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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · 13d

The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.

Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.

www.cbc.ca

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · 19d

Liking this on Sunnyside

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University of Toronto Press @uoftpress.bsky.social · 21d

UTP author @tonyadavidson.bsky.social invites you to discover a new way of teaching introductory sociology, using Seasonal Sociology, Second Edition to bring sociological ideas to life.

WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Teams Webinar

Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · Aug 29

As a parent, I am frequently reminded that washrooms are a crucial but frequently overlooked component of public transit infrastructure

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Sarah Smith @smithsarah.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (‪@cupublichistory.bsky.social‬) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...

Ottawology

Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.

fernwoodpublishing.ca

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Solidarity w Air Canada flight attendants, and… and strike would have been less devastating if we had anything resembling passenger rail system

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Free Transit Ottawa 🇨🇦 @freetransitottawa.bsky.social · Aug 15

More frequency and expanding off-peak service to benefit shift workers - what a concept!

Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone.

www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...

Kingston transit expanding service into overnight hours

The new overnight service will run from midnight to 2 a.m. every evening. It will connect the Cataraqui Centre to First Canada Avenue.

www.thewhig.com

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · Jul 12

It sounds nice to have your own pool, but have you considered how amazing it is to have a pool in walking distance where there's almost always friends and snacks around, trained lifeguards, and zero extra costs or maintenance on your end. Public amenities are amazing!

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · May 27

Yes... research the publisher... in contrast to this AI story, the very human copyeditor on a book I'm working on for @fernpub.bsky.social includes in her notes many funny asides! #delightful!

Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · May 27

The publisher has cut their costs by outsourcing to this company, the company has cut their costs by using AI/low-paid staff instead of paying for a proper job, while I’ve spent hours & hours fixing the manuscript, so all the extra labour from cost-costing has fallen on me, the unremunerated author

Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · May 15

In London, ON the firmer Greyhound station is once again a bus station... but in Ottawa, the nation's capital busses drop poor travelers wherever i guess... @arieltroster.com

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Jordan Moffatt @jordanmoffatt.bsky.social · May 15

It's very encouraging for Toronto that its newly-hired Chief Planner is touring Copenhagen for ideas (and posting about it).

Note that the City of Ottawa has been without a chief planner since 2022.

Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · May 12

Most malls make you cycle through the parking lot to get around them. Not in Copenhagen. This is the Cykelslangen at (around) the Fisketorvet mall.
@tomflood.bsky.social @americanfietser.com @modacitylife.com

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · May 13

Wow.

Ian Capstick @iancapstick.bsky.social · May 13

the Learneds are in crisis.

staring blankly into the abyss @ianmosby.bsky.social · May 12

Very much hope journalists will investigate the cancellation of the 2026 annual meeting of the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a pretty seismic event in Canadian Higher Ed.

Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · May 8

Yes.

Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · May 8

Commercial rent control, shop local campaigns and small business tax classes: yes, for sure. But we also need to embrace not-for-profit models. Cities including Ottawa already own, for example, public market spaces. Why not main street? Not-for-profit land trusts?

Toronto’s neighbourhoods are losing local storefronts fast. Here’s what can be done to save them

‘Buy local’ is having an effect, but experts say more can be done to keep the local shops that make Toronto’s neighbourhoods vibrant.

www.thestar.com

Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · May 2

Is there like a non-misogynist comedy scene in Ottawa somewhere? I don't need feminist comedy... just not the rape jokes always on offer at Absolute.

Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · Apr 23

New cafe at bank and slater. Every Person's Cafe. It's great! So helpful for the cafe desert that has existed in NoSo (bank north of somerset... just made it up ;) ) since pandemic

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Bruce Fanjoy @brucefanjoy.bsky.social · Apr 17

Where’s Pierre?! He’s missed every debate in Carleton, he doesn’t answer emails from his constituents, and he only visited this riding by accident last week.

Help us win. Sign up to volunteer this weekend!

event.liberal.ca/en/events/35...

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · Apr 17

Wonder how you lose your democracy? Proactively giving legitimacy to peddlers of disinformation is definitely near the top of the list.

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Ottawa Transit Riders 🇨🇦🍁 @otttransitriders.bsky.social · Apr 15

We're mad about the focus on "fare evasion". Stop punishing people for riding the bus. The penalty is absurdly high ($260) - that's a lot more than parking in a bike lane. capitalcurrent.ca/oc-transpo-c...

OC Transpo crackdown on fare evasion draws ire of free-transit advocate - Capital Current

An Ottawa advocate for free transit service says an OC Transpo crackdown on riders who evade paying their bus or LRT fare is unfairly punishing low-income people who can’t afford the costs of travelli...

capitalcurrent.ca

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Bruce Fanjoy @brucefanjoy.bsky.social · Apr 5

What makes you confident that #togetherwecan defeat Pierre Poilievre?

#FanjoyVsPoilievre #CanadaStrong #CarletonDeservesBetter #WheresPierre👀

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Qu'est-ce qui vous fait croire que #ensembleonpeut battre
Pierre Poilievre ?

#FanjoyVsPoilievre #UnCanadaFort #CarletonMeritMieux #OuEstPierre👀

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · Mar 31

“Progressive” centrists still focused on the deregulatory aspects of “abundance” in the face of **accelerating fascism**, which also has a deregulatory agenda, seems…less than helpful right now.

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · Mar 31

Sorry to be a bummer... but not sure I trust a person whose career was previously invested in financializing rental housing, w building affordable housing

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Tonya Davidson @tonyadavidson.bsky.social · Mar 21

Furthermore, the LRT is great and also does nothing for the Glebe and this section of Centretown...and furthermore the #7 is one of the key routes to get to Carleton a community of 30 000...

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Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · Mar 21

The Centretown Community Association has sent a letter supporting bus lanes on Bank Street.

We need better buses and less traffic on Bank Street!

@arieltroster.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @glengower.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social

Dear Lise Guèvremont,

We are writing to express our support for bus lanes as part of the Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study. At a very minimum, we believe the bus lanes must be active during peak hours and on event days at Lansdowne.

Many residents in Centretown travel to the Glebe using the number 6 and 7 buses to visit family, get to work, or to support local businesses. As the busiest bus corridor in the city, we need to be maximizing the efficiency of bus travel to ensure traffic flows smoothly and reliably.

The City’s own data collected outlined that 77% of respondents want more space for people outside of private vehicles on Bank Street

The CCA Transportation Committee held our 2025 priorities vote recently and improving transit on Bank Street was chosen as our number 1 priority. This is an issue with a lot of support, with the potential to improve a lot of commutes and trips for Centretown residents.

We would encourage the City to extend the Bank Street Study into Centretown, or to consider giving Bank Street in Centretown a transit study of its own, exploring the option of bus lanes on Bank Street North of the highway.

We are requesting a formal meeting to further discuss our vision for better buses and less traffic on Bank Street.

Sincerely,
Rob Dekker
President, Centretown Community Association

CC:

Ariel Troster
Shawn Menard
Glen Gower
Mark Sutcliffe

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Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Environment and Climate Change Committee approved a motion from Coun. Rawlson King directing staff to conduct a “focused review of Ottawa’s road salt use,” with an emphasis on its environmental impact and its effect on local waterways.

City of Ottawa to review its salt use on roads and sidewalks during winter

The City of Ottawa is being asked to review its salt use on roads and sidewalks during the winter months.

www.ctvnews.ca

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