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urban planning, world events and other random interests
urban planning, world events and other random interests
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2> Cyclists never stopped riding, but they're in the street now. It's a vision of what Doug Ford wants: cyclists mixed in traffic which makes it harder for drivers to get around. This is what they seemingly want to. (They want cyclists gone/dead ultimately - but in practice, this is the vision).
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
2> Cyclists never stopped riding, but they're in the street now. It's a vision of what Doug Ford wants: cyclists mixed in traffic which makes it harder for drivers to get around. This is what they seemingly want to. (They want cyclists gone/dead ultimately - but in practice, this is the vision).
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Two things:
Brad "I sleep with a bat" Bradford, after complaining bike lanes cleared b4 car lanes (lie), put out a video other day complaining a street in front of school was being snow cleared when parents coming to get kids. The lurching to any issue that he thinks will cause rage is incredible.
Brad "I sleep with a bat" Bradford, after complaining bike lanes cleared b4 car lanes (lie), put out a video other day complaining a street in front of school was being snow cleared when parents coming to get kids. The lurching to any issue that he thinks will cause rage is incredible.
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Two things:
Brad "I sleep with a bat" Bradford, after complaining bike lanes cleared b4 car lanes (lie), put out a video other day complaining a street in front of school was being snow cleared when parents coming to get kids. The lurching to any issue that he thinks will cause rage is incredible.
Brad "I sleep with a bat" Bradford, after complaining bike lanes cleared b4 car lanes (lie), put out a video other day complaining a street in front of school was being snow cleared when parents coming to get kids. The lurching to any issue that he thinks will cause rage is incredible.
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Orbán’s party trails pro‑European opposition in polls - Reuters
The latest survey, conducted by the Publicus Institute between January 21 and 24, shows that the opposition party Tisza is backed by 48% of voters, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz garners only 40%.
The latest survey, conducted by the Publicus Institute between January 21 and 24, shows that the opposition party Tisza is backed by 48% of voters, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz garners only 40%.
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Orbán’s party trails pro‑European opposition in polls - Reuters
The latest survey, conducted by the Publicus Institute between January 21 and 24, shows that the opposition party Tisza is backed by 48% of voters, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz garners only 40%.
The latest survey, conducted by the Publicus Institute between January 21 and 24, shows that the opposition party Tisza is backed by 48% of voters, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz garners only 40%.
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It’s not unreasonable to want a bit more substance from some of the govt minsters that might put some oomph behind the hockey homonationalism stuff.
"Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents."
The 🇨🇦 government is looking to amend & pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Minister, you might want to have an opinion.
The 🇨🇦 government is looking to amend & pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Minister, you might want to have an opinion.
‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids
Ottawa removed more than 22,000 people last year "in a compassionate and humane manner," said the public safety minister.
www.thestar.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It’s not unreasonable to want a bit more substance from some of the govt minsters that might put some oomph behind the hockey homonationalism stuff.
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Richmond Street cycle track a week after the snowstorm. Completely impassable.
February 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Richmond Street cycle track a week after the snowstorm. Completely impassable.
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Yes, we had a major snow event.
Yes, the city is triaging, and many sidewalks in particular still need work.
But it's been a week and arterial bikeways are remain unrideable and worse appear to be dumping grounds for snow-clearing.
What's the plan, Toronto?
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
Yes, the city is triaging, and many sidewalks in particular still need work.
But it's been a week and arterial bikeways are remain unrideable and worse appear to be dumping grounds for snow-clearing.
What's the plan, Toronto?
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
Toronto cyclists frustrated by snow-blocked bike lanes week after record storm
Biking advocate Michael Longfield of Cycle Toronto is calling on the city to communicate a clear plan for removing snow from bike lanes
www.torontotoday.ca
February 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Yes, we had a major snow event.
Yes, the city is triaging, and many sidewalks in particular still need work.
But it's been a week and arterial bikeways are remain unrideable and worse appear to be dumping grounds for snow-clearing.
What's the plan, Toronto?
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
Yes, the city is triaging, and many sidewalks in particular still need work.
But it's been a week and arterial bikeways are remain unrideable and worse appear to be dumping grounds for snow-clearing.
What's the plan, Toronto?
www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
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If the Russians or Chinese had done this, we’d be expelling their ambassador…
Exclusive: The Trump administration has held covert meetings with fringe separatists from the oil-rich Canadian province as a rift deepens between Washington and Ottawa. ft.trib.al/zYlleOJ
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
If the Russians or Chinese had done this, we’d be expelling their ambassador…
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The union for workers at Jim Pattison-owned Save-On-Foods says it has raised concerns about another Pattison company’s sale of a Virginia warehouse for use as a detention centre for ICE.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee
But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The union for workers at Jim Pattison-owned Save-On-Foods says it has raised concerns about another Pattison company’s sale of a Virginia warehouse for use as a detention centre for ICE.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
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In solidarity with @cycletoronto.bsky.social!
“Removing the bike lanes… would lead to more accidents, injuries and deaths. The government recognized as much when it added an immunity clause to the legislation shielding it from liability, his ruling said.”
“Removing the bike lanes… would lead to more accidents, injuries and deaths. The government recognized as much when it added an immunity clause to the legislation shielding it from liability, his ruling said.”
“The Ford government is wasting time and public money on a bad-faith culture war, against the advice of its own experts, at a moment when Ontarians need leadership focused on real solutions for real challenges"
Ford is still out to maim people who bike today, appealing the court case he lost over his harmful plan of removing protected bike lanes. Win it for the people @cycletoronto.bsky.social! toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/28/t... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
In solidarity with @cycletoronto.bsky.social!
“Removing the bike lanes… would lead to more accidents, injuries and deaths. The government recognized as much when it added an immunity clause to the legislation shielding it from liability, his ruling said.”
“Removing the bike lanes… would lead to more accidents, injuries and deaths. The government recognized as much when it added an immunity clause to the legislation shielding it from liability, his ruling said.”
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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Clear car lanes, unusable bike lanes, two days after the blizzard (Tuesday aft). It’s a ton of snow & will take time sure, but you have mayoral candidate Brad “I sleep with a bat” Bradford trying to say it’s the other way around to gin up rage & culture war stuff.
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Clear car lanes, unusable bike lanes, two days after the blizzard (Tuesday aft). It’s a ton of snow & will take time sure, but you have mayoral candidate Brad “I sleep with a bat” Bradford trying to say it’s the other way around to gin up rage & culture war stuff.
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This is Odesa today.
Rescuers recover the body of a resident from an apartment building destroyed by a russian strike.
Do not look away. Russia bombs and murders Ukrainians every single day.
Rescuers recover the body of a resident from an apartment building destroyed by a russian strike.
Do not look away. Russia bombs and murders Ukrainians every single day.
January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This is Odesa today.
Rescuers recover the body of a resident from an apartment building destroyed by a russian strike.
Do not look away. Russia bombs and murders Ukrainians every single day.
Rescuers recover the body of a resident from an apartment building destroyed by a russian strike.
Do not look away. Russia bombs and murders Ukrainians every single day.
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Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison’s range of holdings includes a warehouse in Virginia that ICE wants to buy and convert into a detention centre.
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison’s range of holdings includes a warehouse in Virginia that ICE wants to buy and convert into a detention centre.
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
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NEW BONUS EPISODE: We shared the stage with @modacitylife.com to talk about their new book, "Women Changing Cities." Why are so many of the cities that are doing the most to reclaim space from the automobile led by women?
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January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
NEW BONUS EPISODE: We shared the stage with @modacitylife.com to talk about their new book, "Women Changing Cities." Why are so many of the cities that are doing the most to reclaim space from the automobile led by women?
Become a Patreon supporter for full access:
www.patreon.com/posts/149174...
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www.patreon.com/posts/149174...
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Nearly 44 percent of Ontarians will develop cancer in their lifetime. None of us can afford that magnitude of illness. Our already overstretched health care system can’t afford it, nor can we as individuals. thelocal.to/cost-of-canc...
Saving Rhea Seegobin | The Local
For the growing number of Canadians who will get cancer in their lifetimes, the financial stress can be profound. But despite her terminal diagnosis, with the support of her community, Rhea is determi...
thelocal.to
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Nearly 44 percent of Ontarians will develop cancer in their lifetime. None of us can afford that magnitude of illness. Our already overstretched health care system can’t afford it, nor can we as individuals. thelocal.to/cost-of-canc...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Ontario received 14,233 comments on its plan to drop protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, transferring management to the municipality. The plan is moving ahead unchanged, despite 98 per cent of those comments being in opposition. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
Ontario advances Wasaga Beach transfer | The Narwhal
98% of public feedback opposed Ontario’s plan to drop provincial park designation and protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach
thenarwhal.ca
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Ontario received 14,233 comments on its plan to drop protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, transferring management to the municipality. The plan is moving ahead unchanged, despite 98 per cent of those comments being in opposition. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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“Cash or Credit?”—A medical student in the pediatrics unit grapples with the price of care under our universal health-care system. thelocal.to/uninsured-bi...
And How Will You Be Paying for Your Baby Today? | The Local
When I first came to the pediatrics unit as an idealistic medical student, I ran into an uncomfortable reality about our universal health-care system.
thelocal.to
January 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“Cash or Credit?”—A medical student in the pediatrics unit grapples with the price of care under our universal health-care system. thelocal.to/uninsured-bi...
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This thing where businesses in need of tourism dollars call Canadians their "friends" just makes it sound like you think we're stupid. Just publicly condemn your president's aggressive rhetoric and let us know how it goes.
Americans are not our friends, and the hint here is that the only thing these people value us for is taking our money.
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘We miss our best friends’: Las Vegas hotels accepting Canadian dollar at par to spark tourism
Three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This thing where businesses in need of tourism dollars call Canadians their "friends" just makes it sound like you think we're stupid. Just publicly condemn your president's aggressive rhetoric and let us know how it goes.
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TL;DR: no
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
Does Toronto really plow bike lanes before roadways? Here’s what we found out
Does Toronto really plow bike lanes before roadways? Here’s what we found out
A Toronto councillor asserted that there were no bikes to be found using bike lanes he said the city made “spotless” before it cleared snowy roads.
www.thestar.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
TL;DR: no
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)
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Join NYC Against Segregated Healthcare (NYCASH) for a lobbying skills training/workshop in preparation for both the NYCASH Lobby Day on March 4 & the PNHP Lobby Day on March 17.
Monday, Jan 26 from 7-8:30 PM at Weill Cornell Medical College (413 E 69th St, BB 204-A). Hope to see you there!
Monday, Jan 26 from 7-8:30 PM at Weill Cornell Medical College (413 E 69th St, BB 204-A). Hope to see you there!
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Join NYC Against Segregated Healthcare (NYCASH) for a lobbying skills training/workshop in preparation for both the NYCASH Lobby Day on March 4 & the PNHP Lobby Day on March 17.
Monday, Jan 26 from 7-8:30 PM at Weill Cornell Medical College (413 E 69th St, BB 204-A). Hope to see you there!
Monday, Jan 26 from 7-8:30 PM at Weill Cornell Medical College (413 E 69th St, BB 204-A). Hope to see you there!
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We want to hear from you! The City is reviewing parts of the RentSafeTO program to better support tenants, improve building maintenance and compliance, and make information easier to understand.
Take the survey by February 6: toronto.ca/rentsafeto
Take the survey by February 6: toronto.ca/rentsafeto
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
We want to hear from you! The City is reviewing parts of the RentSafeTO program to better support tenants, improve building maintenance and compliance, and make information easier to understand.
Take the survey by February 6: toronto.ca/rentsafeto
Take the survey by February 6: toronto.ca/rentsafeto
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For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.❤️💚
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.❤️💚
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The rise in under-qualified hires at childcare centres has shot up more than 1000% in 5 years. Rather than addressing the ECE shortage by improving wages and working conditions, the Ontario government is choosing to "paper over the crisis," advocates say. My latest:
thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires | The Local
New data shows Ministry of Education approvals for non-ECEs working in ECE-designated roles jumped more than 1,000 percent over the last five years.
thelocal.to
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The rise in under-qualified hires at childcare centres has shot up more than 1000% in 5 years. Rather than addressing the ECE shortage by improving wages and working conditions, the Ontario government is choosing to "paper over the crisis," advocates say. My latest:
thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
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The scrutiny of Mikhail Bulgakov's place in contemporary Ukraine underscores that, for many Ukrainians, an author's literary merit alone cannot detach certain writers from the enduring realities of Russia's full-scale war.
What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine
Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is celebrated worldwide for his satirical genius and his defiance of Soviet power, most famously through works like "The Master and Margarita" and "White Guar...
kyivindependent.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The scrutiny of Mikhail Bulgakov's place in contemporary Ukraine underscores that, for many Ukrainians, an author's literary merit alone cannot detach certain writers from the enduring realities of Russia's full-scale war.