Nothing makes me roll my eyes more than people imploring that we have always been a city for cars...'it's just who we are.'

Nonsense.

Cities are a product of choices - and our choices are tied to our vision for our shared future (or, our lack of vision).

Our clogged streets…

Toronto schools could look like this if the school boards didn’t keep awarding work to bottom of the barrel firms that bid lower than competent firms.

Great resource here on development charges. These numbers are eye-opening. Development charges up nearly 2000% in Toronto over the last 20 years!

opencouncil.ca/development-ch…

Mississauga mayoral candidate comes out as pro-road deaths. Interesting strategy!

This is the de facto plan for Toronto’s next 50 years.

Both the Greenbelt and the Growth Plan were built on a grand bargain: Environmentally sensitive land would be set aside, but cities would densify to make sure every family could afford a home.

Ontario did the first, but reneged on the second.

Death of Saint Joseph, by Gioacchino Assereto, mid 17th century, 📸 via Maple Leafs Wave

Too often the negotiation with City Staff is about horse trading and not enough about merit or impact.

If you can hit with runners in scoring position or score on the power play, two Toronto sports teams would like to interview you.

Bloor-Gladstone Toronto Public Library — one of the best.

Fun fact: one of the nimby neighbours who spoke at the Committee of Adjustments in opposition to this infill development proposal at 91 Barton St. is Burkhard Mausberg, the former CEO of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and Greenbelt Fund.

Think about that.

The 'luxury condos' the NDP leader loves to disparage are the only affordable market rate housing left for many of my friends, who will also never qualify for affordable housing unless we up our spending by a few trillion. His good points get lost in the empty sloganeering.