Evan Boyce π
@evanboyce.ca
vive le Canada π¨π¦ working in renewable energy ππ‘hobbying in β¨opinionsβ¨
energy, housing, cities, transit, cycling, politics
π Toronto, Ontario, Canada
energy, housing, cities, transit, cycling, politics
π Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I think we can be assured from all of the clues in this text that "urbanist youtube" in this case is a very specific subset (n=1)
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I think we can be assured from all of the clues in this text that "urbanist youtube" in this case is a very specific subset (n=1)
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Being profoundly upset about the 51st state stuff was not an unreasonable reaction.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Being profoundly upset about the 51st state stuff was not an unreasonable reaction.
These Kensington Market groups revealed their true nature when they stopped the pedestrianization from going ahead. Bog standard NIMBYs, but they wrap themselves with the marketβs history while betraying the principles that allowed it to flourish in the first place.
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
These Kensington Market groups revealed their true nature when they stopped the pedestrianization from going ahead. Bog standard NIMBYs, but they wrap themselves with the marketβs history while betraying the principles that allowed it to flourish in the first place.
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most people, left and right, treat traffic violence like the weather and not a specific policy choice
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
most people, left and right, treat traffic violence like the weather and not a specific policy choice
We should add the UofT in front!!
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We should add the UofT in front!!
I didnβt have the chutzpah to suggest it should be one of the major interchange stations, but upon second thought you are absolutely correct. Even better, St. George becomes UofT North and Queenβs Park becomes UofT South. Museum can stay since it has the cool pillars.
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I didnβt have the chutzpah to suggest it should be one of the major interchange stations, but upon second thought you are absolutely correct. Even better, St. George becomes UofT North and Queenβs Park becomes UofT South. Museum can stay since it has the cool pillars.
Now that both York and TMU have stations named for them I feel it is my duty as an alum to demand that U of T also gets a station (itβs only fair). We will take either Queenβs Park or Museum. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Now that both York and TMU have stations named for them I feel it is my duty as an alum to demand that U of T also gets a station (itβs only fair). We will take either Queenβs Park or Museum. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
My favourite fact about the butt fumble is that it was also a Scorigami game, and still is the only 49-19 in NFL history so far.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
My favourite fact about the butt fumble is that it was also a Scorigami game, and still is the only 49-19 in NFL history so far.
If you yank their supports they literally do wither on the vine. Car suburbs not being able to afford their own existence without higher-level govβt support or endless sprawl growth is @strongtowns.org 101 stuff, itβs surprising to see Stancil so resistant to it.
And throughout I had to fight overzealous YIMBYs who just saw the suburbs as this kind of cancer on urban America, who assumed if you yanked their supports theyβd wither on the vine
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If you yank their supports they literally do wither on the vine. Car suburbs not being able to afford their own existence without higher-level govβt support or endless sprawl growth is @strongtowns.org 101 stuff, itβs surprising to see Stancil so resistant to it.
I take it all back, maybe itβs actually good that millennials canβt afford homes
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I take it all back, maybe itβs actually good that millennials canβt afford homes
We're not against nice things, you see, we're just in favour of the rules that make nice things more-or-less impossible. It's very complex. Stop being mean to us on the internet.
"The rage-baiting is really nauseating," says Councillor Parthi Kandavel. "The idea or the implication that we're against kids getting ice cream or seniors getting a cappuccino, it's troubling. That insinuation that some of us are knuckle-dragging suburbanites ... it doesn't reflect the complexity."
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We're not against nice things, you see, we're just in favour of the rules that make nice things more-or-less impossible. It's very complex. Stop being mean to us on the internet.
mfw I need to go to the corner store to get more cigarettes to deal with the stress of the online corner store culture war
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
mfw I need to go to the corner store to get more cigarettes to deal with the stress of the online corner store culture war
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"they're making corner stores a culture war issue"
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"they're making corner stores a culture war issue"
So glad I lived long enough to see the era of AI nimby-slop
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
So glad I lived long enough to see the era of AI nimby-slop
run the ad again doug
Scalise: "Ronald Reagan said it best: Freedom is only one generation away from extinction if we don't fight to defend it. Those words of Reagan's still ring true today."
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
run the ad again doug
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The vibes, they are very good. πβΎοΈ
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Leafs haven't been anywhere close to a Stanley Cup Game 7, so it doesn't really compare. This was a gut-wrenching loss in a Championship Game 7 that had the added pain of being extremely slow and drawn-out. A handful of first or second round playoff exits can't compare to what we saw last night.
November 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Leafs haven't been anywhere close to a Stanley Cup Game 7, so it doesn't really compare. This was a gut-wrenching loss in a Championship Game 7 that had the added pain of being extremely slow and drawn-out. A handful of first or second round playoff exits can't compare to what we saw last night.
The vibes, they are very good. πβΎοΈ
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The vibes, they are very good. πβΎοΈ
Your regular reminder that a minority of anti-everything people have de facto control over quality of life in our city. They spout easily refutable lies, eg. "neighbourhood interiors were never intended for commercial activity", but councillors still take their side, almost every time.
No corner coffee shops: Toronto committee waters down neighbourhood retail plan
Itβs the second time in less than a year councillors balked at allowing certain businesses to open on some residential streets
www.torontotoday.ca
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Your regular reminder that a minority of anti-everything people have de facto control over quality of life in our city. They spout easily refutable lies, eg. "neighbourhood interiors were never intended for commercial activity", but councillors still take their side, almost every time.
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These miserable misanthropes moved to a neighbourhood with grandfathered retail and then have the audacity to say it and not they are out of place.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
These miserable misanthropes moved to a neighbourhood with grandfathered retail and then have the audacity to say it and not they are out of place.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Somewhere in here would be my recc, closer to Bloor if you need quick transit, but most of the main streets here have streetcars as well.
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Somewhere in here would be my recc, closer to Bloor if you need quick transit, but most of the main streets here have streetcars as well.
Uh oh, is the baseball team from Canada maybe a bit better than some people were expecting?? π€π
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Uh oh, is the baseball team from Canada maybe a bit better than some people were expecting?? π€π