You also have to understand that Ookwemin Minising is in #TorontoDanforth.
City Council adopted TE34.59, adding a significant stretch of Danforth Avenue (Segment 2) to the City’s Heritage Register under a broad “heritage blanket” listing. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
We are Screwed!
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Clearly no one is interested in city building. 📢
Excited to have #TorontoDanforth at Jimmie Simpson CC this evening learning about Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District via @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
My red bike outside of a heritage building and wayfinding structure.
Happy Birthday Sir.
Have appreciated your input and concern (❤️) for a city that hope my kids can enjoy as much as I have living here over these last 20yrs.
My photo: Taken during the opening and celebration weekend of Biidaasige
Park in Ookwemin Minising (former Villiers Island) #TorontoDanforth
Sorry Toronto proper, we need @clareblackwood.bsky.social to run specifically in #TorontoDanforth to
help remove some… umm… expired city resource bsky.app/profile/lloy...
It’s an uphill slog and without the #PoliticalWill in the rest of #TorontoDanforth, its going to take some tactical maneuvering & maybe shaming some elected representatives with data they can’t refute. Ookwemin Minising is worth fighting a good fight for. #FutureGenerations
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In #TorontoDanforth constituents have in-depth knowledge of the vulnerable road users that have been killed or seriously injured on our public streets. We have over a dozen school zones in our ward that have yet to have their speeds reduced from 40kmh to 30kmh. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Street signs indicating the 40km speed limit
March 2026 Venue Change Notice - Port Lands Open House Please note an important venue change for the Port Lands Open House: From Plan to Place, taking place Tuesday, March 10, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Due to the high level of interest, the event has moved to a larger venue: • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre - Gymnasium • 870 Queen Street East, Toronto
Will be chatting with the wonderful folks at @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social and #TorontoDanforth constituents next week regarding the future the Port Lands.
New Name Ookwemin Minising ✅
New Park Biidaasige Park ✅
Planned Flood Mitigation ✅
Why is this NEW neighbourhood not planned for 30kmh?
#IdeasAtWork in #TorontoDanforth + Change of Venue
Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District + #BikeTO + #WalkTO + #HousingNow + #ShopLocal + #xoTO x #PoliticalWill = The Future
h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
@toronto.ca
Cc:
@uoftcities.bsky.social
#IdeasAtWork in #TorontoDanforth
Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District + #BikeTO + #WalkTO + #HousingNow + #ShopLocal + #xoTO x #PoliticalWill = The Future
h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social
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"Privilege isn't about what you've gone through; it's about what you haven't had to go through" - Janaya Khan
February 28th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Why Couldn't Black People Play at Sunlight Park?
Sunlight Park was the first baseball stadium in Toronto. The all wood structure was built in 1886 at a cost of $7,000 by the International League baseball team the Toronto Baseball Club
#TOpoli, if your elected muncipal representative fits this bill, give them a shout out for the #PoliticalWill they are flexing.
What options are they highlighting outside of car dependancy? Are they priortizing the safety of vulnerable road users? Let us know!
btw this isn't #TorontoDanforth
"When... even in the imaginary future—a space where the mind can stretch beyond the Milky Way... people can't fathom a person of non-Euro descent... a cosmic foot has to be put down." — Ytasha L. Womack
February 27th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Quentin VerCetty Lindsay?
An award-winning Afrofuturist artist, educator, and storyteller whose work blends technology, public art, and Black cultural memory to envision inclusive futures.
harthouse.ca/profile/quen....
"When the contributions of people of African descent are acknowledged, when the achievements of Black people are known, when Black people are routinely included or affirmed through our curriculum, our books and the media, and treated with equality, then there will no longer be a need for Black History Month.” - Rosemary Sadlier, OOnt
February 26th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who was Lincoln Alexander?
Hamilton’s municipal expressway was named the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway despite the fact that "Linc" (his nickname) never learned to drive & was afraid of cars.
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Just adding @hertzbarry.bsky.social that I post this with huge bias as I live in #TorontoDanforth. I bump into production, actors, wardrobe, set designers, make-up & craftspeople weekly. Also they don't block my bike lanes #xoTO The Tools and Talent are here so what gives?
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I'm always trying to get that message out to let people of color know that public land belongs to them and there's millions of acres of it, and it is yours to access as much as anyone else's." - Christian Cooper
February 24th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Jacqueline L. Scott?
Jacqueline is a scholar, writer and activist on race and nature. She just completed her PhD at @oiseuoft.bsky.social , in the department of Social Justice Education.
#TorontoDanforth was part of this from the start. Oh dear.
@thestar.com ‘s betsy powell
Fletcher intoduces Tory as "our transit mayor."
h/t @graphicmatt.com
Cc: @ttcriders.bsky.social @progresstoronto.bsky.social #TOpoli
“That remembering is supposed to be coupled with action and activism, and marking BHM should be calling on people to not just hold a celebratory tone, but to move towards some action. —For example, to assess the policies of the different levels of government and organizations to gauge if they advance efforts to improve Black life, to advocate for policy implementation if none exists or if policies that do exist are impeding the ability of Black people to thrive, that they be changed.” - Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon
February 23rd of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
What is #EmancipationDay?
It commemorates the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.
On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished in Canada.
h/t @nhenrydixon.bsky.social
February 22nd of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Julian Taylor?
“If a change is gonna come, we must get loud,”
@juliantaylormusic.bsky.social
You know, when I'm walkin down Yonge Street, you won't believe this, but you know some of them funny people have the nerve to point the finger at me and grin and smile and whisper. But you know, that don't worry Jackie, because I know I look good. - Jackie Shane
February 21st of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who was Jackie Shane?
Jackie Shane was born in Nashville on May 15, 1940, and grew up as a Black transgender child in the Jim Crow South. But she made her name after she moved to Toronto around 1959, becoming a force in our music scene.
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriet Tubman
February 20th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Alison Duke?
'Alison Duke, also known as "Golde," is a highly acclaimed documentary writer/director with an impressive track record in both film and television.'
Directors Guild of Canada directors.ca/directors/al...
in #TorontoDanforth! Jack Layton’s old stomping grounds, living on a street with one of his original bike lanes.
If that history alone doesn’t make our current elected officials pause with concern for the safety of vulnerable road users, I’m unsure what will. Injury? Death?? #BikeTO /End
“People keep saying the system is broken. It isn't. It was designed this way... Of course Black lives matter, they are just not valued. That is our lived reality. If any of this is a surprise to you, then you haven't been paying attention. Wake up.” - Philip Akin
February 19th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Dr. Notisha Massaquoi?
She holds a BA in Psychology @westernu.ca , an MSW @utoronto.ca , and a PhD in Social Justice Education @oiseuoft.bsky.social
She lives in Toronto with her partner, Alison Duke, and their daughter.
This is #TorontoDanforth
We are a #WinterCity (at least we are told that) but lack the #PoliticalWill to prioritize the equity and safety of vulnerable road users.
And if you live here, you are aware of large population of seniors that use mobility devices. How is that fact not prioritized? How?
Map of Toronto with my bike route on n orange
Two red, compact, electronic vehicles. 🚗 only one can fold!
My bike waiting to come into the house
My bike drying off
Winter riding was somewhat slower this evening. The commute Thursday and Friday will depend on #PoliticalWill to prioritize the safer of vulnerable road users.
How many days/weeks before cycling infrastructure is safe to ride on again in #TorontoDanforth?
h/t @ternbicycles.com #BikeTO
I need Patrick’s mojo here in Toronto.
I’m riding back home this evening. Hopefully taking the same route back. We’ll see how much snow has been cleared at 4pm in #TorontoDanforth
h/t @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it." - James Baldwin
February 17th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Millie Burgess?
"On February 4, 1964, MPP Leonard Braithwaite, denounced segregation laws in his first speech at Queen’s Park. A month later, Education Minister Bill Davis amended the Separate Schools Act to remove them."
First you dream, then you lace up your boots. - Portia White
February 17th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
Who is Linette Doherty?
An accomplished performer, Linette was the lead in the film One Heart Broken Into Song, and worked with tap legends Savion Glover and the late Gregory Hines, playing “Elaine” opposite Gregory Hines in Bojangles.
“Some might call freedom the dearest currency of all.” - Colson Whitehead
February 16th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. It was a loosely constructed network of escape routes that originated in the southern United States.
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