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Colleen

@cbailey6.bsky.social

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Scientist, cyclist, knitter. But only 2 out of 3 at any one time. 🔰 📌 Toronto

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 2h

I can't really say anything more than these numbers. If you're removing the camera and not replacing it with anything, you are accepting that this will continue.

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 2h

"Safe Parkside" filed a Freedom of Information request to get top speeds from the ill-fated & much abused Parkside camera. The speed limit is 40km/h.

Killers, all of them, with the ear & heart of Premier Doug Ford.

Speeds from 154 to 119

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 4h

The rental housing supply program was already part of Toronto's HAF commitments and the City has talked about this one program as a "replacement" for not doing sixplexes and to justify a 40% increase in DCs elsewhere.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know why the federal government is so determined to let Toronto torpedo its housing programs. Other cities can meet the criteria and they have to be wondering why they bothered.

Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 4h

EXCEPT... Toronto doesn't meet the second conditions! Depending on the type of unit, development charges in Toronto are 20-40% higher than they were in April 2024. So they shouldn't qualify!

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 1d

Trump heard about No Kings and said "I gotchu."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You have Canada. That's so great to have, in fact. The president called and he wanted to know if it's worth -- well he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where's Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the importance of this."

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justin taylor 🚄🎵🔋🌈 @nottaylorx.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Thanksgiving, Toronto. I'm grateful for the TTC and all its hard-working staff delivering transit service which I rarely have to wait more than 5-10 mins for at all hours of the day. Even with all its faults, the TTC delivers one of the most usable transit services in all of North America.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 3d

Eglinton and Lawrence are 2 km apart so it would be good if more people felt they had options. Sometimes I cycle downtown because the slow zones frustrate me but I also ask the TTC Chair and staff that I know for slow zone updates regularly. And I'm a defender of the Eglinton East bus. Don't worry.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 3d

I would never claim otherwise. The bike lanes aren't a subway replacement for me and tbh I've cycled midtown without bike lanes for years. But I'm a big believer that more cyclists improves safety and I like that more people are feeling comfortable cycling locally.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 3d

On the bright side: time to troll Americans by pretending that I think that wearing jeans on a boat is totally normal.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 3d

Now, I know one of you Toronto people still has a T-shirt that we can send him. Not sure what the tariffs will be like to ship it down there though.

Meanwhile, Biking Toronto, an online resource for cyclists, is selling "left-wing pinko" T-shirts — a nod to Cherry's explanation for why he chose to wear a flamboyant pink jacket to the inauguration of Mayor Rob Ford Tuesday.

"Well, actually I'm wearing pinko for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything," he told the council, although it was unclear at that point if he was referring to any one group in particular.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 3d

I had no idea that there was counter near Yonge and Davisville. Good to confirm my anecdotal experience that there are more cyclists around the last couple of years.

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Leo Spalteholz @leospalteholz.bsky.social · 3d

Tale as old as time.

In Victoria we have residents of the first phase of an apartment project angrily protesting against the approval of the second stage.

Our planning system needs to be built to be resilient against this predictable opposition and still produce abundant housing

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 4d

Some nice new mapping/charting of multiplex uptake from the Star. I liked the second one that looked at the ratio of new builds to renos. About 3/4s of multiplexes approved since the Multiplex Study By-law was passed have been renos.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 3d

"Whatever was meant, the othering of future neighbours was not persuasive to Council then, and it shouldn’t be now." Beyond the policy aspects, Don Iveson really hits at the most key ingredient for housing change: city councils with the moral imagination to brave opposition for a better city.

The big picture on housing, density and affordability

How Edmonton's approach fights for affordability and fiscal efficiency

open.substack.com

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 4d

On this day in 1929, Raymond Moriyama was born in Vancouver.
One of Canada's most acclaimed architects, his buildings include the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, the Ontario Science Centre, the Bata Shoe Museum, and the Canadian War Museum.
He died in 2023.

A black-and-white photo of an older man with white hair, wearing a dark suit and smiling gently. He is seated with abstract artwork and a framed picture of a modern building in the background.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 4d

The Don Valleys of various cardinal directions have work to do (I say from Don Valley West).

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 4d

If you're around on October 25 or 26, consider a lovely autumn walk that will showcase local businesses and the residential communities that they are a part of.

Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 4d

A Jane's Walk so nice, we had to run it twice! And now...quadrice?

I'm retreading the steps I took with the folks from @moreneighboursto.bsky.social, but with a stronger emphasis on retail. This topic is being revisited by Council; we're going to win.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/neighbourh...

Neighbourhood Retail & Residential Tour

Join us for a lively discussion on the future of local businesses and residential living in Toronto's neighbourhoods.

www.eventbrite.ca

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 4d

Time for you to join forces with @anotherglassbox.bsky.social. Let's make this happen.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 4d

if i ever get enough money i'm going to give environmental defense canada a gundam in order to enact zoning reform

environmentaldefence.ca/report/mid-r...

Mid-Rise Manual

The Mid-rise Manual is a lawmakers guide to unlocking mid-rise - by making it legal, practical and cost-effective to build.

environmentaldefence.ca

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 5d

I was going to criticize blaming pedestrians for congestion but, if rush hour tolls are on the table (which they presumably aren't because of the province but let's pretend), then lets talk.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 6d

Canadian enthusiasm knows no bounds.

Two very bland “Go Jays” posts. (But both dudes are great people)

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Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 6d

New: Ontario's labour minister said he was personally involved in picking “lower-scoring” Skills Development Fund recipients.

He held up one whose lobbyist's wedding he attended as an example of a lower-ranked applicant with sizeable impact.

#onpoli

www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...

Labour Minister David Piccini said he was personally involved in picking “lower-scoring” recipients of a $2.5-billion training fund that the province's auditor general recently labelled "not fair, transparent or accountable."

The auditor general found that less than half of the recipients of the Ministry of Labour's Skills Development Fund (SDF) were given "high" scores on their proposals by non-partisan civil servants who evaluated them, while the majority — 54 per cent — were ranked as having “lower” quality proposals.

Piccini defended the fund in a Newstalk 1010 radio interview on Wednesday.

"I mean, there were projects that were lower-scoring that we did select — and that's a conversation I have with our officials here — that align with government priorities,” he said.

“I mean, Peel Police — we supported (a) lower-scoring project. It supports mental health. Our first responders are more likely than the general population to commit suicide. That's a real reality,” Piccini added.

The minister was referring to a project by Keel Digital Solutions — the company represented by the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding Piccini attended this past weekend.

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Cambry Ardship @cambryardship.bsky.social · 6d

If more people are going to live on Avenues (great!), part of the consequence is that Toronto will need to make Avenues more pleasant places to live: wider sidewalks and bike lanes, narrower car lanes, and much slower speed limits set for safety and to reduce noise pollution.

Toronto City Planning and Development Review @cityplanto.bsky.social · 6d

We’re continuing to plan for more mid-rise housing along Toronto’s Avenues as part of Phase 2 of the Avenues Policy Review.

Avenues are major corridors across the city supported by transit, shops and everyday services. They’re key places where new housing and growth are planned to happen.

A modern mid-rise building with shops and restaurants at street level and several residential floors above. People sit on a patio with umbrellas, and cars pass along the street.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 7d

Councillor Bravo asks about the finances of the speed camera program. CFO says 24% of fine revenue is remitted back to the province. Admin costs take 35%. Remainder goes to road safety initiatives, including to pay the salaries of 18 police officers, plus crossing guards, etc.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 6d

Saw this post in my timeline without context. Correctly guessed who it was about (see post above it). What do I win?

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 6d

Wasp photoshops are signal that it's time for Council to take a lunch break. They'll be back at 2 p.m. to park this speed camera debate.

Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 7d

So all of the speed camera and red light camera revenue is going to provincial coffers, administering the program, or the road safety measures that Ford claims don't exist (including cops and crossing guards).

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 7d

In a letter responding to a Councillor Holyday inquiry, City Manager Paul Johnson has provided a breakdown of revenue and expense numbers related to Toronto’s speed and red-light camera programs. Notably, about 24% of fine revenue goes to the provincial gov.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)

$In 2024, the City collected $62.6 million in fine revenues, including $37.3 million from ASE and $25.3 million from RLC. In total, the 2024 net revenue associated with the POA regime was $48.2 million, which was leveraged to support the initiatives noted below. For 2025, assuming full operations throughout the year, the City projects to receive $64.6 million in ASE fine revenue and total associated fine revenue of $100.1 million when also including $35.5 million from RLC. Revenues collected, and specifically those collected through ASE violations, are generally allocated to three main purposes: 1. Provincial Remittances • When including the estimated $11 million associated with Victim Fine Surcharges (VFS) for 2025, approximately 24% of fine revenues are remitted annually to the Province, including a charge of $8.25 per infraction for Ministry of Transportation Ontario searches and varying VFS surcharges depending on the fine amount for victim services. 2. City of Toronto Related Administration Costs • It’s estimated that approximately 35% of fine revenues directly fund the City’s costs to administer the operation of ASE. 3. Vision Zero Initiatives • The remaining fine revenues, or approximately 41%, enables the City to invest in public safety and enforcement activities, including:  Toronto Police Service – Annual operating funding is directed to the Police Services Road Safety Program, funding 18 Officers (2 Sergeants and 16 PCs).  Transportation Services Operating – ASE revenue is leveraged to partially offset annual enhancements and inflationary increases to the School Crossing Guard Program and Education Campaign  Transportation Services Capital - ASE revenue is leveraged to offset debt servicing costs associated with Road Safety Initiatives included in the 10-Year$