Matthew
@mathbath.bsky.social
have yourself a wonderful day and don’t forget to eat cookies
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AuDHD
suburban urbanist
mech tech / millwright
avid transit rider
@moretransitso.bsky.social
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Toronto Area📍🇮🇹
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AuDHD
suburban urbanist
mech tech / millwright
avid transit rider
@moretransitso.bsky.social
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Toronto Area📍🇮🇹
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Cheers to my cousin Silken who got me this 😭😭😭
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Cheers to my cousin Silken who got me this 😭😭😭
December 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Driving at night with no headlights, no tail lights is a sign your license should be revoked.
LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
two men standing in front of an american video store
ALT: two men standing in front of an american video store
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Driving at night with no headlights, no tail lights is a sign your license should be revoked.
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I can't overstate how much I love this video. Doomerism is the enemy of progress. Documenting how things actually improved is crucial if you want to keep making incremental progress. @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
youtu.be/3eDqC87zpXU?...
youtu.be/3eDqC87zpXU?...
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I can't overstate how much I love this video. Doomerism is the enemy of progress. Documenting how things actually improved is crucial if you want to keep making incremental progress. @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
youtu.be/3eDqC87zpXU?...
youtu.be/3eDqC87zpXU?...
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Transport Action Ontario and Environmental Defence have jointly published a major new report: Transit over Traffic - Hard Truths for Addressing Gridlock in the GTHA
ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...
ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Transport Action Ontario and Environmental Defence have jointly published a major new report: Transit over Traffic - Hard Truths for Addressing Gridlock in the GTHA
ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...
ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...
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Frequent buses, a comprehensive and dense network, and reliable service would go a long way to mitigating the need for heated shelters.
Des bus fréquents, un réseau étendu et dense, et un service fiable contribueraient grandement à atténuer le besoin d'abris chauffés.
Des bus fréquents, un réseau étendu et dense, et un service fiable contribueraient grandement à atténuer le besoin d'abris chauffés.
As OC Transpo misses targets, Ottawa riders left waiting in the cold
Could heaters be the solution to freezing riders left waiting for buses, or is there another way?
ottawacitizen.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Frequent buses, a comprehensive and dense network, and reliable service would go a long way to mitigating the need for heated shelters.
Des bus fréquents, un réseau étendu et dense, et un service fiable contribueraient grandement à atténuer le besoin d'abris chauffés.
Des bus fréquents, un réseau étendu et dense, et un service fiable contribueraient grandement à atténuer le besoin d'abris chauffés.
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The single most important scientific advancement for the future of our species and planet. #ClimateCrisis
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The single most important scientific advancement for the future of our species and planet. #ClimateCrisis
looking back, i can’t believe how much was expected of gen z’ers:
a) deal with the climate crisis
b) be responsible with our money in a world where having *fun* is expensive
c) deal with the mental health effects of social media and the pandemic
d) let you continue causing all those problems
a) deal with the climate crisis
b) be responsible with our money in a world where having *fun* is expensive
c) deal with the mental health effects of social media and the pandemic
d) let you continue causing all those problems
a picture of a kitkat bar with the words gimme a written on it
ALT: a picture of a kitkat bar with the words gimme a written on it
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
looking back, i can’t believe how much was expected of gen z’ers:
a) deal with the climate crisis
b) be responsible with our money in a world where having *fun* is expensive
c) deal with the mental health effects of social media and the pandemic
d) let you continue causing all those problems
a) deal with the climate crisis
b) be responsible with our money in a world where having *fun* is expensive
c) deal with the mental health effects of social media and the pandemic
d) let you continue causing all those problems
at this point in time, kids are so forgotten about in politics…it’s criminal
Kids who got new bikes for Christmas, "super excited" to walk them around the city that's too dangerous to ride in.
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
at this point in time, kids are so forgotten about in politics…it’s criminal
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This is worth listening to and sharing — Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social (among many other things, founding president of CanU) interviewed by huge international YouTuber #NotJustBikes on how to actually achieve better cities!
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is worth listening to and sharing — Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social (among many other things, founding president of CanU) interviewed by huge international YouTuber #NotJustBikes on how to actually achieve better cities!
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
bro did half the job😭
Perks asks Bradford where he'd get the $90 million needed to cover the revenue lost from increasing the first-time buyer rebate for the land transfer tax.
"That is something that [Chow] needs to work through in her budget process ... that's a question of prioritization," says Bradford, vaguely.
"That is something that [Chow] needs to work through in her budget process ... that's a question of prioritization," says Bradford, vaguely.
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
bro did half the job😭
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Absolutely fantastic piece from @chittimarco.bsky.social on the Finch light rail and why dismissing speed as some have done is a mistake.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Speed matters
Of time, life and space. Or why transit speed matters.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Absolutely fantastic piece from @chittimarco.bsky.social on the Finch light rail and why dismissing speed as some have done is a mistake.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
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Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?...
Finland teaches media literacy to fight fake news and disinformation
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?...
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@rmtransit.bsky.social on why an Ottawa-Montreal starter HSR line is a good idea. For one, it includes both Ontario and Quebec segments, which is important politically.
“A smaller project also ultimately means a shorter timeline, lower cost, and less risk — it’s a good way to get the ball rolling.”
“A smaller project also ultimately means a shorter timeline, lower cost, and less risk — it’s a good way to get the ball rolling.”
High Speed Rail in Canada Really Might Happen.
Some hope at the end of a long week.
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
@rmtransit.bsky.social on why an Ottawa-Montreal starter HSR line is a good idea. For one, it includes both Ontario and Quebec segments, which is important politically.
“A smaller project also ultimately means a shorter timeline, lower cost, and less risk — it’s a good way to get the ball rolling.”
“A smaller project also ultimately means a shorter timeline, lower cost, and less risk — it’s a good way to get the ball rolling.”
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It’s amazing reading anti-SkyTrain talk in Vancouver.
“This gives modern LRT a tremendous flexibility in operation and is the main reason why it made SkyTrain (ALRT) obsolete in the mid-1980s.” (2018)
“This gives modern LRT a tremendous flexibility in operation and is the main reason why it made SkyTrain (ALRT) obsolete in the mid-1980s.” (2018)
SkyTrain vs LRT | Watershed Sentinel
Vancouver has missed the Light Rail train and done less with more by favouring a costly proprietary system. Here’s why and how that happened.
watershedsentinel.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s amazing reading anti-SkyTrain talk in Vancouver.
“This gives modern LRT a tremendous flexibility in operation and is the main reason why it made SkyTrain (ALRT) obsolete in the mid-1980s.” (2018)
“This gives modern LRT a tremendous flexibility in operation and is the main reason why it made SkyTrain (ALRT) obsolete in the mid-1980s.” (2018)
this actually seems very cool, esp for suburban and low density areas. fillly support more of things like #roundabout
With Roundabout, our new local community app, we’re reimagining a lot of familiar surfaces and features of “social media.”
Here’s how Roundabout is different:
Let’s dive in! 🧵
Here’s how Roundabout is different:
Let’s dive in! 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
this actually seems very cool, esp for suburban and low density areas. fillly support more of things like #roundabout
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Which says nothing about Chow's skills as a politician. But structurally:
1. The 905 makes or breaks governments, particularly majorities.
2. 905 voters are motorists.
3. 1+2 = Toronto won't be allowed congestion pricing in this generation.
1. The 905 makes or breaks governments, particularly majorities.
2. 905 voters are motorists.
3. 1+2 = Toronto won't be allowed congestion pricing in this generation.
December 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Which says nothing about Chow's skills as a politician. But structurally:
1. The 905 makes or breaks governments, particularly majorities.
2. 905 voters are motorists.
3. 1+2 = Toronto won't be allowed congestion pricing in this generation.
1. The 905 makes or breaks governments, particularly majorities.
2. 905 voters are motorists.
3. 1+2 = Toronto won't be allowed congestion pricing in this generation.
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John Tory couldn't get congestion pricing from Kathleen Wynne's government so the idea that Chow will manage it from some future government is... fanciful.
Councillor Jon Burnside asks if Chow would consider congestion pricing like other cities worldwide.
"It's not up to us," says Chow."Why go down that road because the premier and the provincial government have said many times, 'Don't even think about it!'"
"It's not up to us," says Chow."Why go down that road because the premier and the provincial government have said many times, 'Don't even think about it!'"
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
John Tory couldn't get congestion pricing from Kathleen Wynne's government so the idea that Chow will manage it from some future government is... fanciful.
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Here is our letter in support for the motion in tomorrows council meeting to speed up LRTs and streetcars. We also urge that a review of Finch West LRT operating practices and the TTC streetcar's outdated track switch system be included in this motion.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Here is our letter in support for the motion in tomorrows council meeting to speed up LRTs and streetcars. We also urge that a review of Finch West LRT operating practices and the TTC streetcar's outdated track switch system be included in this motion.
exactly, it’s only common practice because good TSP is generally used. symbiotic relationship if you will.
Myers asks why Finch LRT stops were placed after intersections, noting that when he rode it the trains would stop at red lights, then pull through and stop again for boarding. Frustrating! Staff say placing stops after intersections is best practice, but signal priority should prevent double stops.
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
exactly, it’s only common practice because good TSP is generally used. symbiotic relationship if you will.
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Hear Ron's story 👇
Meet Ron.
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hear Ron's story 👇