Ben McCanny
@benmccanny.bsky.social
Reposted by Ben McCanny
I’ve long admired cities that seamlessly integrate cafés along park edges—which is why we jumped at the opportunity to make it happen on our Merton Street project. Here are our most recent building and park designs, by @GH3architects.
June 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’ve long admired cities that seamlessly integrate cafés along park edges—which is why we jumped at the opportunity to make it happen on our Merton Street project. Here are our most recent building and park designs, by @GH3architects.
If you ride public transit in Toronto, it's your civic duty to sign all the pro-RapidTO things this week!
chng.it/Cw88xMtBpV
chng.it/Cw88xMtBpV
Have you seen this petition yet?
Implement RapidTO on Bathurst St
chng.it
May 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If you ride public transit in Toronto, it's your civic duty to sign all the pro-RapidTO things this week!
chng.it/Cw88xMtBpV
chng.it/Cw88xMtBpV
With 'transit advocates' like this, who needs transit critics?
(Yes there are nuances and I appreciate the details in Steve's post, but I'm sorry, transit priority lanes = good)
stevemunro.ca/2025/05/19/a...
(Yes there are nuances and I appreciate the details in Steve's post, but I'm sorry, transit priority lanes = good)
stevemunro.ca/2025/05/19/a...
A Contrarian’s View of Bathurst/Dufferin RapidTO
Recent newspaper articles and editorials extol the virtues of the RapidTO projects on Bathurst and Dufferin Street, and portray those who object in a less than flattering light. The Globe and Mail …
stevemunro.ca
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
With 'transit advocates' like this, who needs transit critics?
(Yes there are nuances and I appreciate the details in Steve's post, but I'm sorry, transit priority lanes = good)
stevemunro.ca/2025/05/19/a...
(Yes there are nuances and I appreciate the details in Steve's post, but I'm sorry, transit priority lanes = good)
stevemunro.ca/2025/05/19/a...
Hard not to see Queen West as a textbook example of Jane Jacobs' theory that a neighbourhood's success can ultimately flatten its diversity of uses, and with it its appeal, leading to decline
www.thestar.com/news/gta/que...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/que...
Queen West used to be the heart of Toronto. How did it go so wrong?
CP24’s move away from Queen West is the latest evolution in half a century of change, but memories of punk rockers and MuchMusic aren’t fading.
www.thestar.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hard not to see Queen West as a textbook example of Jane Jacobs' theory that a neighbourhood's success can ultimately flatten its diversity of uses, and with it its appeal, leading to decline
www.thestar.com/news/gta/que...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/que...
EMUs and more frequent service = more transit riders
C'mon, hurry up Metrolinx!
jalopnik.com/ridership-of...
C'mon, hurry up Metrolinx!
jalopnik.com/ridership-of...
Ridership Of Bay Area Caltrain Is Up Drastically Following A Transition To New Electric Trains
It’s not due to return-to-office mandates, either. Better trains and service are just more appealing
jalopnik.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:39 PM
EMUs and more frequent service = more transit riders
C'mon, hurry up Metrolinx!
jalopnik.com/ridership-of...
C'mon, hurry up Metrolinx!
jalopnik.com/ridership-of...