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@northernnerd

Toronto Area Housing & Construction. Gaming & Photography, Bike Data. Did I mention I like Disc Golf.

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Is this % of that age group which owns their home. Or % of home owners which are in that age group. The distinction here is important.

08.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My main complaint with bluesky is I can't engage with these clowns. I realize objectively this is a good thing. But still.

08.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Harbord street bike lane work didn't really finish until the end of season 2025.

MVP candidate for 2026 season.

Yes today's weather influenced this.

08.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have we determined exactly which dipshit is running this

08.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying a now-totally-legal πŸ˜€ espresso at Finch Store w/ Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo & one of the main community voices who helped make the neighbourhood retail initiative happen @anotherglassbox.bsky.social Thx to Yana & entrepreneurs like her who bring life + community to local neighbourhoods!

07.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Menkes Resubmits Filmores Redevelopment as 44-Storey Rental Tower | UrbanToronto Menkes Developments has submitted a revised proposal for 218 Dundas Street East, calling for a 44-storey purpose-built rental tower designed by Rafael + Bigauskas Architects. The redevelopment of the ...

Wow, that actually got better. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/03...

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tree closeup with weird knobs on the bark

Tree closeup with weird knobs on the bark

Tree closeup with weird knobs on the bark

Tree closeup with weird knobs on the bark

any tree people know what the hell is going on with this tree

07.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
EMMO e-scooter

EMMO e-scooter

For the record: You don't hate "e-bikes"; you hate unregulated e-scooters and e-motorcycles.

07.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The answer to that is exactly my hesitation. Most of that infrastructure is very freshly laid and its design speed is evidently 40 or higher.

Putting up 30 signs doesn't change driver behaviour. If the issue is conflict zones focus on those. Add raises pedestrian cross walks, etc.

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Genuinely curious, why do we need 30 km/h if we have isolated pedestrian and cycling infrastructure?

07.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

By the same smartphone token, I think it might be worthwhile to wait for real world results rather than rely on marketing promises.

Especially as it relates to batteries.

07.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Your lawyer who is your friend is not a good lawyer.

07.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Downward pressure requires competition, if enough subs are hungry prices come down.

07.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's partially that but there were long-term supply issues in many industries. Lumber is a great example.

The trades where you see reductions right now are very much the ones where people were just lining their pockets.

07.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plates barely legible, can't be fucked to waste my time filing a traffic complaint.

07.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every RAM sighting is an opportunity to witness incredible impatience and recklessness.

I pulled the footage because I initially thought these geniuses had emblazoned their moronmobile with a business name, unfortunately just an oddly appropriate caution.

07.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne came by to give Finch their business license. Surreal, delightful, lovely.

07.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Great day for it.

07.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're stocking Garofalo now but have like..

2 shapes, and neither of them are spaghetti.

07.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everytime my local grocery store stops carrying De Cecco I feel personally slighted.

07.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When I explain to people how I rode with multiple Consulate Generals across Toronto on bikes, showed off all of our cycling infrastructure, but it was Shaw Street that they were most impressed with.

They asked, Why we don’t have streets like this ALL OVER TORONTO?

My Answer: Lack of #PoliticalWill

07.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A photo of Toronto's skyline as viewed across the bay from the islands. A boat sits on the beach in the foreground.

A photo of Toronto's skyline as viewed across the bay from the islands. A boat sits on the beach in the foreground.

1. Today we celebrate Toronto’s 182th birthday. Which is pretty weird. Because Toronto isn’t 192 years old. And it wasn’t founded in March.

Here goes my annual rant…

07.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

I hear Cardinals!

07.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd just like to see more focus on councillor candidates. I get the news appeal is less at a ward scale but the impact your local councillor has on your day to day is wildly more important than the mayor.

07.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah adobe does not fare well through freeze/thaw cycles...

07.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More context for why I'm confused by this sunlight assertion.

07.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This video makes a ton of sweeping generalizations and assertions.

If we built with uninsulated adobe in much of North America we'd all be frozen. And most modern assemblies are dealing with the vapour issue more directly.

Not that I'm outright defending north american codes... There's issues.

07.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Should be some epic fog this morning... Not out of bed yet but can't see across the street on the doorbell camera.

07.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is your measure of success? Melbourne doesn't need insulation, doesn't deal with frost lines, and still has famously unaffordable housing and a significant working population forced to periphery housing.

07.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There is nothing "effective" about this use of vertical space, given the depth of these lots.

Believe it or not shade is a good thing many times of the year. Ignoring all that, please inform me how a step back on the north side of the street in the northern hemisphere encourages sunlight.

07.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0