Andrew Hunter
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Ex Focus Puller, full time dad.
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Still no word on what will happen with Toronto's Housing Accelerator Funding, but we've summarized the progress so far. Toronto has completed 20/29 milestones due by Dec 31, 2025, but only 13 on time. Another 2 milestones were completed ahead of schedule. www.moreneighbours.ca/news/reports...
January 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Still no word on what will happen with Toronto's Housing Accelerator Funding, but we've summarized the progress so far. Toronto has completed 20/29 milestones due by Dec 31, 2025, but only 13 on time. Another 2 milestones were completed ahead of schedule. www.moreneighbours.ca/news/reports...
It's not War it's a Special Military Operation
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
It's not War it's a Special Military Operation
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A remarkable transformation that will have big impacts into the future. Housing policy is climate policy.
Keep an eye out for our posts about MTSA (Major Transit Station Area) zoning implementation later this year to make this happen in Toronto.
Keep an eye out for our posts about MTSA (Major Transit Station Area) zoning implementation later this year to make this happen in Toronto.
We are building near transit. In 2025, a record high of 30% of homes were permitted within 800m or a 15-minute walk of an LRT station.
In fact, the entire cumulative distribution of homes is bowed out and to the left, meaning even more homes within a short bus or bike ride.
In fact, the entire cumulative distribution of homes is bowed out and to the left, meaning even more homes within a short bus or bike ride.
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A remarkable transformation that will have big impacts into the future. Housing policy is climate policy.
Keep an eye out for our posts about MTSA (Major Transit Station Area) zoning implementation later this year to make this happen in Toronto.
Keep an eye out for our posts about MTSA (Major Transit Station Area) zoning implementation later this year to make this happen in Toronto.
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Fewer cars = good number go up, bad number go down
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Fewer cars = good number go up, bad number go down
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Kid Figures He’ll Go Down Slide 35 More Times Then Call It A Day https://theonion.com/kid-figures-he-ll-go-down-slide-35-more-times-then-call-1819576035/
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Kid Figures He’ll Go Down Slide 35 More Times Then Call It A Day https://theonion.com/kid-figures-he-ll-go-down-slide-35-more-times-then-call-1819576035/
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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An absolutely masterful explanation of the odyssey that lead Toronto from being a transit leader to a city opening rail lines slower than buses, hard comparisons against asian cities that build subways for the same prices, and a possible path forward (also puns): substack.com/inbox/post/1...
December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
An absolutely masterful explanation of the odyssey that lead Toronto from being a transit leader to a city opening rail lines slower than buses, hard comparisons against asian cities that build subways for the same prices, and a possible path forward (also puns): substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
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Drake Catches Himself Singing ‘Not Like Us’ In The Shower
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Drake Catches Himself Singing ‘Not Like Us’ In The Shower
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The TTC recently placed the last of its new streetcars in service, but the fleet utilization and service quality leave much to be desired. A reflection on what can be done with our 264 streetcars and the challenges for 2026. stevemunro.ca/2025/12/23/a...
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The TTC recently placed the last of its new streetcars in service, but the fleet utilization and service quality leave much to be desired. A reflection on what can be done with our 264 streetcars and the challenges for 2026. stevemunro.ca/2025/12/23/a...
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MNTO member Hana Suckstorff has penned a reflective piece over a small apartment proposal that lost at CoA and is now being appealed at TLAB.
On the nature of "neighbourhood character", and what is lost when we apply it only to built-form.
hsuckstorff.substack.com/p/saving-the...
On the nature of "neighbourhood character", and what is lost when we apply it only to built-form.
hsuckstorff.substack.com/p/saving-the...
December 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
MNTO member Hana Suckstorff has penned a reflective piece over a small apartment proposal that lost at CoA and is now being appealed at TLAB.
On the nature of "neighbourhood character", and what is lost when we apply it only to built-form.
hsuckstorff.substack.com/p/saving-the...
On the nature of "neighbourhood character", and what is lost when we apply it only to built-form.
hsuckstorff.substack.com/p/saving-the...
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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I need to update my map after the new lines opened last week. Chengdu has opened 722km of metro lines in 15 years.
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I need to update my map after the new lines opened last week. Chengdu has opened 722km of metro lines in 15 years.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
(Progress on the Scarborough subway extension.)
(Progress on the Scarborough subway extension.)
a close up of a man 's face with the words " i will make 800 feet i swear to god i will "
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " i will make 800 feet i swear to god i will "
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
(Progress on the Scarborough subway extension.)
(Progress on the Scarborough subway extension.)
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Just some pedestrians struck, one killed, standing on the sidewalk. Nothing to be done in Ontario.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/man...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/man...
Man dead, two other pedestrians injured after being struck following car crash in Richmond Hill
A 65-year-old man from Vaughan was pronounced dead at the scene, York police said Friday morning.
www.thestar.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just some pedestrians struck, one killed, standing on the sidewalk. Nothing to be done in Ontario.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/man...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/man...
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Your regular reminder that the province intervened in municipal land use regulation because cities have and are very inclined to continue to strongly curb the right to build housing for people.
(And that the soft approach that leaves cities a lot of wiggle room has failed.)
(And that the soft approach that leaves cities a lot of wiggle room has failed.)
holy @!#
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Your regular reminder that the province intervened in municipal land use regulation because cities have and are very inclined to continue to strongly curb the right to build housing for people.
(And that the soft approach that leaves cities a lot of wiggle room has failed.)
(And that the soft approach that leaves cities a lot of wiggle room has failed.)
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Saw both of these within less than a quarter mile of each other.
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Saw both of these within less than a quarter mile of each other.
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.
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Allowing Small Single Stairs building in Toronto would unlock many more homes to be built
And now the State of Minnesota found that these buildings are also safer.
And now the State of Minnesota found that these buildings are also safer.
A new bombshell modeling report by the State of Minnesota has found that small single-stair buildings with smoke-separated stairwells are likely to be SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER than typical double-loaded apartment buildings
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Allowing Small Single Stairs building in Toronto would unlock many more homes to be built
And now the State of Minnesota found that these buildings are also safer.
And now the State of Minnesota found that these buildings are also safer.
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Really good article on the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West Tramway:
“The dream, or more accurately the fantasy, of fast, inexpensive light rail gliding down Toronto’s streets will be dead on arrival, as a burned public re-evaluates the return on its investment in a once-promising technology.”
“The dream, or more accurately the fantasy, of fast, inexpensive light rail gliding down Toronto’s streets will be dead on arrival, as a burned public re-evaluates the return on its investment in a once-promising technology.”
Eglinton Line 5: On Track to Fail? | UrbanToronto
Toronto’s long-awaited LRT line, Eglinton Line 5, is all but guaranteed to open within the next few months after 15 long years of construction. With anticipation building and more than $12 billion sunk into the project, a question looms over an undertaking that has dominated the city’s consciousness for a generation: will it be worth the wait?
urbantoronto.ca
December 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Really good article on the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West Tramway:
“The dream, or more accurately the fantasy, of fast, inexpensive light rail gliding down Toronto’s streets will be dead on arrival, as a burned public re-evaluates the return on its investment in a once-promising technology.”
“The dream, or more accurately the fantasy, of fast, inexpensive light rail gliding down Toronto’s streets will be dead on arrival, as a burned public re-evaluates the return on its investment in a once-promising technology.”
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"The potential to have things seized will send a message that you can't ride on the sidewalk," Burnside said.
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The potential to have things seized will send a message that you can't ride on the sidewalk," Burnside said.
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Ragú Unveils Sensory Deprivation Marinara Tank https://theonion.com/ragu-unveils-sensory-deprivation-marinara-tank/
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ragú Unveils Sensory Deprivation Marinara Tank https://theonion.com/ragu-unveils-sensory-deprivation-marinara-tank/
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It’s simple: intensifying the city near transit is more important than certain heritage issues and certain NIMBY preferences. That is not “hijacking.” It is the implementation of a 25-year-old provincial policy.
The same policy, BTW, that protects the greenbelt everyone claims to love
The same policy, BTW, that protects the greenbelt everyone claims to love
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s simple: intensifying the city near transit is more important than certain heritage issues and certain NIMBY preferences. That is not “hijacking.” It is the implementation of a 25-year-old provincial policy.
The same policy, BTW, that protects the greenbelt everyone claims to love
The same policy, BTW, that protects the greenbelt everyone claims to love