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One of those things that I would never have thought about but in retrospect is really an obvious 'duh!' moment. Those international students are not buying cars.

Interesting. This project was approved by City Planning but refused by City Council. The case was received on Oct 23: https://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/OLT-24-000827-NOV-08-2024.PDF Hearing will be on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Approved.

The short section between Soudan and Eglinton is rough for cycling (I cut through side streets) due to the elevation change, fast cars going south down Bayview, and the pedestrian crossover at the intersection (why is this not a proper traffic light, I don't understand), but afterwards and all...

Refused back in Feburary: https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=395914

It'd be nice if Menkes were to formally confirm it somewhere, but yeah it has to be rental.

I always thought these lands would be a good location for a soccer stadium and a CPL team for Oakville.

They are certainly going dense here, but in my experience of visiting buildings the build quality at Reserve's projects are significantly higher than a lot of the other garbage that has been built around Yonge + Eg.

Every morning on average, even though I have three bike share stations within a 2 minute walk to my building, I am walking > 10-15 minutes to find a bike. They are not rebalancing them much. I thought it would get better with the colder months and there being less competition for bikes in the...

Only until Doug Ford is out of office, which will eventually happen. The Feds are going Conservative, and we all know what that means in Ontario politics.

Really feeds into my suspicion that the West Don Lands was not built dense enough. Despite being nearly built out, there doesn't seem to be all that much foot traffic on the streets for local businesses when I pass by. (Though, perhaps that changes when Maple House fully leases up.) Shame about...

EXS tower has been converted to rental. They're leasing up now. They weren't very public with the changes but it would seem some of the condo units flipped tenure. Did the hotel get absorbed as well?

I think what you are describing may be an issue for the initial implementation, but eventually pedestrians learn that this is a cycling lane and learn to get out of the way. I didn't see any issue with this set-up in Europe. The odd time, a cyclist may have to ring their bell to alert...

I still regret never going to a Wolfpack game. I concur on lower-tier sports options. The most fun I have had at a hockey game has been at a Marlies match. My dream scenario would be for the City, a private developer, and an investor in a team to redevelop Lamport Arena and bring a CPL team and...

This was an empty gesture thrown by the Premier. As someone who uses side streets for a chunk of my commute currently, the truth is: 1) Drivers don't like cyclists on the side streets either and we are seen as a nuisance (perhaps to a far greater degree than on separated bike lanes on...

Excellent news, this concept seems so much safer for cyclists.

It seems extremely obvious to me that GO would have the greatest room for upward growth as there is a clear opportunity for tapping into new ridership markets by expanding service offerings, as well as the insanely high TOD development surrounding each GO Station. The skylines of our regional...

Those lanes have been there for nearly a decade and they did not replace a traffic lane, just the tiny spit of asphalt between the vehicular lane and sidewalk. The traffic you experienced were likely the Santa Clause Parade as mentioned. I've biked on there in the summer and there were...

I'm just going to cycle in the middle of the traffic lane, as slowly as possible. Hopefully I don't become a statistic, but it is an absolute guarantee that many will.

I'm not a York United insider but basically that club's launch was pretty much a disaster. First, there appears to be little "York" identity to work with for beginners. Most people don't even associate themselves with Vaughan or Markham for that matter let alone York Region. Most would rather...