Mel
@melsto84.bsky.social
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
@ttcalerts.bsky.social what's happening on 501 East? We seem to be stopped around Sherbourne?
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@ttcalerts.bsky.social what's happening on 501 East? We seem to be stopped around Sherbourne?
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If we want to add some spice to the CFL, have conversions kicked from a line from where the ball was touched down, like in rugby.
September 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If we want to add some spice to the CFL, have conversions kicked from a line from where the ball was touched down, like in rugby.
Nerd alert, but I'm on an absolute heater with the NYT crossword puzzles. Need to pump my own tires.
August 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nerd alert, but I'm on an absolute heater with the NYT crossword puzzles. Need to pump my own tires.
Hi @oliviachow.bsky.social I get you want workers back in office, which is great, but if the building courtyards and adjacent city property are full of junkies, there's going to be trouble. #cloudgardens Please, let's get a workable solution in place!
July 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hi @oliviachow.bsky.social I get you want workers back in office, which is great, but if the building courtyards and adjacent city property are full of junkies, there's going to be trouble. #cloudgardens Please, let's get a workable solution in place!
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“I know how I’m going to die. It’s going to be something like this. And I want the headline to be accurate. So I’m asking when that happens…make sure it says Some asshole was texting or going to fast and ran over Phil in his fucking car” - Phil Gaimon youtu.be/ziXBwT74pN8?...
July 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“I know how I’m going to die. It’s going to be something like this. And I want the headline to be accurate. So I’m asking when that happens…make sure it says Some asshole was texting or going to fast and ran over Phil in his fucking car” - Phil Gaimon youtu.be/ziXBwT74pN8?...
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social any chance part of the ambitious infrastructure projects your party is planning, can we please please please improve train service ASAP. Unacceptable to have trains running 25+ minutes late when already long and infrequent.
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social any chance part of the ambitious infrastructure projects your party is planning, can we please please please improve train service ASAP. Unacceptable to have trains running 25+ minutes late when already long and infrequent.
It's literally peak cycling season. I bet 50% or more of the folks coming from the Beaches could a) carpool or b) cycle.
June 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's literally peak cycling season. I bet 50% or more of the folks coming from the Beaches could a) carpool or b) cycle.
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Cool study from @bikewaysto.bsky.social detailing a traffic count on Bloor Street taken on June 11 with a camera at 412 Bloor West. During the peak of the afternoon rush, bikes outnumbered cars.
I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...
I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Cool study from @bikewaysto.bsky.social detailing a traffic count on Bloor Street taken on June 11 with a camera at 412 Bloor West. During the peak of the afternoon rush, bikes outnumbered cars.
I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...
I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...
I've finally started to cycle to work and actually use Bike Share instead of my own, in order to avoid the hassle of parking in an underground bike locker. Lots of opportunity to be had in more valet service around Budweiser Stage too.
Yesterday, Bike Share reached a record 36,000 trips! In addition the 14-day average is about 20% higher than this time last year. The popularity of the system is exploding, and our governments need to support a safe and connected cycling network.
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I've finally started to cycle to work and actually use Bike Share instead of my own, in order to avoid the hassle of parking in an underground bike locker. Lots of opportunity to be had in more valet service around Budweiser Stage too.
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The very reason we hold an annual Ride of the Fancy Women is to remind sexists in our city:
°Women Ride Bikes
°Women Deserve Streets That Welcome Us to Cycle to:
•Café, Cinema, Daycare, Dentist, Family, Florist, Gym, Hardware, Home, Grocery, Lawyer, School, Spa, Park, Restaurants, Vet, Work...
°Women Ride Bikes
°Women Deserve Streets That Welcome Us to Cycle to:
•Café, Cinema, Daycare, Dentist, Family, Florist, Gym, Hardware, Home, Grocery, Lawyer, School, Spa, Park, Restaurants, Vet, Work...
May 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The very reason we hold an annual Ride of the Fancy Women is to remind sexists in our city:
°Women Ride Bikes
°Women Deserve Streets That Welcome Us to Cycle to:
•Café, Cinema, Daycare, Dentist, Family, Florist, Gym, Hardware, Home, Grocery, Lawyer, School, Spa, Park, Restaurants, Vet, Work...
°Women Ride Bikes
°Women Deserve Streets That Welcome Us to Cycle to:
•Café, Cinema, Daycare, Dentist, Family, Florist, Gym, Hardware, Home, Grocery, Lawyer, School, Spa, Park, Restaurants, Vet, Work...
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"Bike lanes restrict road space. Bike lanes have turned streets into parking lots, with residents unable to shop, get kids to events, and seriously impact emergency services & Wheel-Trans."
Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.
Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.
Bikeway construction on The Esplanade draws community controversy | CBC News
Some downtown residents say they are opposed to a bikeway on The Esplanade but the city of Toronto says more than half of respondents it consulted four years ago said they supported the project.
www.cbc.ca
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Bike lanes restrict road space. Bike lanes have turned streets into parking lots, with residents unable to shop, get kids to events, and seriously impact emergency services & Wheel-Trans."
Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.
Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.
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So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?
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WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM
WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
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what if we framed it as "trying to beat montreal" -- would it calm some of the Toronto status quo who hates anything like this? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
May 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
what if we framed it as "trying to beat montreal" -- would it calm some of the Toronto status quo who hates anything like this? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Rounding up responses to frequently asked questions on the MMR vaccine.
May 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Rounding up responses to frequently asked questions on the MMR vaccine.
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Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
April 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
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Op-Ed : “Say what you will about us, at least we never blew a 27 point lead,” by Auston Matthews #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Op-Ed : “Say what you will about us, at least we never blew a 27 point lead,” by Auston Matthews #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
@ttchelps.bsky.social not trying to be controversial, but an entire 503 basically unrideable with the sheer number of marginalized folks (not their presence but the smell literally unbearable). Does the TTC have any plans of action here if they want to maintain paid ridership?
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
@ttchelps.bsky.social not trying to be controversial, but an entire 503 basically unrideable with the sheer number of marginalized folks (not their presence but the smell literally unbearable). Does the TTC have any plans of action here if they want to maintain paid ridership?
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My cynical take is that nobody listened because it was Toronto and people enjoy Toronto getting hit with crap. But all of Ontario is paying billions, and it's their Ontario Place too (and their Science Centre, and their Greenbelt and...).
Useless Canadian internecine bullshit strikes again.
Useless Canadian internecine bullshit strikes again.
I was talking about local journalism and forgot to mention the invaluable work of @spacing.bsky.social and @johnlorinc.bsky.social, who did the legwork to investigate Therme. But no one listened.
Want more? At @spacingstore.bsky.social , @johnlorinc.bsky.social has been investigating Therme for years (harassed by their hench-comms). Go back thru his archive. Maybe the NYT will wake more up in Ontario who shrug at Cdn reporting.
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
April 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My cynical take is that nobody listened because it was Toronto and people enjoy Toronto getting hit with crap. But all of Ontario is paying billions, and it's their Ontario Place too (and their Science Centre, and their Greenbelt and...).
Useless Canadian internecine bullshit strikes again.
Useless Canadian internecine bullshit strikes again.
Watching fairly smart people have to continue to sing Poilievre's praise in order to not lose face is interesting to watch. Imagine being forced to keep your wagon hitched to that guy and that "platform" as his ship is sinking. Woof.
April 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Watching fairly smart people have to continue to sing Poilievre's praise in order to not lose face is interesting to watch. Imagine being forced to keep your wagon hitched to that guy and that "platform" as his ship is sinking. Woof.
My second guess. First was obviously Brad Brad.
This made me so mad that I wrote a longer post about this earlier today thismomroars.substack.com/p/city-counc...
#TOpoli #ONTed
#TOpoli #ONTed
March 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My second guess. First was obviously Brad Brad.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople