Dan Seljak

Wow, urbanists are all for multi-modal transportation solutions that deprioritize the private automobile until someone suggests what is effectively a bus with wings smdh

Bingo. I did Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”

I’ve never cared to see myself in photographs until I saw this one.

my change.org track record is incredibly inconsistent.

...basically anyone reading this, really...I'll come back to this when I have time...

...dorks like @plannersean.bsky.social and @blairscorgie.bsky.social for the technical translations a layperson like myself needed; @alexbeheshti.bsky.social
for teaching me how to depute; @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social for taking me to karaoke and leading by example...

...@alexbozikovic.bsky.social, @jaypitter.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social for being the primary and initial influences on the entire Another Glass Box project to date--thank you all for shaping how I think/communicate about cities...

...@moreneighboursto.bsky.social for their support on the
@janeswalk.bsky.social tours, the followers who keyed me onto EHON when this first came up (ex @markshawtoronto.bsky.social ), EHON staff, The Arkells for their TikToks, the anti-Badiali contingent for provoking Arkells into making TikToks..

The list of specific people is too long to thank, (I'll have to append as I remember) but... @joshmatlow.bsky.social
for elevating my message, @mayoroliviachow.ca and Gord Perks for delivering the motion that made this happen, @alejandrabravo.bsky.social for her support as the local councillor...

Finch Store is safe and neighbourhood retail has returned to downtown Toronto! I can't believe I'm writing this, but it's time to declare victory and close this petition down for good. I am happy to report that yesterday, Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne pr...

After yesterday's festivities, today I finally closed the Finch Store petition. It's a bittersweet moment; I am obviously overjoyed. But the support on this journey was absolutely inspiring and recharged my love for TO. I hope we can keep that going. c.org/LSFJxBFWqW

even when the lights go out, parking enforcement is eternal

DID YOU KNOW? Toronto's "Mink Mile" is home to some of the most valuable real estate in Canada, which is how they can afford to install interactive water features directly inside the path of travel within shopping concourses.

This is the hour when the serious urbanists separate themselves from the pretenders, who are sleeping soundly.

Alex, it’s midnight. Absolutely keep posting.

How Old City Hall can be Toronto’s new heart Toronto’s proposed Old City Hall renovation promises a place for gathering and the arts

New ideas need old buildings. In today’s @globeandmail I showcase a vision for Toronto’s Old City Hall as a space for contemporary culture - opening this year. Let’s go.

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Daniel Tate. He’s also the guy behind Flyer Vault. Which is a shame, because that’s a fun and interesting account.

Local group using AI slop in bid to get Toronto scared about convenience stores Neighbourhood retail on Toronto side streets has emerged as a hot-button issue putting locals at odds, and controversy surrounding one community orga…

“Integrity”TO
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This joyless misinformation artist fought against the reforms that saved Finch Store using AI slop trained on my art, and now he’s using one of my photos throw a small business under the bus. Abhorrent behaviour.

Enjoying a now-totally-legal 😀 espresso at Finch Store w/ Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo & one of the main community voices who helped make the neighbourhood retail initiative happen @anotherglassbox.bsky.social Thx to Yana & entrepreneurs like her who bring life + community to local neighbourhoods!

lol the owner and I both cried

Went from the Finch Store celebration to Good Fork to singing for a grilled cheese at Geary Art Crawl. A good day.

I printed a couple hundred post card versions—left a stack at the store!

Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne came by to give Finch their business license. Surreal, delightful, lovely.

To celebrate the passing of neighbourhood retail and their new business liscense, there is free coffee at Finch till 2 today!!! I gave the owners this print of the first photo I took of their store when this all started.

Sorry sorry sorry

The writers are really running out of ideas in these later seasons.

Went to Ruru Baked for the first time this year, it’s officially summer!!!

Lolol. Holyday saying the quiet part out loud. Complain about any change in the neighbourhood. Pathetic.

When Tory was campaigning in 2014 he promised a war against the city's obsolete or backwards regs, taking the city's licensing and planning system to task would have been easy and natural! Instead in 2026 the zoning by-law still controls the allowable number of pinball machines in a bar.

"playing dirty" = describing the sequence of events that led to Tory's resignation, as described by Tory in his resignation speech