Thaddeus W. Sherlock
@singlestairexodus.bsky.social
Urban planner (to be?) and synthesizer enthusiast, volunteer with @moreneighboursto.bsky.social, MScPl candidate at the University of Toronto. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 He/they
Heard about the anti-Semitic graffiti at Royal York & Dundas; as an Etobian, we disavow the vandal and its message and would like to thank my councillor Amber Morley and her staff for quickly removing it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Heard about the anti-Semitic graffiti at Royal York & Dundas; as an Etobian, we disavow the vandal and its message and would like to thank my councillor Amber Morley and her staff for quickly removing it.
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Northwest Toronto just got a transit investment that actually lengthens their commutes.
They deserve better.
They deserve better.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Northwest Toronto just got a transit investment that actually lengthens their commutes.
They deserve better.
They deserve better.
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This isn't something that needs to be funded through a budget. Signals on Eglinton and Finch already have signal priority installed. The problem is the way these signals prioritize (or don't) transit. Such as left turning cars going before LRT vehicles. 1/2
It’s wrong that the Finch & Eglinton LRTs don’t have signal priority. Billions of dollars were spent, only for “rapid transit” to go slower than the buses it replaced. Last Spring at Council, I moved for signal priority on these lines. The 2026 budget must fund this priority.
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This isn't something that needs to be funded through a budget. Signals on Eglinton and Finch already have signal priority installed. The problem is the way these signals prioritize (or don't) transit. Such as left turning cars going before LRT vehicles. 1/2
My sympathies are with the tenants displaced by the fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. this past week. May they be able to safely return to their buildings soon.
Thorncliffe Park fire ‘still burning’ as crews make ‘slow’ progress, no timeline for residents to return | CBC News
Crews are making "slow" progress fighting a "complex" fire at two Toronto apartment buildings in Thorncliffe Park, but there's no timeline for evacuated residents to return, an official said on Saturd...
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My sympathies are with the tenants displaced by the fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. this past week. May they be able to safely return to their buildings soon.
ADELITA GRIJALVA AMERICAN HERO
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
ADELITA GRIJALVA AMERICAN HERO
With or without the removal of indefinite leases, I stand against Bill 60. Its provisions jeopardize tenant's rights, housing affordability and filtering effects in Ontario and would make an already dismal housing climate worse.
In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
With or without the removal of indefinite leases, I stand against Bill 60. Its provisions jeopardize tenant's rights, housing affordability and filtering effects in Ontario and would make an already dismal housing climate worse.
I'm hoping to use this platform more often; microblogging's admittedly hard to readjust to; getting out of a busy spell, but I hope to do it in a way that has me less anxious about what to write.
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm hoping to use this platform more often; microblogging's admittedly hard to readjust to; getting out of a busy spell, but I hope to do it in a way that has me less anxious about what to write.
I also saw a few days back that Trump tried to make my (ir)religion illegal, among many other bids to turn America into a Christian theocracy. As an avid student of passive secularism and the First Amendment, I would like to politely say "Fuck that shit." in communion with my non-Christian siblings.
October 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I also saw a few days back that Trump tried to make my (ir)religion illegal, among many other bids to turn America into a Christian theocracy. As an avid student of passive secularism and the First Amendment, I would like to politely say "Fuck that shit." in communion with my non-Christian siblings.
Very late update to cap off this thread and I originally would have discussed the Toronto bubble by-law in geopolitical context, but things have so rapidly changed over the last few months in such a way that dwarfs or alters the context of the by-law.
Humans are weird and can do immense good from places some people don't always expect; he and Sarah were deprived of that.
That's the take-away I think is most relevant to urban planning and is why broad-base coalitions are important to build. More to come this week on I/P & planning in Toronto.
That's the take-away I think is most relevant to urban planning and is why broad-base coalitions are important to build. More to come this week on I/P & planning in Toronto.
October 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Very late update to cap off this thread and I originally would have discussed the Toronto bubble by-law in geopolitical context, but things have so rapidly changed over the last few months in such a way that dwarfs or alters the context of the by-law.
I'm asking a rhetorical question here, but what's so scary about aiding our neighbors instead of privileging parking and drivers?
To me, the More Neighbor call has been to limit harmful forms and externalities of community consultation and to respect folks' dignity through obtaining housing.
To me, the More Neighbor call has been to limit harmful forms and externalities of community consultation and to respect folks' dignity through obtaining housing.
For clarity, here's what Councillor Brad Bradford is opposing today: replacing this 24-space parking lot with a 50-bed seniors shelter.
July 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I'm asking a rhetorical question here, but what's so scary about aiding our neighbors instead of privileging parking and drivers?
To me, the More Neighbor call has been to limit harmful forms and externalities of community consultation and to respect folks' dignity through obtaining housing.
To me, the More Neighbor call has been to limit harmful forms and externalities of community consultation and to respect folks' dignity through obtaining housing.
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I find people's eyes glaze over a bit when I talk capital budget so I'll try and make this a little more compelling. In 2024 in Toronto:
-$80 million budgeted for new shelters was not spent.
-$384 million for new affordable housing was not spent.
You can debate why but it happens every year.
-$80 million budgeted for new shelters was not spent.
-$384 million for new affordable housing was not spent.
You can debate why but it happens every year.
July 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I find people's eyes glaze over a bit when I talk capital budget so I'll try and make this a little more compelling. In 2024 in Toronto:
-$80 million budgeted for new shelters was not spent.
-$384 million for new affordable housing was not spent.
You can debate why but it happens every year.
-$80 million budgeted for new shelters was not spent.
-$384 million for new affordable housing was not spent.
You can debate why but it happens every year.
I walk a rhetorical path manyfold tread, but I commend @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for his NYC Democratic mayoral primary victory. He, like others before/after him, finds his strength in a place liberal establishments don't: advocating for policies reflecting intersectional working class needs.
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I walk a rhetorical path manyfold tread, but I commend @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for his NYC Democratic mayoral primary victory. He, like others before/after him, finds his strength in a place liberal establishments don't: advocating for policies reflecting intersectional working class needs.
Housing Day is not over yet! All of these motions are still coming to City Council next week for review by all Councillors! I'm anticipating opposition will try to poison pill #sixplexes and other measures to achieve gentle density. Make your voice heard!
It’s going to be “Housing Day” at Planning Cmte next week. We’ve been busy. So there’s LOTS on the agenda. I’ll break it down a bit. “Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes” updates our zoning to allow up to a sixplex (plus garden suite) on pretty much all residential lots /1
June 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Housing Day is not over yet! All of these motions are still coming to City Council next week for review by all Councillors! I'm anticipating opposition will try to poison pill #sixplexes and other measures to achieve gentle density. Make your voice heard!
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I've never understood this.
Everyone wants less congestion, safer streets, & a nicer living environment -yet taking common sense steps to do this is regularly demeaned as "woke."
What's so bad abt breathing cleaner air, having less noise & creating safe routes for your kids to walk/bike to school?
Everyone wants less congestion, safer streets, & a nicer living environment -yet taking common sense steps to do this is regularly demeaned as "woke."
What's so bad abt breathing cleaner air, having less noise & creating safe routes for your kids to walk/bike to school?
Paris & @annehidalgo.bsky.social are praised for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’re doing is common sense.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
June 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I've never understood this.
Everyone wants less congestion, safer streets, & a nicer living environment -yet taking common sense steps to do this is regularly demeaned as "woke."
What's so bad abt breathing cleaner air, having less noise & creating safe routes for your kids to walk/bike to school?
Everyone wants less congestion, safer streets, & a nicer living environment -yet taking common sense steps to do this is regularly demeaned as "woke."
What's so bad abt breathing cleaner air, having less noise & creating safe routes for your kids to walk/bike to school?
Also shouting out a public consultation I'm dropping into. Collaborating with @moreneighboursto.bsky.social to get people to come out for supportive #housing in #Toronto. Will host a social event after.
We need to build all parts of the housing continuum more than ever.
lu.ma/4przixaz
We need to build all parts of the housing continuum more than ever.
lu.ma/4przixaz
MNTO x ELSSC Consultation & Pop-up Social · Luma
New Toronto and the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Shelter Support Coalition (ELSSC) need your help to secure a new shelter! Come to the community consultation tonight…
lu.ma
June 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Also shouting out a public consultation I'm dropping into. Collaborating with @moreneighboursto.bsky.social to get people to come out for supportive #housing in #Toronto. Will host a social event after.
We need to build all parts of the housing continuum more than ever.
lu.ma/4przixaz
We need to build all parts of the housing continuum more than ever.
lu.ma/4przixaz
I was glad to attend the presentation the #geo_uoft team put on in April - their project is an insightful and sobering look into the opportunity costs of running public parking.
It's astounding that I can get $5/day ($150/mo) rent if I were in a car when most housing goes for $1800+
It's astounding that I can get $5/day ($150/mo) rent if I were in a car when most housing goes for $1800+
[Toronto, ON] Our #geo_uoft Master's Students PLA1106 studio project & tools (April 2025) on "Evaluating GREEN-P Parking Lots for #AffordableHousing Development" is now PUBLIC on the #TorontoCouncil website via
@uoftcities.bsky.social on item EX24.4 in #TOPoli.
PDF - toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
@uoftcities.bsky.social on item EX24.4 in #TOPoli.
PDF - toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
June 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I was glad to attend the presentation the #geo_uoft team put on in April - their project is an insightful and sobering look into the opportunity costs of running public parking.
It's astounding that I can get $5/day ($150/mo) rent if I were in a car when most housing goes for $1800+
It's astounding that I can get $5/day ($150/mo) rent if I were in a car when most housing goes for $1800+
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headline construction masterclass
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
headline construction masterclass
Really odd TTC boondoggle today; took 6-7 minutes to get from Kipling to Islington eastbound on the Bloor subway. I wonder if signal issues at St. George are percolating this far west.
May 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Really odd TTC boondoggle today; took 6-7 minutes to get from Kipling to Islington eastbound on the Bloor subway. I wonder if signal issues at St. George are percolating this far west.
I would like to condemn the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. They were both involved in humanitarian aid and coalition-building work and were deprived not only of their own agency, but the ability to enact future change in/through their respective institutions. May they rest in peace.
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I would like to condemn the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. They were both involved in humanitarian aid and coalition-building work and were deprived not only of their own agency, but the ability to enact future change in/through their respective institutions. May they rest in peace.
Notwithstanding the many Americans that don't have passports, it's pretty clear the Republicans are out for women and within that, particularly Black women; who reliably vote Democratic at the aggregate level. Preservation through transformation.
Since it costs money to get a new passport or copy of your birth certificate, the SAVE Act is effectively a poll tax.
The SAVE Act is a way for the House Republicans to put up a financial barrier between the 69 million women who would have to get new IDS and the ballot box. #HandsOffHerVote
The SAVE Act is a way for the House Republicans to put up a financial barrier between the 69 million women who would have to get new IDS and the ballot box. #HandsOffHerVote
April 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Notwithstanding the many Americans that don't have passports, it's pretty clear the Republicans are out for women and within that, particularly Black women; who reliably vote Democratic at the aggregate level. Preservation through transformation.
Haven't been on here as of late due to workload, but I'd like to wish anyone celebrating a happy Passover.
April 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Haven't been on here as of late due to workload, but I'd like to wish anyone celebrating a happy Passover.
This may sincerely be the winning strategy.
Going to public meetings to ask 'Why are you doing the AMERICAN stairs?'
March 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This may sincerely be the winning strategy.
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. We need to be resolute in defending our First Amendment rights because the current administration will not just come for Mahmoud, but eventually any critic of the state. 1/2
March 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. We need to be resolute in defending our First Amendment rights because the current administration will not just come for Mahmoud, but eventually any critic of the state. 1/2
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My favorite gang of researchers are in da house! Please add them to your follows.
Hello Bluesky! 👋
We’re excited to be here and to interact with everyone everywhere who thinks about, engages with, loves cities - including from @uoft.bsky.social and universities across Canada + the world; and w/ policymakers, data specialists, researchers, activists, innovators, residents & more.
We’re excited to be here and to interact with everyone everywhere who thinks about, engages with, loves cities - including from @uoft.bsky.social and universities across Canada + the world; and w/ policymakers, data specialists, researchers, activists, innovators, residents & more.
March 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My favorite gang of researchers are in da house! Please add them to your follows.
I love the little detail of having the new catalog design renders sit beside the 1950s designs. Having rented in one (the 1½ story design) and lived in a community of many more, the new Catalogue shows how we can balance gentle density, neighborhood feel and the need for change.
Some pretty nice designs in here. Kudos to the consultant team that led the work. The federal government has unveiled its new Housing Design Catalogue with 50 housing designs for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes, and accessory dwelling units www.housingcatalogue.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I love the little detail of having the new catalog design renders sit beside the 1950s designs. Having rented in one (the 1½ story design) and lived in a community of many more, the new Catalogue shows how we can balance gentle density, neighborhood feel and the need for change.