Lester B Person
@lester-b.bsky.social
📍Urbaniste montréalais / Tiohtià:ke
plus de logements, plus de TeC, plus de vélos - dosage peut varier en fonction de la gravité des symptômes.
more housing, more transit, more bikes. Dosage may vary depending on severity of symptoms.
plus de logements, plus de TeC, plus de vélos - dosage peut varier en fonction de la gravité des symptômes.
more housing, more transit, more bikes. Dosage may vary depending on severity of symptoms.
Reduced stop spacing can speed up transit in very valuable ROW, with bikeshare can filling the gaps. City should be working to ensure they have the resources to continue expanding and keeping stations balanced. Currently no bikes near st Clair and dufferin.
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reduced stop spacing can speed up transit in very valuable ROW, with bikeshare can filling the gaps. City should be working to ensure they have the resources to continue expanding and keeping stations balanced. Currently no bikes near st Clair and dufferin.
Laïcité au QC est un projet obsédé par l'islam et le fédéral doit intervenir pour protéger les droits des minorités. L'histoire de la révolution tranquille est une défense de plus en plus fragile. Chaque année, l'Église catholique est la principale bénéficiaire de l'exonération de l'impôt foncier.
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Laïcité au QC est un projet obsédé par l'islam et le fédéral doit intervenir pour protéger les droits des minorités. L'histoire de la révolution tranquille est une défense de plus en plus fragile. Chaque année, l'Église catholique est la principale bénéficiaire de l'exonération de l'impôt foncier.
My biggest conspiracy:
mad men 4k blunder is a viral marketing scheme to juice viewership ahead of a potential merger under warnerbros of Netflix and hbomax.
mad men 4k blunder is a viral marketing scheme to juice viewership ahead of a potential merger under warnerbros of Netflix and hbomax.
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My biggest conspiracy:
mad men 4k blunder is a viral marketing scheme to juice viewership ahead of a potential merger under warnerbros of Netflix and hbomax.
mad men 4k blunder is a viral marketing scheme to juice viewership ahead of a potential merger under warnerbros of Netflix and hbomax.
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Trip data for the Finch West LRT is now public and has been analyzed by Steve Munro. The average speed comes in at 13.5km/h. For reference the average speed for on street segments of the ION in Kitchener Waterloo is 18-19km/h. stevemunro.ca/2025/11/28/6...
6 Finch West: Schedules, Travel Times & Speeds
The TTC has published the GTFS version of the schedule for 6 Finch West. This is the electronic timetable used by trip planning apps to understand how the scheduled service is supposed to behave. F…
stevemunro.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Trip data for the Finch West LRT is now public and has been analyzed by Steve Munro. The average speed comes in at 13.5km/h. For reference the average speed for on street segments of the ION in Kitchener Waterloo is 18-19km/h. stevemunro.ca/2025/11/28/6...
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Beyond this continent’s disastrous project delivery practices…
how do we ever expect the public to continue spending BILLIONS supporting rapid transit expansion when projects we deliver don’t MATERIALLY improve their lives?
Simply putting the bus on rails won’t lift Jane & Finch out of poverty!
how do we ever expect the public to continue spending BILLIONS supporting rapid transit expansion when projects we deliver don’t MATERIALLY improve their lives?
Simply putting the bus on rails won’t lift Jane & Finch out of poverty!
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Beyond this continent’s disastrous project delivery practices…
how do we ever expect the public to continue spending BILLIONS supporting rapid transit expansion when projects we deliver don’t MATERIALLY improve their lives?
Simply putting the bus on rails won’t lift Jane & Finch out of poverty!
how do we ever expect the public to continue spending BILLIONS supporting rapid transit expansion when projects we deliver don’t MATERIALLY improve their lives?
Simply putting the bus on rails won’t lift Jane & Finch out of poverty!
Im sympathetic to the anxiety of neighborhoods in transition, but not to the specific complaints about the bike lane on Parc ruining truck deliveries. How is a flexi-post more of an obstacle than parked cars?
October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Im sympathetic to the anxiety of neighborhoods in transition, but not to the specific complaints about the bike lane on Parc ruining truck deliveries. How is a flexi-post more of an obstacle than parked cars?
Great review of the Montreal municipal party housing policies
Nous avons posé huit questions à propos de la construction de logements aux partis municipaux du Grand Montréal. Consultez leur vision pour construire le Grand Montréal ici ➡️ https://www.construisonsmtl.ca/cities-policies/?city=Montr%C3%A9al#question-1
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Great review of the Montreal municipal party housing policies
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Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca
October 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca
Large bike ride for Palestine today in Montreal
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Large bike ride for Palestine today in Montreal
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
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An example of why Waterloo Region is different than many other areas in Ontario: "Your neighbourhood character is going to get enhanced. You're getting new neighbours." was a response from a Waterloo city councillor to residents upset about townhomes going into their single family home suburb.
Neighbours strike out twice in fighting higher, denser housing in Waterloo
Waterloo needs housing and residents must make peace with changes that are coming, city council said
www.therecord.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
An example of why Waterloo Region is different than many other areas in Ontario: "Your neighbourhood character is going to get enhanced. You're getting new neighbours." was a response from a Waterloo city councillor to residents upset about townhomes going into their single family home suburb.
New development taking shape will be Montreal's own Dumbo. The developers call it Esplanade Cartier but I would like to submit "Dujco" for consideration.
August 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New development taking shape will be Montreal's own Dumbo. The developers call it Esplanade Cartier but I would like to submit "Dujco" for consideration.
Every legacy media has a Driving section, where journalists whose main concern is torque are occasionally asked to opine on micro-mobility. Of course this is how they react 🙄
August 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Every legacy media has a Driving section, where journalists whose main concern is torque are occasionally asked to opine on micro-mobility. Of course this is how they react 🙄
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Merci @philippemercure.bsky.social de contribuer à ramener les faits et faire avancer la mobilité active.
Le 2 novembre, chaque vote est susceptible de sauver des vies des visées populistes de Soraya Martinez.
#velomtl #polmtl
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr...
Le 2 novembre, chaque vote est susceptible de sauver des vies des visées populistes de Soraya Martinez.
#velomtl #polmtl
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr...
Proposition de Soraya Martinez Ferrada | La sécurité des cyclistes, vraiment ?
« On doit s’assurer que toutes les pistes cyclables sont sécuritaires. Malheureusement, il y a des pistes cyclables qui ne le sont pas, comme celle-ci. »
www.lapresse.ca
August 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Merci @philippemercure.bsky.social de contribuer à ramener les faits et faire avancer la mobilité active.
Le 2 novembre, chaque vote est susceptible de sauver des vies des visées populistes de Soraya Martinez.
#velomtl #polmtl
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr...
Le 2 novembre, chaque vote est susceptible de sauver des vies des visées populistes de Soraya Martinez.
#velomtl #polmtl
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr...
I think this is a worthy discussion until our housing Minister admits that *all* prices will need to come down.
Right now they are trying to pretend they can build one type of housing without affecting the value of the other.
Right now they are trying to pretend they can build one type of housing without affecting the value of the other.
August 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think this is a worthy discussion until our housing Minister admits that *all* prices will need to come down.
Right now they are trying to pretend they can build one type of housing without affecting the value of the other.
Right now they are trying to pretend they can build one type of housing without affecting the value of the other.
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The Globe’s editorial board lives in an alternate universe, in which the Israeli conquest of Gaza will somehow “open up the possibility of a secure and sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza.”
Today the @theglobeandmail.com editorial board endorsed Israeli's decision to occupy Gaza 🤦
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Globe’s editorial board lives in an alternate universe, in which the Israeli conquest of Gaza will somehow “open up the possibility of a secure and sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza.”
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Today the @theglobeandmail.com editorial board endorsed Israeli's decision to occupy Gaza 🤦
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
August 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today the @theglobeandmail.com editorial board endorsed Israeli's decision to occupy Gaza 🤦
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
The ruelles are verte-ing
August 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The ruelles are verte-ing
What other genocide euphemisms did Globe workshop for this piece? daring, edgy?
"Israel's move to occupy Gaza is provocative, especially if it proves not to be temporary. But it does open up the possibility of a sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza".
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
"Israel's move to occupy Gaza is provocative, especially if it proves not to be temporary. But it does open up the possibility of a sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza".
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The hard part of Mideast peace is the only part worth doing
Recognizing a Palestine state is an all too easy diplomatic move. Actually helping to bring an end to the suffering is the tough job that no one should avoid
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What other genocide euphemisms did Globe workshop for this piece? daring, edgy?
"Israel's move to occupy Gaza is provocative, especially if it proves not to be temporary. But it does open up the possibility of a sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza".
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
"Israel's move to occupy Gaza is provocative, especially if it proves not to be temporary. But it does open up the possibility of a sustained effort to ramp up aid to Gaza".
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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The Problem With Left-Wing NIMBYism
The Problem With Left-Wing NIMBYism
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
August 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Problem With Left-Wing NIMBYism
12:30pm: heavy rain
12:32 : umbrellas fold and life springs back to Ave Mont-Royal
12:32 : umbrellas fold and life springs back to Ave Mont-Royal
July 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
12:30pm: heavy rain
12:32 : umbrellas fold and life springs back to Ave Mont-Royal
12:32 : umbrellas fold and life springs back to Ave Mont-Royal
I didn't get free school lunch and still feel like this everyday at the office lunch room.
Holyday on school food programs: "It’ll be interesting when they go to their first job, on their first day, and they sit down in the lunch room, and then turn and ask where their meal is, having not been taught through their life to look after themselves and prepare a meal.”
June 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I didn't get free school lunch and still feel like this everyday at the office lunch room.
I love that Mamdani takes inspiration from Bogota and Mexico City, rather than say, any other American cities. Seems like a good leader for a global city.
The next NYC DOT commissioner will have the most exciting job in US transportation
June 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I love that Mamdani takes inspiration from Bogota and Mexico City, rather than say, any other American cities. Seems like a good leader for a global city.
🎯 well put by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
Who really comes "hat in hand" to Queen's Park? On the #onpoli podcast, @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social and @spaikin.bsky.social discuss the fallout of comments made by Doug Ford, and what sector actually has received multiple rounds of bailouts without much complaint. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hi...
June 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎯 well put by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
CityCat street sweeper appreciation post
May 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
CityCat street sweeper appreciation post