Colleen
@cbailey6.bsky.social
Scientist, cyclist, knitter. But only 2 out of 3 at any one time. 🔰
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A rather somber piece of cartography. A map with details of every soldier from the city of Toronto and fell in WW2.
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Toronto Second World War casualty map - Google My Maps
Toronto Second World War casualty map
www.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A rather somber piece of cartography. A map with details of every soldier from the city of Toronto and fell in WW2.
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
We need more consultation so that IntegrityTO can have more time to AI more bad misinformation.
The folks at IntegrityTO have finally weighed in on neighbourhood retail with AI generated scenes of creepy faceless loiterers congregating outside a 7-11…
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We need more consultation so that IntegrityTO can have more time to AI more bad misinformation.
I like to imagine that she's doing an adaptation of Sartre's No Exit in the medium of X. They are in fact already dead and they're trapped there together, forever, only just realizing that hell is other people.
![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I like to imagine that she's doing an adaptation of Sartre's No Exit in the medium of X. They are in fact already dead and they're trapped there together, forever, only just realizing that hell is other people.
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3 councillors opposing 6 storeys near Islington station. Time for all three to go.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
3 councillors opposing 6 storeys near Islington station. Time for all three to go.
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Happy to see it come to a vote now rather than wait a year. I will say instead of ward by ward I'd prefer the motion to attach to the R and RM zones. Would bring us a step closer conceptually to Japanese zoning which I prefer.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy to see it come to a vote now rather than wait a year. I will say instead of ward by ward I'd prefer the motion to attach to the R and RM zones. Would bring us a step closer conceptually to Japanese zoning which I prefer.
I somehow never knew anything about this. Amazing story. Don't miss the coda where the reason that we have a Milton GO line is because of a settlement from the 1979 rail disaster?
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I somehow never knew anything about this. Amazing story. Don't miss the coda where the reason that we have a Milton GO line is because of a settlement from the 1979 rail disaster?
Cool. This morning needed a few more challenges on the sidewalk.
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cool. This morning needed a few more challenges on the sidewalk.
A good summary of several recent disappointing votes at Council that have made it feel like we're constantly defending the little that we have. The article names some disappointing Old City progressive councillors. I want to add comments about the suburbs as we head to election next year.
How Toronto killed Sesame Street. My column on the retreat from allowing shops in neighbourhoods
& other watering down of good ideas.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
& other watering down of good ideas.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: How Toronto killed ‘Sesame Street’ with its heritage rules — and how we can bring it back
In the face of opposition from even small groups, the city ends up watering down even the best ideas.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A good summary of several recent disappointing votes at Council that have made it feel like we're constantly defending the little that we have. The article names some disappointing Old City progressive councillors. I want to add comments about the suburbs as we head to election next year.
I was gifted a copy of Watson's book "The Double Helix." There are many strange sections, including one where he suggests Franklin manipulated Wilkins. Written in 1968, post-Nobel, I'm not sure if he was attempting to discredit her, but her request seems reasonable when Watson did take her work!
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I was gifted a copy of Watson's book "The Double Helix." There are many strange sections, including one where he suggests Franklin manipulated Wilkins. Written in 1968, post-Nobel, I'm not sure if he was attempting to discredit her, but her request seems reasonable when Watson did take her work!
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lol why put it this way
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
lol why put it this way
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The province just lowered its housing forecast again in the Fall Economic Statement (FES). There will be 17,000 fewer homes by 2028, leaving Ontario 390,000 homes short of its goal.
The crisis isn’t slowing. It’s accelerating because all levels of gov still can't act with cohesion or conviction.
The crisis isn’t slowing. It’s accelerating because all levels of gov still can't act with cohesion or conviction.
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The province just lowered its housing forecast again in the Fall Economic Statement (FES). There will be 17,000 fewer homes by 2028, leaving Ontario 390,000 homes short of its goal.
The crisis isn’t slowing. It’s accelerating because all levels of gov still can't act with cohesion or conviction.
The crisis isn’t slowing. It’s accelerating because all levels of gov still can't act with cohesion or conviction.
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Update: had another meeting today with the councillor's office about the Church St pedestrianization plan & things are moving along!
We’re aiming for Dundonald to Alexander during Summer 2026, possibly rolled into an extended Pride ped’ztn or FIFA activation! Transpo staff & the BIA are onboard!
We’re aiming for Dundonald to Alexander during Summer 2026, possibly rolled into an extended Pride ped’ztn or FIFA activation! Transpo staff & the BIA are onboard!
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Update: had another meeting today with the councillor's office about the Church St pedestrianization plan & things are moving along!
We’re aiming for Dundonald to Alexander during Summer 2026, possibly rolled into an extended Pride ped’ztn or FIFA activation! Transpo staff & the BIA are onboard!
We’re aiming for Dundonald to Alexander during Summer 2026, possibly rolled into an extended Pride ped’ztn or FIFA activation! Transpo staff & the BIA are onboard!
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“We need candidates […] who will clearly state their vision for Toronto and how they’ll get there. They also need to […] have the backbone to weather a flurry of opposition rather than caving to people who loathe what puts our neighbourhoods and city on the map.”
#topoli
#topoli
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“We need candidates […] who will clearly state their vision for Toronto and how they’ll get there. They also need to […] have the backbone to weather a flurry of opposition rather than caving to people who loathe what puts our neighbourhoods and city on the map.”
#topoli
#topoli
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I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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I only wish @picardonhealth.bsky.social mentioned:
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I only wish @picardonhealth.bsky.social mentioned:
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
1) Researchers filled this information believing it was private & for statistical purposes,
2) DEI info of apps was not shared with review committee (though app’s names are listed )
B/c some of the comments are pretty uninformed.
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well I for one am shocked that "every aspect of your life gets worse forever and also look at my marble bathroom" did not turn out to be a winning election strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
well I for one am shocked that "every aspect of your life gets worse forever and also look at my marble bathroom" did not turn out to be a winning election strategy
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Felt inspired
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Felt inspired
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I get that no one wants to remember the pandemic — for good reason! — but in 2020 the city installed 24 km of bikeways basically overnight. Faster things are possible! www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...
ActiveTO - Expanding the Cycling Network
Find a Bike Share Toronto station on and around ActiveTO routes. Download the PBSC app for a contactless way to get started. The ActiveTO temporary cycling network aims to allow people on bikes to mov...
www.toronto.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I get that no one wants to remember the pandemic — for good reason! — but in 2020 the city installed 24 km of bikeways basically overnight. Faster things are possible! www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...
Budgets are often big clunky documents, but the City of Toronto's budget is unnecessarily murky. Some ways they could help the public understand what money goes where 👇
City of Toronto budgets are coming up, so here are some reminders of budget design improvements.
First: "Quick Summary: Six Changes to Normalize the City of Toronto 2023 Operating Budget" medium.com/@henrikbechm...
It boils down to
- isolate internal cash transfers
- recognize offsets correctly
First: "Quick Summary: Six Changes to Normalize the City of Toronto 2023 Operating Budget" medium.com/@henrikbechm...
It boils down to
- isolate internal cash transfers
- recognize offsets correctly
Quick Summary: Six Changes to Normalize the City of Toronto 2023 Operating Budget
The City of Toronto operating budgets are quite distorted. Fortunately there’s an easy fix. Here’s a summary.
medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Budgets are often big clunky documents, but the City of Toronto's budget is unnecessarily murky. Some ways they could help the public understand what money goes where 👇
It's nice that some cities support Neighbourhood Retail.
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's nice that some cities support Neighbourhood Retail.
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You all posted so good and I'm proud of you. Here are the ones that kept me going through these dark times
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You all posted so good and I'm proud of you. Here are the ones that kept me going through these dark times
Hats off to the councillor for trying to explain reality to people. I wish that more councillors would make a go of doing this, but you can also see here what a thankless task it is.
If you ask "How should we use our public space?" few people's first answer would be "parking," and yet.
If you ask "How should we use our public space?" few people's first answer would be "parking," and yet.
Even though the changes to paid parking hours were passed unanimously by council, people have directed their anger at me alone. This is not ideology, it’s data. When there is less than 80% street parking capacity at any given time, we charge for parking. This INCREASES availability.
November 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hats off to the councillor for trying to explain reality to people. I wish that more councillors would make a go of doing this, but you can also see here what a thankless task it is.
If you ask "How should we use our public space?" few people's first answer would be "parking," and yet.
If you ask "How should we use our public space?" few people's first answer would be "parking," and yet.
Just a note that I will not be accepting clock change opinions from anyone living below 40 degrees North latitude (unless you are also below 40 degrees South). Sorry not sorry to most of California but not everything is about you.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just a note that I will not be accepting clock change opinions from anyone living below 40 degrees North latitude (unless you are also below 40 degrees South). Sorry not sorry to most of California but not everything is about you.
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Time for the World Series of urbanism: the Montreal municipal elections. Good guys also underdogs in this one.
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Time for the World Series of urbanism: the Montreal municipal elections. Good guys also underdogs in this one.