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Pete
@peeete.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I saw this mug at the flea market today, and it literally has my name on it, so I bought it 💖
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Like look at this. Edmonton permitted 8-plexes (not towers, not midrise, 8-plexes!) and smaller lot sizes near transit and it very visibly bent the whole curve of where housing gets built in 1 year. Incredible.
We are building near transit. In 2025, a record high of 30% of homes were permitted within 800m or a 15-minute walk of an LRT station.
In fact, the entire cumulative distribution of homes is bowed out and to the left, meaning even more homes within a short bus or bike ride.
In fact, the entire cumulative distribution of homes is bowed out and to the left, meaning even more homes within a short bus or bike ride.
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Like look at this. Edmonton permitted 8-plexes (not towers, not midrise, 8-plexes!) and smaller lot sizes near transit and it very visibly bent the whole curve of where housing gets built in 1 year. Incredible.
Beware, for I am the one who circles back.
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Beware, for I am the one who circles back.
This city is so good at winter maintenance.
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This city is so good at winter maintenance.
I don't want to know about Kevin O'Leary's strudel.
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I don't want to know about Kevin O'Leary's strudel.
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I'm disturbed by the sheer number of media folks who don't realize they're doing a "Trump on Fallon" with Kevin O'Leary.
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I'm disturbed by the sheer number of media folks who don't realize they're doing a "Trump on Fallon" with Kevin O'Leary.
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OC Transpo in two acts: Offer free service, then offer no service at peak demand.
January 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
OC Transpo in two acts: Offer free service, then offer no service at peak demand.
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They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
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My email inbox flooded with last minute appeals for money.
January 1, 2026 at 3:55 AM
My email inbox flooded with last minute appeals for money.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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"Well, people feel unsafe" is similar to the collective panic around e-bikes and e-scooters while cars continue to be the cause of deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
I know the normal answer is that *well, people feel unsafe*
Okay, fine. But if cities are getting safer but residents think the opposite, why? Is this the fault of tabloid media and tub-thumping politicians? The by-product of an aging and possibly more fearful population? Something else?
Okay, fine. But if cities are getting safer but residents think the opposite, why? Is this the fault of tabloid media and tub-thumping politicians? The by-product of an aging and possibly more fearful population? Something else?
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Well, people feel unsafe" is similar to the collective panic around e-bikes and e-scooters while cars continue to be the cause of deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
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1> Politicians who hype the myth of high crime
2> Bad media like CP24 that repeats the same crimes ever few minutes ( Toronto is a war zone if you watch)
3> Bad faith social media accounts (IntegrityTO) who hype it and stupid social media influencer accounts who play on this
4> Police union hype
2> Bad media like CP24 that repeats the same crimes ever few minutes ( Toronto is a war zone if you watch)
3> Bad faith social media accounts (IntegrityTO) who hype it and stupid social media influencer accounts who play on this
4> Police union hype
Inbox: "A new Liaison Strategies survey ... has identified a profound disconnect ... While official police data from Toronto, Peel, and York Regions highlights historic declines in high-profile crimes like homicide and auto theft, the vast majority of residents believe these crimes are surging"
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
1> Politicians who hype the myth of high crime
2> Bad media like CP24 that repeats the same crimes ever few minutes ( Toronto is a war zone if you watch)
3> Bad faith social media accounts (IntegrityTO) who hype it and stupid social media influencer accounts who play on this
4> Police union hype
2> Bad media like CP24 that repeats the same crimes ever few minutes ( Toronto is a war zone if you watch)
3> Bad faith social media accounts (IntegrityTO) who hype it and stupid social media influencer accounts who play on this
4> Police union hype
Both the busses I could take home today were 5 minutes early, turning a 2 minute wait into a 20 minute wait (in -25c weather)
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Both the busses I could take home today were 5 minutes early, turning a 2 minute wait into a 20 minute wait (in -25c weather)
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New councillor scorecard metric proposal:
-1 point for every minute spent debating something that another level of government is in charge of
-2 points for every vote for another level of government to do something
-5 points for councillors proposing these amendments or motions
-1 point for every minute spent debating something that another level of government is in charge of
-2 points for every vote for another level of government to do something
-5 points for councillors proposing these amendments or motions
December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New councillor scorecard metric proposal:
-1 point for every minute spent debating something that another level of government is in charge of
-2 points for every vote for another level of government to do something
-5 points for councillors proposing these amendments or motions
-1 point for every minute spent debating something that another level of government is in charge of
-2 points for every vote for another level of government to do something
-5 points for councillors proposing these amendments or motions
It's obviously going to be noodles, but which culinary tradition will I choose...
The inescapable passage of time has once again forced me to consider the question: what should I make for dinner.
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's obviously going to be noodles, but which culinary tradition will I choose...
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I had a similar issue. After filing an info request, I was falsely told no info on the subject existed. When I said I had some info already, they told me I should've told them that. They then gave me a few internal emails that discussed how little information they could "get away with" telling me.
City manager’s emails scarce on details on how 5-day return to office mandate came to be | CBC News
As the City of Ottawa’s 'new standard' for five days in-office begins in the new year, internal documents from the city manager’s office show how Wendy Stephanson planned to defend her controversial d...
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I had a similar issue. After filing an info request, I was falsely told no info on the subject existed. When I said I had some info already, they told me I should've told them that. They then gave me a few internal emails that discussed how little information they could "get away with" telling me.
The inescapable passage of time has once again forced me to consider the question: what should I make for dinner.
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The inescapable passage of time has once again forced me to consider the question: what should I make for dinner.
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Alf Holden tells the story of the best Annex apartment building that's not by Uno Prii, and the shy architect behind it who died this year. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Joe Medwecki and the triumph of the wraparound balcony - Spacing Toronto
Location, location, location is the old saying about what matters in real estate. But what if you combined location, with architecture, and terrific views, as Joseph (Joe) Medwecki did at 190 St. Geo...
spacing.ca
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Alf Holden tells the story of the best Annex apartment building that's not by Uno Prii, and the shy architect behind it who died this year. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Film people keep talking about the movie but O'Leary's involvement is a moral failing so I have zero interest in seeing it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Film people keep talking about the movie but O'Leary's involvement is a moral failing so I have zero interest in seeing it.
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EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
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Here’s a much-needed update to the “Toronto Tragedy” chapter of my book Straphanger, by @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social . An in-depth look at why Canada’s largest city continues to under-deliver on urban transit, with a shout-out to the late, great Paul Mees…
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The Toronto Tragedy
多倫多啲電車男係唔係太過份?
substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here’s a much-needed update to the “Toronto Tragedy” chapter of my book Straphanger, by @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social . An in-depth look at why Canada’s largest city continues to under-deliver on urban transit, with a shout-out to the late, great Paul Mees…
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Crazy. I'm on the LRT and the operator put the doors into push-button mode to keep the heat in.
It *is* possible. OC Transpo just doesn't do it by default.
It *is* possible. OC Transpo just doesn't do it by default.
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Crazy. I'm on the LRT and the operator put the doors into push-button mode to keep the heat in.
It *is* possible. OC Transpo just doesn't do it by default.
It *is* possible. OC Transpo just doesn't do it by default.
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
Is there some zoning or building code reason every new condo in Ontario has an insane 1:1 Bedroom:Bathroom ratio and no kitchen?
Also, is the horrible inset balcony mandated by Toronto zoning the way it is in Ottawa?
Also, is the horrible inset balcony mandated by Toronto zoning the way it is in Ottawa?
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Is there some zoning or building code reason every new condo in Ontario has an insane 1:1 Bedroom:Bathroom ratio and no kitchen?
Also, is the horrible inset balcony mandated by Toronto zoning the way it is in Ottawa?
Also, is the horrible inset balcony mandated by Toronto zoning the way it is in Ottawa?
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book is absolutely lovely so far, but this little section stood out to me.
"Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe."
ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety
"Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe."
ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
book is absolutely lovely so far, but this little section stood out to me.
"Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe."
ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety
"Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe."
ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety
Next time someone pines for the old streetcars, you can show them this:
Ottawa Storm (1942)
YouTube video by Library and Archives Canada
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December 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Next time someone pines for the old streetcars, you can show them this: