Reece Martin

Nothing is quite as funny as reading that fewer stops on the Finch LRT would have reduced ridership. Like . . . obviously if the route had 3 stops fewer people would ride, but obviously adding more stops has a diminishing return and eventually *reduces* ridership.

I was playing around with some demographic data this weekend and increasingly think one of the biggest socio-political developments in Canada is the outmigration of families with children from Toronto. The largest groups leaving the GTA are adults in their late 20s and 30s and their young children. In the most recent data, children under 5 were among the biggest cohorts of net out-migrants. Adults aged 25-39 were right there with them. Toronto is the country’s cultural, economic, and political capital. A city that exports parents and children while importing immigrants, students and young professionals will inevitably develop different preferences and sensibilities. I used to think a lot about the urban-rural divide. But the more interesting one over the next decade may be between places that retain families and places that lose them.

Anyone still trying to tell me the East End exists has been found fraudulent.

« The Montrealer and Lavallois minds cannot comprehend this. » J'ai maintes fois entendu des gens dire que la ligne orange devrait être une boucle. Eh bien, Singapore nous a devancé avec l'inauguration de sa ligne de métro circulaire... dotée de portes palières en prime !

Excavation of the shafts and caverns at the future Osgoode Station? Check! ✅ Now, teams at Queen Street West and University Avenue are turning their attention to waterproofing, steel and concrete work. (1/2)