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12 Apr, 3 tweets, 2 min read
Well that cleaned up nicely.
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One recurring comment regarding the ‘after’ image (and I concur): ImageImageImageImage
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12 Jun 20
1. A process is currently underway to develop a vision and framework for 520 acres of land in Downsview, served by three subway stations and a GO station.

It’s big!
Time to play, ‘How Big Is It?’
2. The Downsview site, atop NYC, would take you from Tribeca to Downtown Brooklyn, encompassing the entire Brooklyn Bridge.
3. The Downsview site, atop Washington DC, would take you from GWU, past Lafayette Square, to the Washington Monument and National Mall.
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5 May 20
1. To recap.

Paris: 650 km of fast-tracked bikeways
Milan: 35 km of streets transformed for cyclists/pedestrians
NYC: 100 miles of open streets

Toronto? After weeks of foot-dragging, you may get a short stretch of curb lane closed off in front of a busy grocery or drug store.
2. And it’s not just places like Paris, New York and Milan. Cities around the world and across Canada have been well ahead of Toronto with respect to expanding space for active transportation and outdoor activities.

3. To provide some additional context, here is a great resource, maintained by @MikeLydon, tracking COVID-19 Livable Streets Response Strategies:

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
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18 Feb 20
To drivers: 12.2 inch multimedia video on your console.

To pedestrians: put down your phones!
To drivers: drown out the noise of other cars with 14 speakers.

To pedestrians: take out your ear buds!
To drivers: The Dark Side.

To pedestrians: wear reflective clothing!
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27 Nov 19
1. This is a short thread that will try to look at AirPods and electronic devices in the context of Toronto’s pedestrian fatalities.

Let’s look at the numbers we have available.
2. To begin, 351 pedestrians were fatally injured in collisions with cars, trucks, and transit vehicles from 2008 to 2018. All numbers are from the TPS Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) statistics.
3. The KSI dataset includes an attribute ‘PEDCOND’ (pedestrian condition), one descriptor of which is ‘inattentive’. Presumably, distraction owing to AirPods/devices would be some subset of this category.
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24 Jun 19
1. Welcome to Toronto, where apparently you should now wave a flag if you hope to cross the street safely.

At a signalized intersection.

By a school.
2. For context, this if the intersection where these flags have popped up.

The problem here is not pedestrian visibility. It is drivers who race through yellows and run red lights to make it down the road to the next red light 30 seconds sooner.

3. So why does this make me angry?

Because why should a pedestrian, at a signalized intersection, need to hold a flag to ‘take back the road’ when traffic is facing a red light and THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
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3 Jun 19
1. So can I take a land use planning slant on the @OntarioPCParty ‘quest for beer’ social media campaign? #OnPoli
2. Many of these tweets are being framed around ‘convenience’ – selling the termination of the Beer Store contract as though it will provide people with walkable amenity. Step out the door to grab a beer!
3. Before proceeding further, allow me to note that it’s beyond ironic that a party headed by a politician so steeped in the ‘war against the car’ culture wars is now, essentially, selling the idea of walkable local retail…
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