Lanrick Bennett

#TrainNerds

From @jamaps.bsky.social “Little saturday experiment --- trying to parse out travel times and speeds from gtfs schedule data to style a route diagram for the new Eglinton Line 5”

higher-res here:
jamaps.github.io/maps/line5-t...

Cc: @chanface.bsky.social @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social

a man is sitting in front of a christmas tree and saying `` sign me up !!! '' ALT: a man is sitting in front of a christmas tree and saying `` sign me up !!! ''

👍🏾

a cartoon character says " so what do we do now " in front of a painting ALT: a cartoon character says " so what do we do now " in front of a painting

Can I just say…I would have voted for you. Now what are left with? Seriously we’re kind of screwed right?

Someone…

Anyone…

Make it make sense!

!

Blood Boiling

‘Report on Mayor John Tory, the Toronto Blue Jays and ActiveTO
Jonathan Batty
Integrity Commissioner
December 20, 2022’

www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Bad people do bad things.

#IdeasAtWork

Big shoutout to @tomflood.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social and @grantennis.bsky.social with the new Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social .

Cities deserve facts, not fear. Time to call out the myths from bad actors and tell better stories about how cities actually work.

A map of Toronto with multiple boxes of text and red dots indicating school zones that should 30kmh but aren't

Jones Av is one of the most densely populated active transportation corridors in the city

8 Schools less than 150m from Jones
JK to Grade Twelve
5 elementary w/ 1 French; 1 high school & 1 Indigenous School from Jk-12
5000+ students

Did I mention NO 30kmh school zones?

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In My Opinion: Need for protected cycle tracks on Jones Avenue must be made clear to local councillor – Beach Metro Community News The Jones Avenue bike lane looking north between Queen Street East and Dundas Street East is seen in this photo. Photo by Alan Shackleton. By LANRICK

I put forward a petition and we won!

Then we lost!

The sad part is this was part of a street resurfacing project on Jones Av:
Queen to Dundas phase 1
Dundas to Gerrard phase 2
Continue to Danforth Av. 2.2km total

We'll have a chance to do this again. In 25 years! beachmetro.com/2025/06/05/i...

That would be #TorontoDanforth

a man with glasses holds a bobble head and says i 'm the bobble head ALT: a man with glasses holds a bobble head and says i 'm the bobble head

You’ll be selling bobble heads soon right?

Officially a floating head and of course keeping it black and white in a world of colour.

Some info on our new @urbantruth.bsky.social project.

City Hall Poll finds term limits for city council and mayor popular with Toronto residents Survey also finds Mayor Rob Ford’s approval rating down slightly. March 4, 2013 1 min read Save mary_margaret_mcmahon Toronto city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon has been fighting to get council to impose a three-term limit saying regular turnover would guarantee fresh ideas. BRENDAN KENNEDY / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO

Most city councillors are unwilling to limit their time in office, but Torontonians love the idea of giving them a political shelf life. A Forum Research poll of 876 Torontonians conducted last Tuesday to Thursday revealed strong support for council term limits. Some 61 per cent support a term limit for mayor, while slightly fewer respondents, 58 per cent, support ending the days of career councillors. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The margin of error in the poll is 3 percentage points 19 times out of 20. “Politicians always say the best term limit is an election, but Torontonians don’t appear to agree,” said Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff. “They want their mayor and councillors gone by a specified best-before date.” Respondents were asked if they approve or disapprove of term limits, but given no specific time frame. Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon has been fighting to get council to impose a three-term limit, a total of 12 years, saying regular turnover would guarantee fresh ideas.

Politics LORINC: Mammoliti is perfect example of why Toronto needs term limits By John Lorinc

We tried three times, I think, in the last 15 years. No dice.

Toronto city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon has been fighting to get council to impose a three-term limit @dmrider.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...

Why TO needs term limits
@johnlorinc.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2018...

Elections Entry of a voting place with a yellow vote sign directing voters into the voting place. In the background there are voting screens set up. The next municipal election is Monday, October 26, 2026. Get Ready to Vote in October Getting ready for the next municipal election starts with making sure you’re on the voters’ list. In a few simple steps, you can check, update or add your information for both municipal and provincial elections all in one place.

Above question Cc's continue - Where should parents point their 'no longer kids' to for municipal info on who to vote for?
@namshine.bsky.social @jaycockburn.bsky.social @thelocal.to @thegreenlineto.bsky.social @jameswsthomson.com @westendphoenix.bsky.social @nolore.bsky.social @lukelebrun.ca

My oldest turns 18 in June. More than enough time to gather information on candidates locally and for Mayor. Excluding @progresstoronto.bsky.social for obvious reasons, where are parents pointing their 'no longer kids' to for municipal info?

Cc: @graphicmatt.com @planningtoronto.bsky.social

“Restoring a culture of street play“ is “a daunting and perhaps impossible-sounding task. But it’s one that would meaningfully improve the well-being of children, of parents, of every person on the street.“ - @theatlantic.com

h/t @norton.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

I’m pretty sure my mom still has a copy of a George magazine somewhere in storage. youtu.be/WgZmrS71SHk?...

A Twisted Toronto History Tour (for Friday the 13th). Join author Adam Bunch on a tour filled with curses, omens, phantoms and other strange tales. Friday, March 13 at 7pm. Meet outside Old City Hall. (We'll end at Union Station.) Pay what you like.

A weird walking tour for Friday The Thirteenth! Filled with strange and twisted true tales from the history of Toronto.

Pay what you like — just meet outside Old City Hall at 7pm on March 13!

#BikeTO

Winter Riding by the Lake

h/t @ternbicycles.com @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social

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

What Cinematic Timeline Universe is this?

I’d like to get off this ride.

Young Canadians are hitting the brakes on car ownership, new survey finds Gen Z opting to rack up savings and use other transportation options

“Travelling five times a year, maxing out her TFSA, building an emergency fund, and having the freedom to see her friends when and how she wants: Those are just a few ways Deeksha Singh [of Calgary] said she can use the estimated $14,000 a year she saves by not owning a car.”

Her city councillor, Stephen Holyday, told the Toronto Sun he doesn’t get many complaints from constituents about the shelter – to the point that he finds it odd. He knows the shelter planned for 66 Third St. in a neighbouring ward has been divisive, but hasn’t seen anything like that level of opposition in central Etobicoke. “I’m a little surprised by that,” he said, “because I know the community that I live in are vocal about things, as they should be. “I would’ve thought I would’ve heard more from people just up the street and I didn’t – including people that I know in the community. I’m not sure what’s happening exactly.”

Puzzled by lack of complaints, Councillor Stephen Holyday thinks it’s kind of weird that his constituents aren’t vocally opposing a new homeless shelter. torontosun.com/news/local-n...

Doug Ford’s interest in Exhibition Place for new conference centre blindsides Toronto officials Exhibition Place officials had been developing a plan for the future of the site when the premier’s comments caught them off-guard.

Should start a pool on the number of parking spaces the Ford gov is going to include with this new convention centre plan for the Ex. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Umm @merriam-webster.com when you plot "pervet glasses" into your dictionary and make it one of the 'Word of the Year' candidates, please utilize the photo below.

Thank you.

h/t @datnofact.bsky.social

I’m writing a book!

I’ll be telling the story of congestion pricing, a foolproof way to unsnarl traffic, clean the air, and invigorate urban life (even if many people hate it).

Have tips or suggestions? My DMs are open.

Glad people are settling on the term "pervert glasses". Bonus points if you also say it while posting a picture of Mark Zuckerberg or call them Mark Zuckerberg's pervert glasses.

OP-ED: What’s in a Name? - Spacing Toronto Meaningful Change For the first time, Toronto has an Indigenous-named federal riding: Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park. This change, brought forward through the Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution...

Time for a follow up.

h/t @spacing.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2025...