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Edward Keenan: Finally, news involving the Ford government that gives me something to smile about The premier's power over Toronto is not without its limits after all.

worth repeating:

"Justice Schabas explains how the govt’s advice from its own experts indicated that removing the bike lanes would be more dangerous FOR ALL ROAD USERS, not just cyclists, + would not make traffic move any faster but instead “may worsen congestion”

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Can we get these pretty please?

Yes!

Toronto’s latest bike lane plan doesn’t propose new lanes for the first time in years The city’s cycling expansion plan includes two kilometres of upgraded bike lanes — but no new ones

No new cycling projects being approved this summer plus reversing an approved project?

"I've never seen a cycling report that doesn’t include new projects,' said Michael Longfield, executive director of the advocacy group Cycle Toronto." via @torontotoday.ca

www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...

Not the worst… bollards + benches would’ve been nicer though

How Metrolinx’s plan to deliver European-style train service went off the rails GO Expansion will still transform Greater Golden Horseshoe transit — but likely won’t be as ambitious as what was planned just three years ago

ICYMI: Several well-placed sources, leaked documents and recordings of internal town halls detail how a bitter, years-long falling out with a European partner has led Metrolinx to scale back its ambitious GO Expansion plan.

No paywall.

#onpoli

www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...

Sounds great! Were these improvements proposed by the city as part of resurfacing or did residents have to advocate for these changes?

Would assume so, gm speaks at the end of the season every year and Brad didn’t speak on locker clean out day and wasn’t there for Pelly’s presser

I spent ten years attacking universities as illiberal and overly woke. Now that the Trump administration is using my rhetoric to destroy American science and higher education, I am horrified but not horrified enough to apologize.

Former OpenStreetsTO organizers call on Mayor Chow to revive the festival Organizers say there is a misconception the street festival was a city-run program, but it was really run by volunteers and funded through corporate sponsorships

Thanks Kathryn Mannie of @torontotoday.ca for speaking with me - as well as other #OpenStreetsTO & #ActiveTO supporters - about the need for Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets programs to Toronto! #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Ontario’s colleges are a safety net for workers. It’s time the government funds them properly. - CCPA Ontario's colleges stand at a critical crossroads. For decades, the province's college system has endured severe funding shortfalls, with Ontario contributing less than 25 per cent of operating revenu...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'College education plays a crucial role not only in individual livelihoods, but also in sustaining the economic vitality of communities across the province.' @policyalternatives.ca

Western discontent is a growing problem after Liberal election victory Tens of thousands of Western Canadians have newly registered with the Alberta Prosperity Project, which is collecting the names of people who support a sovereignty referendum

I'm a leftwing Canadian.

I've never, in my life, been represented by a government at any level that comes close to sharing my political beliefs. And you don't see me whining about it...

Ok, you do see me whining about it, constantly, but you don't see news orgs writing about me whining about it.

Thanks for the walk! Was super interesting!

Jeff Nippard seems like a normal even good guy who isn’t red pilled

“The War on Science”

Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.

YALL, THE TITLE!!

Thought they were playing at York, is this just for the first one?

Never been more clear that the debate commission is entirely out of their depth. Cormier admits that he's just learning that Rebal is registered as an advocacy group, and that they caved to Rebel's demands because they were scared to lose in court.

David Cochrane describes how Rebel News disrupted the CBC broadcast after the debate tonight, part 1.

Not Antisemitism (according to MAGA):

- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis

Antisemitism (according to MAGA):

- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus

Exciting news: An agenda for public design in Toronto.

Our public spaces need to be great, and they can be. @jasonthorne.bsky.social moving the ball forward.

www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...

View of a Stainglass window, depicting an allegory of the City Of toronto

Several people touring a Victorian courtroom featuring decorative woodwork and art nouveau wallpaper

The inner courtyard of Toronto’s old City Hall, a gabled building whose walls are made of yellow brick

A large corridor with ornate woodwork and decorated columns s

Toronto’s Old City Hall (EJ Lennox, completed 1899). One of the most important buildings in the city, now a huge opportunity for reuse as a museum and more. We have to get this right.

"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.

But the shadows Rodney!! You haven’t thought of the shadows!

Morgan... dude...

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

Hello Bluesky from School of Cities!

Hello Bluesky! 👋
We’re excited to be here and to interact with everyone everywhere who thinks about, engages with, loves cities - including from @uoft.bsky.social and universities across Canada + the world; and w/ policymakers, data specialists, researchers, activists, innovators, residents & more.

The latest chapter in the Mitch Marner contract saga: Marner reportedly declined a trade to Carolina First off, I want to say it sucks to be writing about this topic right now. The Leafs just completed what I would consider a solid trade deadline, notably improving their roster. Are they a perfect te...

Sucks to be writing about this, but some thoughts on Marner reportedly declining a trade that would have netted the Leafs Rantanen while noting he desires to stay, and if that's really the case, how he should get out of his own way and do it then. mapleleafshotstove.com/2025/03/08/t...

These people are all going to the same retreats with the same small set of consultants & pundits & being shown the same bullshit opinion polls & being persuaded of the same lame-ass talking points. Reality doesn't matter.

Here are the businesses that are named in the lawsuit. Happy to see Plan B Burgers is not among them!

It is a little strange, maybe the players perceive the media attention in Toronto to come with more benefit to them? It's intense but puts eyes on them from across the league, versus in Vancouver it's intense but still mostly local market attention? Idk if there's any truth to that, but a thought...