Subina Shrestha
@iamsubina.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow @UofT|PhD from @uibCET|Researching cities and urban sustainability - climate, energy, mobility, justice.
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In this new paper from @uibcet.bsky.social, we explore what makes experiments stick. By assessing four experiments in the cities of Bergen and Groningen, we find that persistent relational work is crucial in embedding experiments.
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
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Get normal sized tickets here:
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February 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Local independent store finds.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Local independent store finds.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
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Oil brings us climate change and illegal invasions of sovereign nations.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Oil brings us climate change and illegal invasions of sovereign nations.
This!!!!!
Every child has the right to play. Commodifying play is an erosion of that right.
Every child has the right to play. Commodifying play is an erosion of that right.
The commodification of play is a scandal. Indoor play areas that have to be driven to, soft play, trampoline parks, expensive 'experiences' that have to be booked & organised, & attended by adults for the duration.
When all kids actually need is green space and a safe way to get to it.
When all kids actually need is green space and a safe way to get to it.
parent eventually drives child to park for the always exciting pre-organized play date.
"Go have fun for 27 minutes then we'll drive back home, come on go have fun....."
"Go have fun for 27 minutes then we'll drive back home, come on go have fun....."
December 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This!!!!!
Every child has the right to play. Commodifying play is an erosion of that right.
Every child has the right to play. Commodifying play is an erosion of that right.
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Excited for year two!
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
December 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Excited for year two!
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
Cities well designed for children are well designed for everyone.
at this point in time, kids are so forgotten about in politics…it’s criminal
Kids who got new bikes for Christmas, "super excited" to walk them around the city that's too dangerous to ride in.
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cities well designed for children are well designed for everyone.
Pragmatism is the new delay.
If Carney was "just playing 4D chess" to placate Alberta, he is awful at it. He has driven away his own minister, climate advisors, Indigenous communities, and progressive voters. And he has made Canada look ass-backward on climate in international media.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman
At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pragmatism is the new delay.
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“The decarbonization project is a matter of investment and divestment.”
For a successful transition, these decisions must prioritize systemic social outcomes and avoid disruptions — regardless of whether doing so will generate profit.
👇
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
For a successful transition, these decisions must prioritize systemic social outcomes and avoid disruptions — regardless of whether doing so will generate profit.
👇
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“The decarbonization project is a matter of investment and divestment.”
For a successful transition, these decisions must prioritize systemic social outcomes and avoid disruptions — regardless of whether doing so will generate profit.
👇
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
For a successful transition, these decisions must prioritize systemic social outcomes and avoid disruptions — regardless of whether doing so will generate profit.
👇
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
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Amazon is trying to kill the post office, and make no mistake: it will do the same in Canada.
Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.
Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.
Amazon eyes expanding delivery network after talks with USPS stall
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its long-standing partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Amazon is trying to kill the post office, and make no mistake: it will do the same in Canada.
Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.
Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.
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#Green agenda success in #city cores may breed resentment in the periphery.
As @havardhaarstad.bsky.social & @mahiryazar.bsky.social argue in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social, a moral hierarchy that punishes car-dependent suburbanites —often on lower incomes— is a recipe for #populism.
doi.org/10.1080/2162...
As @havardhaarstad.bsky.social & @mahiryazar.bsky.social argue in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social, a moral hierarchy that punishes car-dependent suburbanites —often on lower incomes— is a recipe for #populism.
doi.org/10.1080/2162...
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Green agenda success in #city cores may breed resentment in the periphery.
As @havardhaarstad.bsky.social & @mahiryazar.bsky.social argue in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social, a moral hierarchy that punishes car-dependent suburbanites —often on lower incomes— is a recipe for #populism.
doi.org/10.1080/2162...
As @havardhaarstad.bsky.social & @mahiryazar.bsky.social argue in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social, a moral hierarchy that punishes car-dependent suburbanites —often on lower incomes— is a recipe for #populism.
doi.org/10.1080/2162...
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Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
Care in car centered design?
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Care in car centered design?
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Airpollution An international study, published in the journal Nature, has found cutting pollution from road traffic and wood burning may be the most effective way to reduce the harm from air pollution across Europe.
Tackle wood burning and road traffic to improve Europe’s air quality, study finds
Researchers measure toxicity of air samples across continent to advise on ‘efficient’ policies to reduce harm
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Airpollution An international study, published in the journal Nature, has found cutting pollution from road traffic and wood burning may be the most effective way to reduce the harm from air pollution across Europe.
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"Many scholars, including us, have highlighted the threat posed by techno-solutionism in education: Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves."
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"Many scholars, including us, have highlighted the threat posed by techno-solutionism in education: Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves."
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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Amazon plans to lay off as many as 30,000 starting as early as Tuesday…
Well, the White House ballroom ain't gonna pay for itself.
Well, the White House ballroom ain't gonna pay for itself.
Amazon to Lay Off Tens of Thousands of Corporate Workers
The cuts amount to roughly 10% of the online giant’s white-collar workforce.
www.wsj.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Amazon plans to lay off as many as 30,000 starting as early as Tuesday…
Well, the White House ballroom ain't gonna pay for itself.
Well, the White House ballroom ain't gonna pay for itself.
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Minister Flack says that the Ontario government will not be moving forward on changes to Ontario's tenancy lease framework regarding month-to-month leases. More to look at in the bill but thank you to everyone who called, emailed and spoke up.
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Minister Flack says that the Ontario government will not be moving forward on changes to Ontario's tenancy lease framework regarding month-to-month leases. More to look at in the bill but thank you to everyone who called, emailed and spoke up.
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Desperately needed recognition as local bike shops are on the front lines of the e-mobility revolution. No support from governments at all levels, strained logistics, and not enough experienced staff to fill open positions. #bikeshoplife
Bike mechanics want the government to recognize the job as a distinct profession and skilled trade.
Right now, they're officially grouped with workers who repair accordions, jukeboxes and the safety valves on pipelines.
pressprogress.ca/bike-mechani...
Right now, they're officially grouped with workers who repair accordions, jukeboxes and the safety valves on pipelines.
pressprogress.ca/bike-mechani...
We Don’t Know How Many Bike Mechanics Are in Canada. That’s a Problem.
Workers who service bicycles want the government to recognize the job as a distinct profession and skilled trade
pressprogress.ca
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Desperately needed recognition as local bike shops are on the front lines of the e-mobility revolution. No support from governments at all levels, strained logistics, and not enough experienced staff to fill open positions. #bikeshoplife
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Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.
Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.Press
The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.
www.techpolicy.press
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.
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This shit makes me furious & despondent.
Scientific evidence, mass suffering, and the prospect of economic, political and social breakdown are insufficient to spur action.
We talk abt geongineering while investing further in fossil fuels.
We have collectively become untethered from reality.
Scientific evidence, mass suffering, and the prospect of economic, political and social breakdown are insufficient to spur action.
We talk abt geongineering while investing further in fossil fuels.
We have collectively become untethered from reality.
US and Canada weigh revival of ‘zombie’ Keystone XL pipeline in trade talks
Controversial project to ship heavy crude to Texas coast was killed by Biden administration on environmental grounds
www.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This shit makes me furious & despondent.
Scientific evidence, mass suffering, and the prospect of economic, political and social breakdown are insufficient to spur action.
We talk abt geongineering while investing further in fossil fuels.
We have collectively become untethered from reality.
Scientific evidence, mass suffering, and the prospect of economic, political and social breakdown are insufficient to spur action.
We talk abt geongineering while investing further in fossil fuels.
We have collectively become untethered from reality.
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Things that are cash grabs: Ford selling 99 year lease of public park (Ontario Place) to private company; successive governments taking taxpayer money earmarked for health and education and giving it to private companies. Things that are not cash grabs: fines for breaking the law.
“Those who are using terms like ‘nanny state’, and this is a ‘cash grab’, I hope they look at these numbers and realize this is absolutely not. This is about the safety of our most vulnerable, including little kids to older adults and everybody in between." -Waterloo mayor McCabe
Regional committee discusses speed cameras
Regional committee members discussed how the speed camera enforcement program has progressed in its first six months of operation at a meeting on Tuesday.
kitchener.citynews.ca
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Things that are cash grabs: Ford selling 99 year lease of public park (Ontario Place) to private company; successive governments taking taxpayer money earmarked for health and education and giving it to private companies. Things that are not cash grabs: fines for breaking the law.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Pedestranised street in North America... Say what?!!!!!
October 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Pedestranised street in North America... Say what?!!!!!
Allocating space disproportionately in favor of cars also means taking space from other modes of transport. UTSC students told us about the inequities in transport planning in and around Scarborough and how this affects their everyday lives.
The distribution of public land in cities has serious implications for how we move, how safe we feel, and who can access opportunities. @lanrickbennett.bsky.social + our data viz team find that 80% of T.O. street space is dedicated to motor vehicles:
Who are streets for?
More than 80% of street space in Toronto is inequitably dedicated to motor vehicles. How can this be fairly re-designed?
schoolofcities.github.io
October 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Allocating space disproportionately in favor of cars also means taking space from other modes of transport. UTSC students told us about the inequities in transport planning in and around Scarborough and how this affects their everyday lives.
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“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”