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Toronto could unlock transit potential by revitalizing surface network: advocate A presentation set to be delivered before the TTC Board today argues that revitalizing surface transit to make it attractive to riders would involve giving vehicles “real priority” by extending green ...

Today I'll be presenting at TTC about a comprehensive plan to revitalize surface transit in Toronto. To be effective, it needs to be implemented as a package but it could radically improve the speed and reliability of streetcars, LRT, and buses.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Matt Elliott: When the Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens, they should offer us an apology, not a party Due to Metrolinx’s veil of secrecy, there are still too many unanswered questions about why everything related to this project has been so slow.

My @thestar.com column: The Eglinton Crosstown is finally opening this Sunday, but please, spare us the celebration. We don’t want a party — we want an apology, an explanation, and a reason to believe a bungled project like this won’t ever happen again. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I heard the Nintendo Wii crash noise in a YouTube video I watched today, and my brain, as usual, said "Hey, you want to make something silly?" #VideoEdits #YTPMV

road leading up to yonge and bloor streets in toronto, with two very tall buildings rising out of some trees in the foreground

#toronto #city #photos

really do wish I watched these shows at that age instead of playing video games…there’s so many good lessons and things to learn from these stories, and they’re engaging all the while. My future kids are going to be watching them for sure 😂

watching Sword Art Online rn, which was released when I was NINE years old (lol) and takes place 3 years ago. funny thing is, I had a friend who was very into it back then, and I was totally disinterested. Funny how things change over time…now I don’t talk to him anymore and I’m the one watching it

watching anime that is 10+ years old for the first time is so crazy to me, especially since many of them don’t have much of an attachment to time in real life. it’s weird to think I was so young when most of these shows were released, and would’ve never thought I’d be watching em’ later in life 🧵

Trees covered by freezing rain.

No power and freezing rain.
#winter #boo #nopower #ihateice #noice

The healthcare worker ❤️ in our household walking to the subway. Thankfully the only portion of the TTC that is still open will take her downtown.

h/t @uhn.ca #TorontoStorm

Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”

Evening of Toronto snowstorm. A row of rental bikes stand peeking through a 30cm snow bank, against a backdrop of leafless trees. Lights from lampposts dot the background.

Gorgeous night in Toronto.

The ability to go for an evening walk during a snowstorm is priceless and can help quiet all the noise of the world. Even if for a brief moment to allow you to breathe.

#SnowTO

i’m so jealous fr

a drawing of a person wearing an orange jacket and goggles ALT: a drawing of a person wearing an orange jacket and goggles

good luck tomorrow y’all 😭
#winterstorm

Something is right

good take honestly…more BRT + SkyTrain would be great, not one or the other

what in the world is that argument 😭

yeahhhhh i probably will be more willing to fork over the extra money for amtrak next time

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YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity! This City Tried to Fix Housing. The Backlash Was Intense.

An incredibly important video on the huge benefits of upzoning a North American city, and the risks that present afterwards: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQ6...

true as well

agreed but that doesn’t make it any better for our society

ahhhhh transparency at its finest 🫶

😭

it makes me think about how amazing this country could be if people just educated themselves enough to get mad at the right things and people at the right times. you know…more complaining but better complaining

bro i swear 85% of the people online just watch 5 sec of a video, then scroll down, type a single phrase to either:
a) piss people off
b) misdirect their anger
c) avoid admitting they’re wrong at all costs
then move on and repeat.

it’s actually so toxic😭

by experts i mean people who have the credentials but also no anterior motives other than to improve transit

good points…i never really thought about it that way too much, but yes. a transit agency should be free to do things on its own! this is a prime example of something where the experts need to be given real power to do the right things.

it’s absolutely wild

Where’s the #transparency in Canadian government bodies, and why is there no will to foster trust!?

seriously…doug ford and at least some metrolinx leadership needs to go, and yet i’m not even sure if the alternative would be better😭