Unsettling. Engagement, belonging, better democracies. Persuadable. Archivist by nature; alchemist in my dreams; activist when riled. Tweets & takes are on me.
Jun 15, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
I genuinely appreciate that there’s a ‘reasonableness’ thing at play in this issue, and that some folks, myself included, are throwing around the term ‘housing crisis’ — at least in #LdnOnt — though it’s not, in fact, been declared at any official level. I propose that we do. 1/n
We are facing in #LdnOnt *all* of these things, not just as trickle-down or domino effects, but SIMULTANEOUSLY across multiple scenarios for people seeking shelter, temporary, transitional, or permanent household, across classes and other intersectional identities.
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Nov 8, 2019 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
I wonder if “elephant in the room” is the right expression here. It seems to me that Farhi is an oft-discussed element of downtown stagnation and hardly ever unremarked. I’d propose that the ‘thing-we-all-know-but-have-stopped-talking-about’ is something else. A short thread. 1/n
When I walk Downtown & the core — I do it a lot — I see vacant space all over. As a former business owner, born entrepreneur & community connector, I can’t stop scouting opportunities, and I see spaces owned by all manner of landlords. These are all steps from Market Tower. 2/n
Oct 23, 2019 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Last week, I witnessed an astonishing presentation by a @CityofLdnOnt's advisory committee, rich in data, wide-ranging in evidence-based recommendations, compelling in its timeliness, persuasive in its urgency. Tonight the same report is getting pushback from councillors. 1/n
The pushback is not about the info in the report -- it's unassailable -- but about the role of such committees, and I'm astonished again. I wonder if maybe I don't understand what community advisory committees are s'posed to be doing at all. 'Cause this is what I thought.... 2/n
Oct 4, 2019 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Even the best intentions don't excuse the lack of research or reasoning. Where to start? Obvs, motor vehicle licenses barely cover their own plate and admin costs and they are "permissions" to take giant dangerous moving objects through public space, a public trust. 1/n #ldnont
Next, obviously people on bikes are pretty much regular people even if they are BIKE RIDING PINKOS and, although they should get tax breaks for riding a bike some of the time (I mean it, they should), they don't. They pay taxes & pay for roads even if they only use a sliver. 2/n
