Andrew Hannaford
@andrewhann7.bsky.social
Urban Planner / Cyclist / Hamilton
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The thing for me is that groups (most commonly families) travelling together just have different math around driving vs. transit.
Driving costs the same regardless of group size in a vehicle, while transit scales with the number of people and can become more expensive than driving.
Driving costs the same regardless of group size in a vehicle, while transit scales with the number of people and can become more expensive than driving.
Regina recently implemented free transit for kids 13 and under. An argument for it was that transit quickly became too expensive for low income families w/ multiple kids. (Our youth fares were not that far below the adult ones.) (We also have a reduced price transit pass for low income folks.)
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The thing for me is that groups (most commonly families) travelling together just have different math around driving vs. transit.
Driving costs the same regardless of group size in a vehicle, while transit scales with the number of people and can become more expensive than driving.
Driving costs the same regardless of group size in a vehicle, while transit scales with the number of people and can become more expensive than driving.
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NEW: Looks like CycleToronto won in court. Justice Schabas finds Ontario's law (AND version 2) to remove bike lanes infringe S7 of the Charter and is not saved by S1, in large part because the govt had no evidence to back up its claims.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
NEW: Looks like CycleToronto won in court. Justice Schabas finds Ontario's law (AND version 2) to remove bike lanes infringe S7 of the Charter and is not saved by S1, in large part because the govt had no evidence to back up its claims.
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A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
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Paris 2019 v. Today: I don’t think people realize how immense @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s legacy will be.
June 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Paris 2019 v. Today: I don’t think people realize how immense @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s legacy will be.
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June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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This is a hell of a line to drop into a straight news story
“… the cycling lobby — who wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats, elected officials and the media”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“… the cycling lobby — who wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats, elected officials and the media”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford’s budget will target more Toronto bike lanes
Sources say the budget will include the removal of the bike lanes on Queen's Park Crescent and on Avenue Road south of Davenport.
www.thestar.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a hell of a line to drop into a straight news story
“… the cycling lobby — who wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats, elected officials and the media”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“… the cycling lobby — who wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats, elected officials and the media”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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okay sure so it worked in Denver
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases
Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high.
www.denverpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
okay sure so it worked in Denver
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
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The Conservative plan is out and, ooof, is this costing a disaster.
There's a whole bunch of phantom revenues booked here, and the GST housing pledge is costed at under $2B. Given their proposed eligibility criteria, it should be more in the 4-6B range.
There's a whole bunch of phantom revenues booked here, and the GST housing pledge is costed at under $2B. Given their proposed eligibility criteria, it should be more in the 4-6B range.
April 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Conservative plan is out and, ooof, is this costing a disaster.
There's a whole bunch of phantom revenues booked here, and the GST housing pledge is costed at under $2B. Given their proposed eligibility criteria, it should be more in the 4-6B range.
There's a whole bunch of phantom revenues booked here, and the GST housing pledge is costed at under $2B. Given their proposed eligibility criteria, it should be more in the 4-6B range.
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In all seriousness, I haven't seen "fun with numbers" costing like this in a Conservative platform since the 2014 Ontario PC campaign.
April 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In all seriousness, I haven't seen "fun with numbers" costing like this in a Conservative platform since the 2014 Ontario PC campaign.
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Unbelievable. The @nytimes.com reports that Therme was misrepresenting basic aspects of its business - they copied the name of another company and claimed to own its properties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Unbelievable. The @nytimes.com reports that Therme was misrepresenting basic aspects of its business - they copied the name of another company and claimed to own its properties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
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The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
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Congrats to Matt! Excited to see him on council
‘Next place candidate’ to fill vacant Waterloo Region council seat
‘Next place candidate’ to fill vacant Waterloo Region council seat
Election runner-up appointed Waterloo Region council seat
www.therecord.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Congrats to Matt! Excited to see him on council
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I just keep watching White House clips. I know we’ve said America is done the last few weeks but it’s over. The world should be repulsed. America is done.
March 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I just keep watching White House clips. I know we’ve said America is done the last few weeks but it’s over. The world should be repulsed. America is done.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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Hoping the media is incessant this week in its coverage of Doug Ford giving Elon Musk $100M.
Ontario’s Starlink Deal Stays, For Now, Despite Trump’s Trade Move
The Canadian province of Ontario is keeping its contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink for the moment, despite President Donald Trump’s moves to put new tariffs on US trading partners.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hoping the media is incessant this week in its coverage of Doug Ford giving Elon Musk $100M.
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History will record who stood up during the Trump administration
This is our city. We’re going to continue following & enforcing the laws to keep all Bostonians safe. And it goes without saying that our police commissioner has my complete confidence & support.
Homan: "The police commission of Boston -- you said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement office of ICE. I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me."
February 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
History will record who stood up during the Trump administration
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This is our city. We’re going to continue following & enforcing the laws to keep all Bostonians safe. And it goes without saying that our police commissioner has my complete confidence & support.
Homan: "The police commission of Boston -- you said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement office of ICE. I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me."
February 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is our city. We’re going to continue following & enforcing the laws to keep all Bostonians safe. And it goes without saying that our police commissioner has my complete confidence & support.
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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Now on TPR:
The Ontario Land Tribunal just issued a significant decision for #HamOnt, overturning Hamilton's 30-storey height limit, saying it will create a "monolithic skyline."
39-storeys is now approved at 117 Jackson Street East. #yhmcc #HamOnt www.thepublicrecord.ca/2024/12/onta...
The Ontario Land Tribunal just issued a significant decision for #HamOnt, overturning Hamilton's 30-storey height limit, saying it will create a "monolithic skyline."
39-storeys is now approved at 117 Jackson Street East. #yhmcc #HamOnt www.thepublicrecord.ca/2024/12/onta...
Ontario Land Tribunal Overrules Hamilton's Downtown Height Limit
OLT approves 39-storey tall building at 117 Jackson Street East, and notes with emphasised concern that Hamilton's height limit will create a "monolithic skyline."
www.thepublicrecord.ca
December 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Now on TPR:
The Ontario Land Tribunal just issued a significant decision for #HamOnt, overturning Hamilton's 30-storey height limit, saying it will create a "monolithic skyline."
39-storeys is now approved at 117 Jackson Street East. #yhmcc #HamOnt www.thepublicrecord.ca/2024/12/onta...
The Ontario Land Tribunal just issued a significant decision for #HamOnt, overturning Hamilton's 30-storey height limit, saying it will create a "monolithic skyline."
39-storeys is now approved at 117 Jackson Street East. #yhmcc #HamOnt www.thepublicrecord.ca/2024/12/onta...
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Here's the PDF of the OLT decision on 117 Jackson Street East: www.thepublicrecord.ca/static/docs/...
www.thepublicrecord.ca
December 24, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Here's the PDF of the OLT decision on 117 Jackson Street East: www.thepublicrecord.ca/static/docs/...
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NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
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Gonna have a hard time believing we are taking the housing "crisis" seriously when we keep putting shadows as a higher priority than affordable homes
December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Gonna have a hard time believing we are taking the housing "crisis" seriously when we keep putting shadows as a higher priority than affordable homes