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Line 6 is Officially Open
Yesterday, I went for a ride on the new Line 6 LRT. During the weeks leading up to the light rail line’s much-anticipated grand opening, there had been a lot of discussion among critics about its slow speed due to the lack of signal priority. Nonetheless, I decided to make my way up to Finch…
Seoul’s Last Shantytown
Guryong Village is an informal settlement on private land located in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam District. For a while, I had been reading about it and its plans for redevelopment. I just couldn’t believe such a place could actually exist within a modern urban metropolis among neighborhoods known for plastic surgery, luxury retail, expensive real estate,…
Critiquing AI’s Vision for 2051
I recently prompted ChatGPT to generate images of how some parts of southern Ontario would look in 2051. The results were quite hit or miss, ranging from somewhat reasonable to outright horrifying. My general impressions were as follows: Mississauga My first reaction to the image above is they’ve put the Absolute Condos on steroids! What…
Ontario’s Lack of Dialogue with Municipalities is Shameful
Sure I acknowledge the Ford administration is currently leading the largest transit expansion in Canadian history but the latest MTO news release bluntly titled, Ontario Fighting Gridlock and Making Life Easier for Drivers, shows not much has changed since the Premier’s days as a Toronto City Councilor, when he fought tooth and nail against any…
The Problem with Ontario’s New Station Benefit Charge
Last week, the Ontario Government announced the Transportation for the Future Act, which will introduce a new funding tool called the Station Benefit Charge. This Charge, paid by developers at the building permit stage on lands surrounding a new/planned GO station, is intended to help municipalities offset the costs to build a new transit station.…
The 15-Minute City Offers Freedom, Not Restriction
There are obvious reasons we don’t take just anything on social media at face value. Otherwise, we’d believe COVID-19 was created in a lab, vaccines can give your child autism, and lots of other theories on an endless list of bullshit. Now these conspiracy theorists are trying to hijack a subject area near and dear…
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