Yinnon G
@yinnong.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Master of Urban Innovation program, IMI, UTM
Thoughts on planning and housing in Toronto
But also random Hebrew ramblings because in my mind this is 2009 Twitter
Thoughts on planning and housing in Toronto
But also random Hebrew ramblings because in my mind this is 2009 Twitter
My one major takeaway from this piece is how little correlation there is between wealth and intelligence, or even financial acuity
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
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December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My one major takeaway from this piece is how little correlation there is between wealth and intelligence, or even financial acuity
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
32 Lisgar encapsulates all the problems of Toronto's old community benefits (Section 37) regime: meager compensation for massive development, symbolic nods to "the arts", capital investment without operational strategy. Maybe an idea for a paper...
With new developments, we’re always looking for opportunities to create new cultural spaces. Crow’s Theatre & Blackhurst Cultural Centre are great examples. Up next, a 32,000 sqft. creative/cultural hub in Queen West. We’re now looking for non-profit partners to animate the space tinyurl.com/57sujnu
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
32 Lisgar encapsulates all the problems of Toronto's old community benefits (Section 37) regime: meager compensation for massive development, symbolic nods to "the arts", capital investment without operational strategy. Maybe an idea for a paper...
Great, the new iPhone update includes all the features my old Pixel had 3 years ago. I guess that’s why called the new interface Foggy Lens
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Great, the new iPhone update includes all the features my old Pixel had 3 years ago. I guess that’s why called the new interface Foggy Lens
Stairy-eyed in Hong Kong
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Stairy-eyed in Hong Kong
Let’s take a ride on a highly anticipated transit project that opened this week - the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, of course
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Let’s take a ride on a highly anticipated transit project that opened this week - the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, of course
The many densities of Melbourne
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The many densities of Melbourne
lil vintage Melbourne streetcar for my transit girlies
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
lil vintage Melbourne streetcar for my transit girlies
Very weird time warp experience: leaving Toronto on the Sunday red-eye and arriving in Hong Kong on Tuesday Morning (but a pork bun for breakfast helped with the existential disorientation)
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Very weird time warp experience: leaving Toronto on the Sunday red-eye and arriving in Hong Kong on Tuesday Morning (but a pork bun for breakfast helped with the existential disorientation)
Definitely *the* moment that stayed with me, even more than the urban renewal-coded plot
There’s a great big homage to The Shining at the end of … Zootopia 2?
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Definitely *the* moment that stayed with me, even more than the urban renewal-coded plot
Good read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
This is the future liberals want
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is the future liberals want
needlessly ragebaiting headline. Most municipal bodies aren’t supposed to produce revenue. The agency at hand, though, manages multiple money losing assets, as was recently revealed
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
needlessly ragebaiting headline. Most municipal bodies aren’t supposed to produce revenue. The agency at hand, though, manages multiple money losing assets, as was recently revealed
the people of Toronto would be happy not to foot the multimillion dollar bill for six group stage games
President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup matches next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too high or local leadership isn’t cooperating with the federal government.
Trump muses about what it would take to strip World Cup host cities of games just months before the tournament kicks off | CNN
President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup games next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too hig...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
the people of Toronto would be happy not to foot the multimillion dollar bill for six group stage games
Adding Mike Bird's The Land Trap to my reading list after reading this thorough and fascinating summary. One paragraph about China got me thinking of another country with somewhat parallel property/productivity problems
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progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Adding Mike Bird's The Land Trap to my reading list after reading this thorough and fascinating summary. One paragraph about China got me thinking of another country with somewhat parallel property/productivity problems
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
This is pretty remarkable if true. Says a lot about both the dire condition of the housing market and the extensive involvement of the City
Formally introducing the Planning & Housing items on the agenda, committee chair Councillor Gord Perks highlights a factoid: "As of today, 65% of all housing under construction in the City of Toronto is either led by the City of Toronto or has the City of Toronto as a partner."
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is pretty remarkable if true. Says a lot about both the dire condition of the housing market and the extensive involvement of the City
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New evidence shows that living in affordable housing (in this case, LIHTC) is associated with small but significant increases in heath for both mothers and infants, compared to those not living in subsidized units.
Affordable Housing During Childhood Improves Long-term Outcomes of Women and their Children
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New evidence shows that living in affordable housing (in this case, LIHTC) is associated with small but significant increases in heath for both mothers and infants, compared to those not living in subsidized units.
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As a Dodgers fan, I literally feel like Sarah Connor at the end of the first Terminator. That’s how good the Blue Jays were.
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 AM
As a Dodgers fan, I literally feel like Sarah Connor at the end of the first Terminator. That’s how good the Blue Jays were.
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
Found one of my favourite satirical skits on Youtube. It's from 1994 and still accurately represents Israeli society
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4uI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4uI...
החמישיה הקאמרית - An Extraordinary Revelation ENG SUB
YouTube video by miklik4
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October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Found one of my favourite satirical skits on Youtube. It's from 1994 and still accurately represents Israeli society
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4uI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4uI...
What is it I hear, mamdani wore a tan suit??
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
What is it I hear, mamdani wore a tan suit??
Are midrise courtyard blocks the carcinization* of urban design? I recall working on a neighbourhood densification plan in Israel 2014, where the plan architect suggested them instead of high rises and was rejected outright by city planning
* Evolutionary tendency to converge into crab-like forms
* Evolutionary tendency to converge into crab-like forms
Imagine a city of great apartments where everyone knows their neighbours. The Neptis Foundation has a vision: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
A dense, urban Canada? It’s possible
A specific, provocative proposal for how Toronto might evolve offers good ideas
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Are midrise courtyard blocks the carcinization* of urban design? I recall working on a neighbourhood densification plan in Israel 2014, where the plan architect suggested them instead of high rises and was rejected outright by city planning
* Evolutionary tendency to converge into crab-like forms
* Evolutionary tendency to converge into crab-like forms
The Thin Blue Line is taking an interesting turn (squiggle?)
Chat is it a good sign if the cops are publicly disavowing the regimes actions on Twitter
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Thin Blue Line is taking an interesting turn (squiggle?)
Side note: "AL/NL Champions" are such funny titles. Literally 2nd place trophies
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Side note: "AL/NL Champions" are such funny titles. Literally 2nd place trophies
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This is the toxic, totalising logic of "there are no innocents there". When I think of the victims, I think: it could have been me, it could have been my family. If I were in the wrong place, if I was born on the wrong side, I would not have been spared.
3/3
3/3
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is the toxic, totalising logic of "there are no innocents there". When I think of the victims, I think: it could have been me, it could have been my family. If I were in the wrong place, if I was born on the wrong side, I would not have been spared.
3/3
3/3
TDSB truck fully blocking the footpath to school on a muddy mornin. It’s an epidemic.
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
TDSB truck fully blocking the footpath to school on a muddy mornin. It’s an epidemic.
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in a New Era at CBS News
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October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM