Ryan Moran
@ryanmoran.bsky.social
Marketing, Strategy, Partnerships, MBA, Elder-Millennial, Traveler, Partner, Dad. CoFounder CoMotion Spaces, Founder Locke & King, Manager @ Innovation Factory, occasional writer, lover of cities. #HamOnt, (he/him)
Saw that letter. Pretty gross misinformation.
This has overall been a disappointing, misleading attack by some in the community, trying to shame a person's living situation by pretending they didn't have a life with it's own circumstances prior to the only 2 or so years they've been a councillor.
This has overall been a disappointing, misleading attack by some in the community, trying to shame a person's living situation by pretending they didn't have a life with it's own circumstances prior to the only 2 or so years they've been a councillor.
There is a letter circulating in Ward 4 and I'd like to set the record straight. The claims in this letter about me are misleading: I pay market rent for my home. We're all on the same team for more affordable housing.
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
August 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Saw that letter. Pretty gross misinformation.
This has overall been a disappointing, misleading attack by some in the community, trying to shame a person's living situation by pretending they didn't have a life with it's own circumstances prior to the only 2 or so years they've been a councillor.
This has overall been a disappointing, misleading attack by some in the community, trying to shame a person's living situation by pretending they didn't have a life with it's own circumstances prior to the only 2 or so years they've been a councillor.
Reposted by Ryan Moran
There is a letter circulating in Ward 4 and I'd like to set the record straight. The claims in this letter about me are misleading: I pay market rent for my home. We're all on the same team for more affordable housing.
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
There is a letter circulating in Ward 4 and I'd like to set the record straight. The claims in this letter about me are misleading: I pay market rent for my home. We're all on the same team for more affordable housing.
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
Please see my response here: bit.ly/45D14ly
Great community meeting tonight for residents of the Inchbury/Kinnell neighbourhood. We recently expressed some concerns to the Councillor's office, and @ward1wilson.bsky.social & her team swiftly & sensitively brought together a meeting with city staff in attendance. Thankful.
#HamOnt
#HamOnt
June 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Great community meeting tonight for residents of the Inchbury/Kinnell neighbourhood. We recently expressed some concerns to the Councillor's office, and @ward1wilson.bsky.social & her team swiftly & sensitively brought together a meeting with city staff in attendance. Thankful.
#HamOnt
#HamOnt
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TLDR: We know what happened, we dont care, abd we're going to do nothing. GG #hamont
The "interim" report for the collapse of Gore buildings was released this week with a focus on policy tweaks and an absence of consequences. Very underwhelming.
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
May 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
TLDR: We know what happened, we dont care, abd we're going to do nothing. GG #hamont
The "interim" report for the collapse of Gore buildings was released this week with a focus on policy tweaks and an absence of consequences. Very underwhelming.
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
May 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The "interim" report for the collapse of Gore buildings was released this week with a focus on policy tweaks and an absence of consequences. Very underwhelming.
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
Here's what it details, and what it should add.
Overall, our downtown/city lacks a sense of urgency & standard of quality.
#HamOnt
I also don't think safe injection sites at libraries are a good idea & I also love tailgating.
But the wild swing between public takes that w5 cllr Matt Francis has on the legal use of addictive substances classified as drugs on municipal property is... just a little ironic?
#HamOnt
But the wild swing between public takes that w5 cllr Matt Francis has on the legal use of addictive substances classified as drugs on municipal property is... just a little ironic?
#HamOnt
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I also don't think safe injection sites at libraries are a good idea & I also love tailgating.
But the wild swing between public takes that w5 cllr Matt Francis has on the legal use of addictive substances classified as drugs on municipal property is... just a little ironic?
#HamOnt
But the wild swing between public takes that w5 cllr Matt Francis has on the legal use of addictive substances classified as drugs on municipal property is... just a little ironic?
#HamOnt
With the fed election now distantly in the rearview.
The results of the ridings in #HamOnt, have big implications for council elections in 2026. With it assumed that the East Hamilton - Stoney Creek riding results has theoretically BIG implications for mayoral races.
Thoughts?
The results of the ridings in #HamOnt, have big implications for council elections in 2026. With it assumed that the East Hamilton - Stoney Creek riding results has theoretically BIG implications for mayoral races.
Thoughts?
April 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
With the fed election now distantly in the rearview.
The results of the ridings in #HamOnt, have big implications for council elections in 2026. With it assumed that the East Hamilton - Stoney Creek riding results has theoretically BIG implications for mayoral races.
Thoughts?
The results of the ridings in #HamOnt, have big implications for council elections in 2026. With it assumed that the East Hamilton - Stoney Creek riding results has theoretically BIG implications for mayoral races.
Thoughts?
It's been over 5 months since the - not isolated - Gore Park collapse. The Mayor asked for a report on at risk buildings for January, if not Q1.
That report, as well as consequences for any/all responsible parties, remain nowhere in sight.
Any update @mayorandreahorwath.bsky.social ?
#HamOnt
That report, as well as consequences for any/all responsible parties, remain nowhere in sight.
Any update @mayorandreahorwath.bsky.social ?
#HamOnt
April 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's been over 5 months since the - not isolated - Gore Park collapse. The Mayor asked for a report on at risk buildings for January, if not Q1.
That report, as well as consequences for any/all responsible parties, remain nowhere in sight.
Any update @mayorandreahorwath.bsky.social ?
#HamOnt
That report, as well as consequences for any/all responsible parties, remain nowhere in sight.
Any update @mayorandreahorwath.bsky.social ?
#HamOnt
Hey @joeycoleman.ca, figure if anyone knows, you do.
Has there been any update on the Mayor's vacant building report that was supposed to come back this month after being delayed from January? I may have missed, but have not seen/heard anything.
Has there been any update on the Mayor's vacant building report that was supposed to come back this month after being delayed from January? I may have missed, but have not seen/heard anything.
March 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hey @joeycoleman.ca, figure if anyone knows, you do.
Has there been any update on the Mayor's vacant building report that was supposed to come back this month after being delayed from January? I may have missed, but have not seen/heard anything.
Has there been any update on the Mayor's vacant building report that was supposed to come back this month after being delayed from January? I may have missed, but have not seen/heard anything.
Burning question for the #HamOnt community that I've been wondering about for some time...
Is ANYTHING happening at the old Gallaghers? What's going on there?
Is ANYTHING happening at the old Gallaghers? What's going on there?
January 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Burning question for the #HamOnt community that I've been wondering about for some time...
Is ANYTHING happening at the old Gallaghers? What's going on there?
Is ANYTHING happening at the old Gallaghers? What's going on there?
Reposted by Ryan Moran
This is everything you need to know about Poilievre.
He is their guy on the inside.
I will never ever vote on anything brought forward by this man.
He is fundamentally unfit for public office.
He is their guy on the inside.
I will never ever vote on anything brought forward by this man.
He is fundamentally unfit for public office.
January 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is everything you need to know about Poilievre.
He is their guy on the inside.
I will never ever vote on anything brought forward by this man.
He is fundamentally unfit for public office.
He is their guy on the inside.
I will never ever vote on anything brought forward by this man.
He is fundamentally unfit for public office.
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Ever wonder what Strathcona North looked like in 1988? My Dad filmed the area that Christmas, & we just digitized the old Beta tape. Highlights:
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Hamilton, December 1988 - Strathcona North, Inchbury & Dundurn Park
YouTube video by Ryan Moran
youtu.be
December 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Ever wonder what Strathcona North looked like in 1988? My Dad filmed the area that Christmas, & we just digitized the old Beta tape. Highlights:
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Ever wonder what Strathcona North looked like in 1988? My Dad filmed the area that Christmas, & we just digitized the old Beta tape. Highlights:
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Hamilton, December 1988 - Strathcona North, Inchbury & Dundurn Park
YouTube video by Ryan Moran
youtu.be
December 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Ever wonder what Strathcona North looked like in 1988? My Dad filmed the area that Christmas, & we just digitized the old Beta tape. Highlights:
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
Dundurn Park manicured
Car access in the park
Bayfront Park as a landfill
Inchbury almost unchanged.
#HamOnt
youtu.be/UG3cmkj_zYo?...
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Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
Reposted by Ryan Moran
After nearly 2 decades of starving our City’s core assets, Hamilton’s Mayor & Council are investing. A new 500 mm underground watermain and a rebuilt road that will work better for more people. Disruptive? Yes. Critical? Absolutely. Building back better.
Credit where credit is due. Great job to the @cityofhamiltonon.bsky.social on the York Boulevard work. Efficiently done, and a great starting point for a better usage of what SHOULD be #HamOnt's grand welcome way.
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
December 14, 2024 at 11:46 PM
After nearly 2 decades of starving our City’s core assets, Hamilton’s Mayor & Council are investing. A new 500 mm underground watermain and a rebuilt road that will work better for more people. Disruptive? Yes. Critical? Absolutely. Building back better.
Credit where credit is due. Great job to the @cityofhamiltonon.bsky.social on the York Boulevard work. Efficiently done, and a great starting point for a better usage of what SHOULD be #HamOnt's grand welcome way.
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
December 14, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Credit where credit is due. Great job to the @cityofhamiltonon.bsky.social on the York Boulevard work. Efficiently done, and a great starting point for a better usage of what SHOULD be #HamOnt's grand welcome way.
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
And, of course, big thanks to @ward1wilson.bsky.social!
Both. Totally both.
Look at that!
Page 51 of the 2021 Conservative Platform (it’s still on their website).
Pierre Poilievre voted against the GST tax holiday for you. But he campaigned on it.
Was he dishonest then or now? I'd say both.
Page 51 of the 2021 Conservative Platform (it’s still on their website).
Pierre Poilievre voted against the GST tax holiday for you. But he campaigned on it.
Was he dishonest then or now? I'd say both.
December 4, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Both. Totally both.
Reposted by Ryan Moran
There was an planning application and building permit approved for the site. I recall liking the plan, but it is a difficult project due to the narrow lot size.
I do not know the present state. (Says something that I walk by constantly and never gave it a thought)
I do not know the present state. (Says something that I walk by constantly and never gave it a thought)
November 30, 2024 at 12:58 AM
There was an planning application and building permit approved for the site. I recall liking the plan, but it is a difficult project due to the narrow lot size.
I do not know the present state. (Says something that I walk by constantly and never gave it a thought)
I do not know the present state. (Says something that I walk by constantly and never gave it a thought)
Speaking of buildings downtown, I'm not sure about the structural condition of this one (former Klassy Tees), but I do know it has been covered in scaffolding like this since 2020.
Does anyone know what is going on here?
cc: @CameronKroetsch
#HamOnt
Does anyone know what is going on here?
cc: @CameronKroetsch
#HamOnt
November 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Speaking of buildings downtown, I'm not sure about the structural condition of this one (former Klassy Tees), but I do know it has been covered in scaffolding like this since 2020.
Does anyone know what is going on here?
cc: @CameronKroetsch
#HamOnt
Does anyone know what is going on here?
cc: @CameronKroetsch
#HamOnt
While waiting for the staff report on building neglect downtown, we can just say the 2 most likely to collapse next:
1. 92 Barton - (Heritage) broken roof & windows, exposed, Order to Comply ignored & not enforced by city since 2020.
2. 21 John - no roof, fire damage.
#HamOnt
1. 92 Barton - (Heritage) broken roof & windows, exposed, Order to Comply ignored & not enforced by city since 2020.
2. 21 John - no roof, fire damage.
#HamOnt
November 28, 2024 at 4:32 PM
While waiting for the staff report on building neglect downtown, we can just say the 2 most likely to collapse next:
1. 92 Barton - (Heritage) broken roof & windows, exposed, Order to Comply ignored & not enforced by city since 2020.
2. 21 John - no roof, fire damage.
#HamOnt
1. 92 Barton - (Heritage) broken roof & windows, exposed, Order to Comply ignored & not enforced by city since 2020.
2. 21 John - no roof, fire damage.
#HamOnt
Want some good news about Gore Park?
The CoMotion Spaces holiday party is getting a new backdrop this year! Join us at the King John building in Gore Park, 62 King St E—a special location that hints at exciting things ahead for us.
Learn more:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/comotion-o...
#HamOnt
The CoMotion Spaces holiday party is getting a new backdrop this year! Join us at the King John building in Gore Park, 62 King St E—a special location that hints at exciting things ahead for us.
Learn more:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/comotion-o...
#HamOnt
CoMotion On King's Mingle & Jingle at King John
Celebrate the season with holiday cheer, festive fun, and meaningful connections during CoMotion’s annual gathering at our NEWEST location!
www.eventbrite.ca
November 26, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Want some good news about Gore Park?
The CoMotion Spaces holiday party is getting a new backdrop this year! Join us at the King John building in Gore Park, 62 King St E—a special location that hints at exciting things ahead for us.
Learn more:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/comotion-o...
#HamOnt
The CoMotion Spaces holiday party is getting a new backdrop this year! Join us at the King John building in Gore Park, 62 King St E—a special location that hints at exciting things ahead for us.
Learn more:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/comotion-o...
#HamOnt
Seriously, what a great change of pace for Hess Village with the Winter Market (still on tomorrow).
Way to go to all the new businesses there, working to change the old rep.
Real Distillery District type vibes in the making.
Check it out!
#HamOnt
Way to go to all the new businesses there, working to change the old rep.
Real Distillery District type vibes in the making.
Check it out!
#HamOnt
November 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Seriously, what a great change of pace for Hess Village with the Winter Market (still on tomorrow).
Way to go to all the new businesses there, working to change the old rep.
Real Distillery District type vibes in the making.
Check it out!
#HamOnt
Way to go to all the new businesses there, working to change the old rep.
Real Distillery District type vibes in the making.
Check it out!
#HamOnt
Reposted by Ryan Moran
I agree, the event looks great.
Looking forward to the Hess Winter Village in #HamOnt tomorrow.
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
Hess Winter Village | Hess Village Hamilton
Kick off the holiday season in Hess Village with back to back weekend makers markets, a winter experience passport, and gorgeous holiday decor November through February.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
November 23, 2024 at 5:29 AM
I agree, the event looks great.
Looking forward to the Hess Winter Village in #HamOnt tomorrow.
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
Hess Winter Village | Hess Village Hamilton
Kick off the holiday season in Hess Village with back to back weekend makers markets, a winter experience passport, and gorgeous holiday decor November through February.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
November 23, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Looking forward to the Hess Winter Village in #HamOnt tomorrow.
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
There are some awesome businesses that've opened in Hess in the last few years, ones that really run counter to its old rep. So this is great news, and at a much needed time for downtown.
www.hessvillagehamilton.ca
Reposted by Ryan Moran
"the effect works in reverse, too. Whenever some city proposes taking lanes away from a road, residents scream that they’re going to create a huge traffic snarl. But the data shows that nothing truly terrible happens."
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt...
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
www.wired.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:03 PM
"the effect works in reverse, too. Whenever some city proposes taking lanes away from a road, residents scream that they’re going to create a huge traffic snarl. But the data shows that nothing truly terrible happens."