Mark Shaw @Markshawtoronto
🍁 Toronto transit & urbanism nerd | 👨💻 Software Developer | 🌈 Your gay best friend Toronto Joined January 2011-
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The entire way we talk about the carbon tax is completely stupid. The entire point of a carbon tax is to make pollution so expensive people stop doing it! Trying to make the carbon tax affordable is like trying to make an atheist go to church, it defeats the entire point!
Relavent to all those complaining about very gentle density in the Annex in the last few days. If you can't stand growth, why do you live in the heart of the largest city, walking distance from both major subway lines? There are other places!
Relavent to all those complaining about very gentle density in the Annex in the last few days. If you can't stand growth, why do you live in the heart of the largest city, walking distance from both major subway lines? There are other places!
9/9 I really wish I didn't have to type out things like "renters deserve normal ceiling heights". One could say that the gap between basic things renters should have, and the expectations homeowners have, could be described as a "missing middle"
Their top concerns are housing affordability, keeping their property valuations above $3.7 million, and fighting new homes. Sure. 🙄
Their top concerns are housing affordability, keeping their property valuations above $3.7 million, and fighting new homes. Sure. 🙄
We saved the ozone layer. 🥹 By 2045 it will be completely regenerated. Never forget humanity can do things 🙏
We saved the ozone layer. 🥹 By 2045 it will be completely regenerated. Never forget humanity can do things 🙏
John Forester & vehicular cycling set us back decades 🥲 I would never, ever, EVER cycle downtown if we hadn’t started getting separated bike lanes in the 2010s.
John Forester & vehicular cycling set us back decades 🥲 I would never, ever, EVER cycle downtown if we hadn’t started getting separated bike lanes in the 2010s.
How long will it take this driver to read the sign? ⏳ If a road requires written instructions, then it's already failed. King Street in Toronto doesn't have a sign problem, it has a design problem. #UrbanPlanning
Canada. America. Gay. Toronto. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when…
Yes king skinny legend housing daddy!!
Yes king skinny legend housing daddy!! https://t.co/2HaZi7ImGW
Retweet if I should make this album
Retweet if I should make this album
No subway service in Etobicoke for a few days due to a fire 🫢 (btw Jane & Kipling)
No subway service in Etobicoke for a few days due to a fire 🫢 (btw Jane & Kipling)
What happens here?
Could have saved everyone some time. Same old same old.
Could have saved everyone some time. Same old same old. https://t.co/IbnipVMUiM
If we’re going to save the planet, polluters should pay. #EarthDay
😞 My fear: Federal Conservatives remain great at messaging (it's a crisis! We understand you!) But they're unwilling to intervene in housing when it's an ally's jurisdiction so we end up with: - Cut the deficit - Fight with NDP provinces - Blame the last PM - 🔁 4 years
😞 My fear: Federal Conservatives remain great at messaging (it's a crisis! We understand you!) But they're unwilling to intervene in housing when it's an ally's jurisdiction so we end up with: - Cut the deficit - Fight with NDP provinces - Blame the last PM - 🔁 4 years
A speaker at Calgary's mega-hearing (650+ speakers!) on a broad upzoning asked: "do we really need to grow?" I ask: how do you want to stop it? A wall with armed guards? A Chinese hukou system? If you answer, "don't build homes", don't be shocked when home prices skyrocket!
Bingo. This complaint has been my favourite: “What about people selling their cottage?” Or those with multiple properties? Ummm…I don’t care about them. Let’s maybe make sure we worry about everyone having a single home before we get worked up about those who own two or more.
Bingo. This complaint has been my favourite: “What about people selling their cottage?” Or those with multiple properties? Ummm…I don’t care about them. Let’s maybe make sure we worry about everyone having a single home before we get worked up about those who own two or more.
Onpoli Club @OnpoliC67812
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Baritone BC 🔰🌐 @Baritone_BC
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Martin E @martinees_
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Kyle Rich (krich052@m.. @Krich052
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Ethan 🏳️🌈�.. @That_Ethan_2
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Opportunistic Shitpos.. @letmestay2023
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Herlander :checkmark: @herlanderdi
291 Followers 236 Following Build until it hurts. Build more housing, house the homeless, end exclusionary zoning (he/they) 🌈 🇪🇺🇵🇹🤝🇨🇦 I sometimes talk about web dev
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207 Followers 3K Following ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, SITES AP, BREEAM Associate, LFA, GGEP, CNU-A, EcoDistricts AP, AICP CUD, STP, SEA Sustainability Specialist @harvard
Jeff Ranson @jeffranson
930 Followers 1K Following Green Buildings and Climate Change in Toronto. Tweets my own
Martin can be found w.. @MartinConcagh
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Justin @_justintoronto
765 Followers 2K Following Planes, trains, and sometimes automobiles plus everything in between.
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🌿 LP 🇨🇦 @LP_FxOff
329 Followers 644 Following #PlayStation #Apple #Urbanism 🚊 Post about Gaming/Tech/Cinema/UrbanPlanning/Politics things Canadien | Canadian 🇨🇦 Fr/En
Photography by Dougla.. @DarkWaterPhotos
1K Followers 2K Following DarkWaterPhotoMedia Freelance Urban Wildlife & Natural World Photography. Photos Copyright©2024. @[email protected] #Wildlife #Deaf #AuDHD #BikeTO
It's Not Me 🇺🇦 @ITSNOTM0I
175 Followers 859 Following I'm not that special, I think hard and I never have fun. Does not octothorpe. ''uKRaiNiAn fLAg'' comments = block.
M.R. Binnion @mrbinnion
16K Followers 11K Following Making the circular economy a reality with carbon-tech. Just because I'm biased doesn't mean I'm wrong
Scrufus @ScwuffyDaJanitr
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Eoin O'Dwyer @HazelWoodFire
208 Followers 819 Following I make websites, write things, and retweet stuff about the climate crisis. Also on https://t.co/POUXsgE4P2
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Bionic1977 @NoLies1977
200 Followers 513 Following Lover of science, progress, animals, and some poeple.
Ross @callinthemidst
68 Followers 652 Following “A call in the midst of the crowd, My own voice, orotund sweeping and final.” RTs = endorsements.
Mark Bradley🇨🇦�.. @UrbanRat
889 Followers 2K Following Retired, CDN Army Vet, was a Librarian, now photographer, visual artists, news junkie everything city, walking the city. Centre Left leaning
Ryan M @ryan_metheny
194 Followers 2K Following Yimby shill and public transit enthusiast. Occasional military industrial complex opinion haver. Views expressed not those of my employer or my cat.
Adam Smith @adamsmith21stc
292 Followers 444 Following Toronto living and loving, unapologetically environmental, and trying to balance the system that rules us.
Jaxson Khan @jaxson
3K Followers 5K Following 🇨🇦 Policy @FP_Champagne, Minister ISI @ISED_CA. Peux ce que veux, allons-y. Views my own.
Herlander :checkmark: @herlanderdi
291 Followers 236 Following Build until it hurts. Build more housing, house the homeless, end exclusionary zoning (he/they) 🌈 🇪🇺🇵🇹🤝🇨🇦 I sometimes talk about web dev
David Moscrop @David_Moscrop
52K Followers 3K Following Writer: Globe and Mail, Washington Post, Jacobin, TVO, etc. Author: Too Dumb for Democracy? Podcasts: Open to Debate and Left Looking In. Substacker.
Jeff Ranson @jeffranson
930 Followers 1K Following Green Buildings and Climate Change in Toronto. Tweets my own
sam 🍊🏡 @lj_sam_
2K Followers 755 Following he/il | uoft | environmentalism, urban planning and tax positivity 😊 aspiring city builder | https://t.co/30ky7qCUlQ
Jack Landau @Jack_Landau
1K Followers 2K Following Photography, sports, all things urban, and my dumb cat. News editor + reporter @blogTO Regular photo uploads here: https://t.co/0pljkkUJ9z
Jay Cockburn @JayCockburn
1K Followers 2K Following I make podcasts about cities Producer, City Space @TheGlobeandMail Gargoyle critic @TorontoStar Freelance reporter @TheLocal_TO Occasionally @99PIorg
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4K Followers 245 Following iPedro on 🧵 + 🐘 Federated feed: @[email protected]
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3K Followers 1K Following 28 years in Don Valley West (DVW) Mom 👩🏻 of 2 👥 Chartered Professional Accountant 📕 Former Board Member at Bank of Canada 📈 MPP for DVW
The Real #Shalimar @shalimar_street
1K Followers 119 Following Deliver us from generational poverty, lethargy and the social housing trap. #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #MoreNeighbours #SocialJustice #YIMBY
20:20Hindsight 🚴�.. @Cmartoronto
280 Followers 224 Following Science, Food, Bikes, Boats, Pets. Let's make Toronto more liveable.
Nick Shaw @nalfreds
211 Followers 565 Following transit planner (RPP) in #toronto. raised in #hamont 🏳️🌈
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1K Followers 2K Following Transit enthusiast, GIS specialist, fast walker, hopelessly single, cat slave, TFC, Arsenal, Comics, Bi, They/them, wants to be she/her.
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Thomas Keith @1714tak
249 Followers 134 Following A proud Canadian flâneur. Sarcastic, satirical, and a bit of a cynic. Sometimes I post things that are wrong or splet incorrectly. Sorry. 😳🇨🇦🤪🐝
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breadloaf 🛤️ T̸.. @taxspendlib
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4K Followers 2K Following Policy researcher, retired record & book peddler. Transit, housing, land use, energy, infrastructure & misc #onpoli wonkery. #ONDP. Tweets my own (he/him)
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Your Neighbour @simcitylife
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Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani
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FFSS @FFSafeStreets
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Ali = Alison Stewart .. @AlisonVStewart
954 Followers 515 Following Bilingual (en/fr) GenX woman and cycling enthusiast with a sense of humour. Director Advocacy & Public Policy, Cycle Toronto. All views expressed are mine.
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295 Followers 453 Following Ethnic Somali. Husband. Father. Montreal Based. Project Manager. @yorkuniversity Alum. Policy Wonk. Pro-Carbon Tax. YIMBY shill.
cade @Cadeyrnn
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Alexander Daros PhD @Daroptimism
234 Followers 549 Following Assistant Professor @UWindsor Other Affiliations @CAMHResearch Studying affective science, mental health, & digital interventions. RTs/Opinions = my own views
What HOUSING questions would you like to ask a Mississauga mayoral candidate? @MoreHomesSauga #Misspoli #ONpoli
@CanadaRobin @Markshawtoronto @BicycleMayorTO ALSO SAME
Whether or not your city has one of these bounty programs, this @Casey Neistat video is a great way to sell the idea to some of your local stakeholders.
2024 will likely be Toronto's deadliest year for cycling: 4 people killed in the first 4 months. In past, the worst years saw 4 deaths over the *entire* year. How many deaths will it take to get installation of the Cycling Network Plan "Back on Track"? #TOpoli #BikeTO #VisionZero
Thinking of this cyclist and their family. #YouNeverRideAlone. That's 4 in 2024. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
@vkdNguyen @RM_Transit what's your issue with it? it's a fairly straightforward tax on a negative externality (pollution) which helps promote both changes in overall behaviors and innovation to be less carbon intensive.
@Caprico47634524 @JakeLandauTO It's not a matter of belief, reality is showing it to be true: link.springer.com/article/10.100… smith.queensu.ca/centres/isf/pd… iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…
Thinking of this cyclist and their family. #YouNeverRideAlone. That's 4 in 2024. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
👇🏼This is horrible and heartbreaking 💔. The image says it all: 4 car lanes and no bike lane resulting in the tragic death of a person biking on Avenue Rd. @DianneSaxe please call for bike lanes and wider sidewalks ASAP. #BikeTO #TOpoli @RespectTO unfortunately we will ride again
Thinking of this cyclist and their family. #YouNeverRideAlone. That's 4 in 2024. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
COLLISION: Avenue Rd and Elgin Ave 1:23 pm -pedestrian struck by a vehicle -driver remained on o/s -police, fire and paramedics o/s -victim w/ life threatening injuries -victim transported via emergency run -road closures in the area -avoid the area #GO924442 ^lm
(5) Second, there is no guarantee the transit fund will even exist if PP and his Visigoths are setting spending priorities by then.
@_ChanFace Ontario Northland be waiting outside the door for 2026.
@n0rthleft I get that, and it's totally fine to have negative feelings about it, but it's on our politicians to ensure the system doesn't prioritize those feelings over shelter for our growing community. In this case, the feelings of asset-wealthy homeowners won.
It’s really unfortunate to see what’s happened with the carbon tax, it was and is a very good policy.
The entire way we talk about the carbon tax is completely stupid. The entire point of a carbon tax is to make pollution so expensive people stop doing it! Trying to make the carbon tax affordable is like trying to make an atheist go to church, it defeats the entire point!
I mean, just last week, a local councillor asked if a shadow study had been completed on a 3.5 storey proposal! x.com/m2bowman/statu…
Really, shadows are under-analyzed? Has this person ever attended a council meeting before?
Douglas Todd: Shade problem stretches far beyond Brentwood’s highrises vancouversun.com/opinion/column…
Today, I sent a letter to @PaulCalandra highlighting the deficiencies of Bill 185 and the need to take bold, corrective action. We needed a home run on housing. We got a swing and a miss. Check out 7️⃣ of @OntLiberal’s top 🏡 priorities👇✉️👇 ontarioliberal.ca/wp-content/upl… #onpoli
@OhUrbanity Well yeah. Life is about trade offs. If they want big city amenities, that comes with big city density. There’s no reason that government needs to protect a selected group from having to face these trade offs.
I think @OhUrbanity is right, that ultimately most people will get over it and continue living life as before. Most won't bother moving away. But in the meantime, their fights and the delays it causes will make the affordability situation so much worse.
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