Danny
@dannybr0wn.bsky.social
Park planner (raccoon habitat creator) in Tkaronto
Incredible article in @theguardian.com today about the renaturalization of the Don River and the resiliency of the long-buried wetland ecosystem that is now thriving again. Give nature a chance and they'll bounce back.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Incredible article in @theguardian.com today about the renaturalization of the Don River and the resiliency of the long-buried wetland ecosystem that is now thriving again. Give nature a chance and they'll bounce back.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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They want us in cars because cars isolate us from each other.
Strange, I was told congestion pricing would turn Manhattan into a ghost town
'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times
Visits to office buildings in the city’s commercial districts were up 1.3% last month compared to July 2019, data shows.
gothamist.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
They want us in cars because cars isolate us from each other.
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The fact that there have been rolling closures at city swimming pools *because* of the heat is exactly why we need to take heat and climate change seriously.
Even the systems we have to keep us cool are, themselves, vulnerable to extreme climate impacts.
Even the systems we have to keep us cool are, themselves, vulnerable to extreme climate impacts.
June 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The fact that there have been rolling closures at city swimming pools *because* of the heat is exactly why we need to take heat and climate change seriously.
Even the systems we have to keep us cool are, themselves, vulnerable to extreme climate impacts.
Even the systems we have to keep us cool are, themselves, vulnerable to extreme climate impacts.
This is wild for many reasons, but particularly considering how demonstrably and irrefutably effective congestion pricing has been in NYC (not to mention in London, Singapore, etc.).
The new Ontario budget promises to take away Toronto’s ability to ever bring back the vehicle registration tax. Wasn’t likely to happen anyway, but still another loss for municipal autonomy. budget.ontario.ca/2025/pdf/202... (PDF)
May 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is wild for many reasons, but particularly considering how demonstrably and irrefutably effective congestion pricing has been in NYC (not to mention in London, Singapore, etc.).
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Complete the City's survey prior to May 26: ca.mar.medallia.com?e=448169&d=l...
May 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Complete the City's survey prior to May 26: ca.mar.medallia.com?e=448169&d=l...
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Jane’s Walks return to Toronto May 2-4. If you’re looking for a great walk option, try one of these walks being led by my City of Toronto Planning Division colleagues!
April 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Jane’s Walks return to Toronto May 2-4. If you’re looking for a great walk option, try one of these walks being led by my City of Toronto Planning Division colleagues!
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How investing in neighborhood parks has transformed climate resilience in some at-risk areas grist.org/looking-forw...
Climate change is politically divisive. Public parks? Not so much.
Parks are popular community amenities. When built right, they can also mitigate flooding, heat, and other impacts of climate change.
grist.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How investing in neighborhood parks has transformed climate resilience in some at-risk areas grist.org/looking-forw...
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New: my story on the just-completed 1.3-kilometre Don River extension, a billion-dollar project that restores the river's long-lost natural connection with Lake Ontario in Toronto. It's an amazing thing. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/don...
From wasteland to wetland: re-naturalizing Toronto’s Don River into Lake Ontario
The $1.3-billion flood prevention project in Toronto’s Port Lands is one of the most ambitious urban nature restoration projects in Canada’s history
canadiangeographic.ca
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New: my story on the just-completed 1.3-kilometre Don River extension, a billion-dollar project that restores the river's long-lost natural connection with Lake Ontario in Toronto. It's an amazing thing. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/don...
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Can’t be said enough: the right in Canada bleated on for years about patriotism & people not being proud of Canada, of wokeness, reconciliation, statue removal, etc as the problem. Then they are first to lay down in front of a foreign strongman who makes them half chub horny. It was all bullshit.
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Can’t be said enough: the right in Canada bleated on for years about patriotism & people not being proud of Canada, of wokeness, reconciliation, statue removal, etc as the problem. Then they are first to lay down in front of a foreign strongman who makes them half chub horny. It was all bullshit.
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i know it's cringe to post star wars as ~revolution~ or whatever, & that's not what this is, but I do think about this sequence from Andor a lot bc I know how paralyzing it is to feel overwhelmed. So, I'll continue working in the lanes where I feel the most needed/helpful.
November 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
i know it's cringe to post star wars as ~revolution~ or whatever, & that's not what this is, but I do think about this sequence from Andor a lot bc I know how paralyzing it is to feel overwhelmed. So, I'll continue working in the lanes where I feel the most needed/helpful.
The curdled libertarianism here is a consequence of decades of permitting and facilitating billionaires and the sundry powerful to get away with evading taxes, undermining democracy, and flouting labour and environmental laws. If there are no consequences for thee, no consequences for me.
January 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The curdled libertarianism here is a consequence of decades of permitting and facilitating billionaires and the sundry powerful to get away with evading taxes, undermining democracy, and flouting labour and environmental laws. If there are no consequences for thee, no consequences for me.
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The Doug Ford government paid experts $1.5M to tell them how to reach net-zero emissions. Experts came up with 18 scenarios; each one urged the government to phase out natural gas. The Ford government isn't doing that and hasn't released the report.
An exclusive by me
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...
An exclusive by me
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...
Ontario was advised to ease off gas. Doug Ford is doing the opposite | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government commissioned a report for up to $1.5 million to identify pathways to net-zero emissions, but continues to procure natural gas despite it
thenarwhal.ca
December 13, 2024 at 2:42 PM
The Doug Ford government paid experts $1.5M to tell them how to reach net-zero emissions. Experts came up with 18 scenarios; each one urged the government to phase out natural gas. The Ford government isn't doing that and hasn't released the report.
An exclusive by me
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...
An exclusive by me
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...
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