Lloyd Alter
@lloydalter.bsky.social
Author of"The Story of Upfront Carbon," reformed architect and developer, teacher of sustainable design at Toronto Metropolitan University. https://lloydalter.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I was not alone, complaining about the police coming to a press conference all dressed up in vests.
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I was not alone, complaining about the police coming to a press conference all dressed up in vests.
This is all very sad. I grew up on paperbacks; I still have all my dad's John D. MacDonald paperbacks and my Arthur C. Clarke's, but then who is going to read them? My kids didn't.
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This is all very sad. I grew up on paperbacks; I still have all my dad's John D. MacDonald paperbacks and my Arthur C. Clarke's, but then who is going to read them? My kids didn't.
Much of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social evening was a discussion of the legal intricacies of the battle of the bike lanes, which I suspect we will lose, but wow, they have put up a brave fight. Kudos to @shawnmicallef.bsky.social for a few laughs.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Much of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social evening was a discussion of the legal intricacies of the battle of the bike lanes, which I suspect we will lose, but wow, they have put up a brave fight. Kudos to @shawnmicallef.bsky.social for a few laughs.
We should give brooklynspoke.bsky.social and sgoodyear.bsky.social Canadian citizenship for their promotion of Canadian icons like Rob Ford and Superman. Great evening with the @thewaroncars.bsky.social Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social !
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
We should give brooklynspoke.bsky.social and sgoodyear.bsky.social Canadian citizenship for their promotion of Canadian icons like Rob Ford and Superman. Great evening with the @thewaroncars.bsky.social Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social !
Why do the police wear bulletproof vests to a press conference? Are they afraid of the media? Towtruck drivers? The public?
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Why do the police wear bulletproof vests to a press conference? Are they afraid of the media? Towtruck drivers? The public?
I did a quick look to see how @thestar.com reacted the last time two people were shot and killed on the same day and it got the front page treatment. Bullets are shocking, cars aren't.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I did a quick look to see how @thestar.com reacted the last time two people were shot and killed on the same day and it got the front page treatment. Bullets are shocking, cars aren't.
I hope there are some politicians going to @thewaroncars.bsky.social talk tomorrow night in Toronto, a city where two die on the same day and it gets buried on page 9- that is how common it has become.
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I hope there are some politicians going to @thewaroncars.bsky.social talk tomorrow night in Toronto, a city where two die on the same day and it gets buried on page 9- that is how common it has become.
@thestar.com always on top of the science!
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
@thestar.com always on top of the science!
@oliver-moore.bsky.social it's not just the Parking Authority, it is a higher authority like the Catholic Church, cleaning their own stairs with a vacuum, they are so perfect, but the minute you are out the gate? Everyone (including their parishioners) can pray they don't fall on the ice.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
@oliver-moore.bsky.social it's not just the Parking Authority, it is a higher authority like the Catholic Church, cleaning their own stairs with a vacuum, they are so perfect, but the minute you are out the gate? Everyone (including their parishioners) can pray they don't fall on the ice.
That is so sad about the RenCen, I visited it last year and didn't take nearly enough photos of the building, I was so obsessed with the giant trucks on display.
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
That is so sad about the RenCen, I visited it last year and didn't take nearly enough photos of the building, I was so obsessed with the giant trucks on display.
The editorial page of @theglobeandmail.com this morning is quite something: 1) a complete list of all the Canadians who died in Afghanistan while not “stepping back;” 2) The Board of Peace editorial cartoon.
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The editorial page of @theglobeandmail.com this morning is quite something: 1) a complete list of all the Canadians who died in Afghanistan while not “stepping back;” 2) The Board of Peace editorial cartoon.
My granddaughter asks why pay to get two newspapers every day (she loves the comics) but today, the @theglobeandmail.com and the @thestar.com were both brilliant. Interesting times make for interesting papers…
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My granddaughter asks why pay to get two newspapers every day (she loves the comics) but today, the @theglobeandmail.com and the @thestar.com were both brilliant. Interesting times make for interesting papers…
He's retweeting from 2018. @billmckibben.bsky.social answered then.
January 23, 2026 at 1:47 PM
He's retweeting from 2018. @billmckibben.bsky.social answered then.
I love the last line, “and it’s not even 10AM in Europe.” It’s not even 7AM in Toronto and I want to go back to bed and pull the covers over my head
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I love the last line, “and it’s not even 10AM in Europe.” It’s not even 7AM in Toronto and I want to go back to bed and pull the covers over my head
We were driving south on Bathurst Street at Wilson, for me the first time in 8 years I think, and I said, ooh, I need a photo of Brooklyn Furniture, I loved that building and it has been the same since I was a kid! Alas I think I just got my past photo of it. Welcome to Toronto!
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
We were driving south on Bathurst Street at Wilson, for me the first time in 8 years I think, and I said, ooh, I need a photo of Brooklyn Furniture, I loved that building and it has been the same since I was a kid! Alas I think I just got my past photo of it. Welcome to Toronto!
Am I alone in being unhappy that @torontomet.bsky.social ties us to Google and even acknowledges that it is subject to US "freedom act" legislation in these crazy times? Isn't there a Canadian option?
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Am I alone in being unhappy that @torontomet.bsky.social ties us to Google and even acknowledges that it is subject to US "freedom act" legislation in these crazy times? Isn't there a Canadian option?
Often, to Toronto's Cedarvale Park and High Park
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Often, to Toronto's Cedarvale Park and High Park
It makes me crazy that at home I am trying to dump US-owned services like Google and Microsoft, but when I sign on at @torontomet.bsky.social TMU, I am forced into every Google app.
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
It makes me crazy that at home I am trying to dump US-owned services like Google and Microsoft, but when I sign on at @torontomet.bsky.social TMU, I am forced into every Google app.
I start teaching today again at @torontomet.bsky.social this year my class is in the George Vari building. He was a real estate developer who built the Tour Montparnasse in Paris, which has an observation deck on the roof famous for being the only place in town where you couldnt see the building
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I start teaching today again at @torontomet.bsky.social this year my class is in the George Vari building. He was a real estate developer who built the Tour Montparnasse in Paris, which has an observation deck on the roof famous for being the only place in town where you couldnt see the building
Not a word in the entire article about the emissions from burning natural gas to mine useless bitcoins. This should be banned.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not a word in the entire article about the emissions from burning natural gas to mine useless bitcoins. This should be banned.
Instagram influencer wants a powder room so they build an entire new house. The new one ““has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. He named it Powder Haus because it had a powder room off the living room. ”
It really is time for a big honking carbon tax or wealth tax or I dont know what
It really is time for a big honking carbon tax or wealth tax or I dont know what
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Instagram influencer wants a powder room so they build an entire new house. The new one ““has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. He named it Powder Haus because it had a powder room off the living room. ”
It really is time for a big honking carbon tax or wealth tax or I dont know what
It really is time for a big honking carbon tax or wealth tax or I dont know what
My late dad lived on Concord a few doors north of this store. He was big, and complained (about buying candy here 90 years ago) “this is the store that made me the man I am today.” Corner stores have been part of the fabric of Toronto forever, and it is about time they were made legal!
December 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My late dad lived on Concord a few doors north of this store. He was big, and complained (about buying candy here 90 years ago) “this is the store that made me the man I am today.” Corner stores have been part of the fabric of Toronto forever, and it is about time they were made legal!
This is outrageous, Doug Ford rips out Ontario’s speed cameras and then uses taxpayers money to run ads about nonexistent police, useless signs and speed bumps. He takes from us and then rubs it in our face.
December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is outrageous, Doug Ford rips out Ontario’s speed cameras and then uses taxpayers money to run ads about nonexistent police, useless signs and speed bumps. He takes from us and then rubs it in our face.