Andrew

@andrewjd.bsky.social

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Enjoyer of cities and communities, talking and advocating around housing, public and active transportation, and progressive issues, interspersed with hobbies and joy.

An image of phone notifications, two minutes into the Jays visiting the Astros. The first out is Nathan Lukes flying out to (former Blue Jay) Daulton Varsho.
A cardboard Gatorade six bottle holder, printed with "PETCOLLAR" as the trademark.
On a video feed, Simpsons' Springfield Mayor Quimby delivers an address about how important the particular moment is to him, as the view zooms out to show a steel drum player walking across the view on a beach, the Mayor set up in front of a set meant to hide his bathing suit beach vacation.
From Dudley Do-Right: Snidely Whiplash is up to his old avocation, foreclosing mortgages. Determined to help the people thrown out of their homes and into the cold Canadian winter. Season 3 Episode 2.
Screenshot of the Toronto Sun, showing a Brian Lilley column: "Ford caves to mob driven by petty jealousy, sells jet."
The visitor's bullpen at the SKYDOME, showing Oakland's catcher looking for a ball in the dirt at his feet, launched from a pitching machine.
Survey respondents indicated that the factors that most contributed to their sense of safety were as follows: X Being in public spaces with other Black people or a diverse demographic (88%); X Being in public spaces with good lighting and sight lines (87%);   X Being in spaces where a staff person or community member warmly greets visitors (74%);   X Being in spaces where Black history and contributions are recognized through statues, plaques and place names (70%); and X Being in public spaces that clearly convey expectations for conduct and values with respect to sharing the space with others (65%). Survey respondents indicated that the factors that most contributed to their sense of unsafety were as follows: X Being in public spaces where you are on the receiving end of unwelcoming glances and/or overt unwelcoming comments (92%); X Being in public spaces where a Black person has been harmed or where the space is rumoured to be unsafe for Black people (91%); X Being in public spaces that tolerate gender-based harassment, transphobia and/or homophobia (74%); X Being the only Black person or group in a public space (74%); and X Being in public spaces where Black history and contributions are unrecognized or have been erased due to neighbourhood change (62%).
A Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, showing the children at a school of magic. Nelson sits behind Milhouse, and, holding Milhouse's arm and his wand therein, strikes Milhouse with Milhouse's own wand in Milhouse's hand repeatedly, turning his head into a banana, then an ostrich, while exhorting "stop zapping yourself", as Nelson's zapping continues.
Quote from the podcast episode: "And there is this weird disconnect. I think the politicians who are willing to talk about this more are completely different than the ones who want more urban density. So you get this strange disconnect where the politicians who are more than happy to see young families move out to Woodstock and Brantford and Tillsonburg are more likely to talk about these disorder issues than the politicians who want dense, urban, walkable communities."
A short tail e-cargo bike parked outside the entrance to TMU's athletics facility, the old Maple Leaf Gardens. The bike is loaded up with a full hockey bag and sticks, with another 100L of available but unused space, ready for the 4 mile ride home, and all the drivers that will be passed along the way.
A short tail e-cargo bike parked outside the entrance to TMU's athletics facility, the old Maple Leaf Gardens. The bike is loaded up with a full hockey bag and sticks, with another 100L of available but unused space, ready for the 4 mile ride home, and all the drivers that will be passed along the way.
A three storey school and yard seen at McRoberts and Innes in Davenport, April 2015.
The worst person you know just made a good point meme, a man stares at you with narrowed eyelids, unable to really say anything, because his feelings about the person are in tension with what that person has just said.
Newspaper from 1993, showing Toronto's Sprague intentionally sliding wildly into Chicago's Cora, preventing him from getting Borders at first and allowing Molitor to score, aplay that would have resulted in an automatic out under today's rules.
The entry gates to the Skydome, and roughly 15' to the side, an e-cargo bike parked, having safely brought two adults to ALCS game 6.
Paris North of Notre Dame. Note all the beige areas of shops, businesses, services, and destinations, and note routes deemed busy enough to show traffic.
A Google Maps trip time estimate for 8.1km into downtown Toronto from the suburbs, showing 31 minutes by SUV, 1h47m on foot, a whopping 58 minutes by TTC, and 33 or 30 minutes by bike, depending on route, the fastest of all.
A view from Caledonia and St. Clair West, looking northeast towards a proposed 18 floor building.
View of Beecroft Rd, 165m South of Park Lawn, showing a signalized pedestrian crossing to cross five lanes of traffic, from a green P parking to the aquatic centre.
An image of Obama hosting Trump in the oval office after his 2016 presidential victory. None of the trophies, gold applique, or ostentatious choices are present.
Street view of Dufferin south of St. Clair West. Four extended TTC buses on route 29 and the express route 929 are seen in the ~120m between Mac Kay Ave and Rosemount Ave. Three personal vehicles are seen in that lane, one in front of back to back to back buses, and two in front of the bus at the red light at Rosemount. 13 personal vehicles are seen in the center lane. The average occupancy of a personal vehicle is 1.1-1.2 people, with a capacity of 4-6. Each bus is rated as having capacity for 112, per Nova bus's specification sheet.
Bluesky post from California Governor Gavin Newsom: "California built the film industry - and we're ready to bring even more jobs home. We've proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it's time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again. POTUS, let's get it done."
The two century homes stand on Queen with a glass-encased 9 storey apartment building behind them.
Therme2 mislead the oublic into thinking it had a history of spa management around the European continent, of success and a booming empire, despite not being Therme itself, and not having put but a single copycat spa in Romania. Simpsons monorail episode, where snake oil salesman Lyle (pronounced "Lie. All.") Lanley seeks to sell a monorail to Springfield based on his successful history of such projects, as he unfurls a hastily scrawled American map with three sharpied cities written in, saying "I'VE SOLD MONORAILS TO BROCKWAY, OGDENVILLE AND NORTH HAVERBROOK AND BY GUM, IT PUT THEM ON THE MAP."