioned without a clear plan for the supporting infrastructure—incremental decision-making results in costly solutions.

There should also be a difference between publicly owned lands and privately owned lands. Downsview and Waterfront in Toronto are great examples where the land lift should contribute more, as the public has already contributed to those assets.

So, would you have to review each of the development charge studies to identify the shift over time by each municipality?

I am curious about how many of these items were previously funded by property taxes, and when that change happened. Additionally, I would like to know whether these funds should be shifted back to that source or to other levels of government.

Great short video by TransLink explaining “the empty bus lane myth”

Love this! Yes, please, and also in parks. It's much better than pick-up trucks tearing up the grass.

Proud to stand with this incredible group of innovators and change-makers. The future belongs to those willing to question, challenge, and create differently.

love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.

IG nytimes

It also doesn't prevent these existing cars from using the corridor, just parking in it and slowing down other drivers and transit riders.

Great Work @kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social , I worked on the south side stretch of Dundas in the Junction. From what I recall, Richard Witt and his team had proposed a lay-by for garbage pick-up, but Solid Waste didn’t support it, predating the removal of Parking Mins. Happy with outcome otherwise.

More frequent flash floods are ‘the new reality,’ but Canada may not be ready As flash flooding takes a deadly toll in Texas, an expert worries Canada lacks predictive capabilities, warning systems and infrastructure

Climate change is making flash flooding worse and many communities are not prepared. Canada needs:
📍 Better flood mapping
🚨 Effective flood warnings
🏘️ Smarter land use
💧 Stormwater infrastructure
We know what to do. We just need to do it. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

I spend so many hours at that mud pit with my son. Enjoy!

Yesterday, June 2, marked Equal Pay Day for Black women. The gender pay gap for Black women is 42%. They earn only $0.58 for every dollar a man makes, And must work an extra 153 days to earn what an average man makes in a year.
@equalpaycoalition.bsky.social
#OnLab #OnPoli

Mark Your Calendars, Toronto: Sixplexes and multiplex updates at Planning and Housing Committee on June 12th.

Multiplexes are one way to address declining populations in low-rise Neighbourhoods.

See our new blog post! moreneighbours.ca/news/analysi...

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106 years ago today: Toronto Union Station construction progress, May 6, 1919

📸: City of Toronto Archives

#OnThisDay #OTD #1910s #torontounionstation #unionstation #construction #transit #railways #railroad #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin

“Street design manual for Oslo” title page

Street cross section showing “spatial division of streets”

Street cross-section showing how the street tree root system goes underneath the wide sidewalk and separated bike-lane

Drawing of roundabout with separate path for people on bikes

Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. It’s worth digging into. #Oslo
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...