Jocelyn Lambert Squires
@jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Toronto-centric voice for architecture and urbanism. Transit nerd. Recovering American. Research, writing, bikes, architect-adjacent. (EN/FR, she/her/elle)
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Isabella St. A perfectly good apt bldn empty, people displaced & being demolished all because so much of Toronto is off limits & forced here. Aka house neighbourhoods. Such a shame. Such waste. And the shame of every elected official here. Shame of Ford for not pushing reforms. All the same.
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Isabella St. A perfectly good apt bldn empty, people displaced & being demolished all because so much of Toronto is off limits & forced here. Aka house neighbourhoods. Such a shame. Such waste. And the shame of every elected official here. Shame of Ford for not pushing reforms. All the same.
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Everything Ford does is to consolidate power, this sucks
There’s much chatter about Ford changing local government structure. What does it mean for Waterloo Region?
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
There’s much chatter about Ford changing local government structure. What does it mean for Waterloo Region?
Active discussions are underway, predicting regional chairs will be appointed instead of elected and directly elected regional councillors would also be gone by the 2026 municipal election, Luisa…
www.therecord.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Everything Ford does is to consolidate power, this sucks
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It's hard because the people at MoT are just a bunch of dinosaurs who believe that they know better than the rest of the entire planet.
That's peak Ontario mentality of thinking they are the center of the world when they are just the most provincial of the provinces.
That's peak Ontario mentality of thinking they are the center of the world when they are just the most provincial of the provinces.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It's hard because the people at MoT are just a bunch of dinosaurs who believe that they know better than the rest of the entire planet.
That's peak Ontario mentality of thinking they are the center of the world when they are just the most provincial of the provinces.
That's peak Ontario mentality of thinking they are the center of the world when they are just the most provincial of the provinces.
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I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
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Charting number of rental units in apartment buildings in Toronto by year of construction
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Charting number of rental units in apartment buildings in Toronto by year of construction
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
If you miss the "good days" Twitter algorithm, when it did a little but not too much, try playing around with custom feeds. These ones are good starters for adding highlights, so you can catch up on the day if you're a sane person checking once or less per day.
A short thread to plug my Highline custom feeds and why I built them! 1/7
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If you miss the "good days" Twitter algorithm, when it did a little but not too much, try playing around with custom feeds. These ones are good starters for adding highlights, so you can catch up on the day if you're a sane person checking once or less per day.
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Speaking of which, weekend GO trains start tomorrow!
Join us to ride the first weekend GO Train Kitchener to Toronto! Help us mark a major milestone.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.
Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.
Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Speaking of which, weekend GO trains start tomorrow!
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Listening to my Dad's Gordon Lightfoot collection, noticing how many of his songs are about transportation - trains (Steel rail blues, the trilogy), planes (Early morning rain), ships (Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald). Apt for ballads from sprawling Canada.
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Listening to my Dad's Gordon Lightfoot collection, noticing how many of his songs are about transportation - trains (Steel rail blues, the trilogy), planes (Early morning rain), ships (Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald). Apt for ballads from sprawling Canada.
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Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
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I want to hear your uncomfortably big ideas for Canada!
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I want to hear your uncomfortably big ideas for Canada!
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As a writer for The Beaverton, I realize that it's easy to read the headlines and move on, but this piece by my boss slash colleague Luke is very very funny and I highly endorse it.
Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As a writer for The Beaverton, I realize that it's easy to read the headlines and move on, but this piece by my boss slash colleague Luke is very very funny and I highly endorse it.
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
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Flash back to an older one
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Flash back to an older one
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Anchorage Museum, Alaska, a number of years ago.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Anchorage Museum, Alaska, a number of years ago.
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The investigation of the Ford govt cost money & the time & people who worked on it deserve to be paid just as you do for whatever is you do.
Pity it's paywalled. But not hard to figure out the gist. Will now have to go look up the story on the CBC.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The investigation of the Ford govt cost money & the time & people who worked on it deserve to be paid just as you do for whatever is you do.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Texas & Florida have passed laws essentially making it illegal for cities to create car-free spaces like bike lanes or pedestrian plazas.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
Why Are Many States Trying to Ban Cities From Slowing Down Drivers? — Streetsblog USA
Texas could soon become the latest state to ban its cities from reclaiming lane space from drivers — and now that Trump is in office, some fear that more will follow.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Texas & Florida have passed laws essentially making it illegal for cities to create car-free spaces like bike lanes or pedestrian plazas.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
That’s stupid/shortsighted, & will make their states more dangerous & less economically competitive.
Ontario, your premier thinks like those States.
Red flag.
There should be more hobbies that lead to research on construction cake recipes.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There should be more hobbies that lead to research on construction cake recipes.
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Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay, speaking today about when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may open: "There is absolutely still a chance of 2025 and the project being done."
Narrator: nobody believed him
Narrator: nobody believed him
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay, speaking today about when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may open: "There is absolutely still a chance of 2025 and the project being done."
Narrator: nobody believed him
Narrator: nobody believed him
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I keep thinking back to this article from a couple months ago. Still one of the best things written about the whole Epstein situation to date.
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I keep thinking back to this article from a couple months ago. Still one of the best things written about the whole Epstein situation to date.
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Still just as relevant today as it was a couple months ago.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The only Prime Minister less popular than the current one is the next one.
--The UK, apparently
--The UK, apparently
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The only Prime Minister less popular than the current one is the next one.
--The UK, apparently
--The UK, apparently
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If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
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And you may ask yourself, “well how did I get here?”
The dolphins are getting Alzheimer’s from algae blooms
caused by warming waters and toxic runoff
and you could see the bloodstains in Sudan
from space.
The cobalt is mined by children
and the music is made by robots
and the grownups are wondering
where the fireflies went.
caused by warming waters and toxic runoff
and you could see the bloodstains in Sudan
from space.
The cobalt is mined by children
and the music is made by robots
and the grownups are wondering
where the fireflies went.
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And you may ask yourself, “well how did I get here?”
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Today I checked out the newly opened underpass portion of Eglinton West Station (soon to be Cedarvale)! A thread 🧵/1
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Today I checked out the newly opened underpass portion of Eglinton West Station (soon to be Cedarvale)! A thread 🧵/1