Jean-François Obregon

1/7: I’m very proud to see @iveybusiness professors publish an op-ed in today’s @TorontoStar against the Ontario government’s Bill 23. It proposes facilitating housing construction in flood-prone areas, agricultural lands + over natural heritage. thestar.com/opinion/contri… #onpoli

Read my look back on 2025 and my look forward to 2026. Grateful for the work w/ Ombrello Solutions on the Civic Infrastructure Bond, @iveybusiness on regenerative agriculture & training kits for climate change w/ Natural Base Solutions. theurbanhulk.com/2025/12/30/a-r… #planning #cities

3/3: Building the 413 highway be costlier ($374.21 to $623.69 per Ontarian) than a ticket for going 5 km/h above the limit issued by a speed camera in Vaughan ($43.25). Based on outside estimates reported thestar.com/politics/provi… #ontario #onpoli #transportation @STOPthe413NOW

2/3: A recent joint study by @TorontoMet and @SickKidsNews found that vehicles speeding through school zones dropped by 45% between 2020 and 2022. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/… #visionzero #publicpolicy #research #science @IP_BMJ

1/3: I make the case for keeping speed cameras in Ontario in my latest blog @fordnation urbanhulk.ca/2025/09/25/dea… #roadsafety #urbanplanning #onpoli #planning #vaughan

3/3: Bottom-up urbanism. COJARDICOM, a woman-led a cooperative runs a nursery on top of a former landfill. Read about them: facebook.com/cojardicom/ #nursery #socialinnovation #bottomupurbanism #advocacy #Moravia

2/3: Its public transit system. Aerial cable cars significantly reduce travel times for some of its lowest-income citizens. #publictransit #transit #aerialcablecars #funiculars #gondolas #Medellin #Colombia

1/3: My latest blog post about Medellín, Colombia is out. The city has been winning awards for its investments in technologies and places that benefit everyone. urbanhulk.ca/2025/09/11/med… A couple of examples below⬇️ #urbanism #publicpolicy #latinamerica #planning

2/2: Thank you to TD Park People for their grant, which funded our snacks. Thank you to @MelissaLantsman, MP for Thornhill, and to @mariogracco1, Local and Regional Councillor @City_of_Vaughan for attending. maritapaynepark.ca #planning #parksplanning #conservation #concord

1/2: Thirty-five people attended the Friends of Marita Payne Park birding walk on Sept. 7, 2025. Jill Kelly from @TRCA_HQ taught us about the importance of birds for nature, to indigenous peoples + how to engage ethically w/ these creatures. #nature #vaughan #biodiversity #parks

My letter to @City_of_Vaughan Council on June 24, 2025 on automated speed enforcement is available to read: urbanhulk.ca/2025/06/26/aut… #urbanplanning #planning #roadsafety #vaughan #thornhill #concord #woodbridge #kleinburg #maple

3/3: We are planning events this summer, including a trail walk. Find out more: maritapaynepark.ca I'm available to talk about our work so, feel free to drop a comment or send me a message. #foodsecurity #localfood #community

2/3: Our impacts: 🐦a pollinator garden that will improve #biodiversity by supporting birds, bats, bees, butterflies and moths; 🧑‍🦳increasing social connections across age, class and cultures; and, ☕️building a #thirdplace in the community #planning #nature #aginginplace

1/3 : The Friends of Marita Payne Park organized a community planting on June 8th that drew ~ 40 people. We planted over 100 perennials, grasses and shrubs that we received through @City_of_Vaughan Green Guardians program. #parks #foodforest #Vaughan #Concord #Thornhill

@jm_mcgrath I liked your article today analyzing the Ontario government's announcement of reducing inter-provincial barriers to trade. For the next #onpoli podcast episode w @spaikin, can you please break down the 30-day service standard & expanding "as of right" work rules?

At a Conservative campaign news conference - reporters in Sault Ste. Marie are penned in within a space about 8metres across and 8 metres deep in a parking lot that is wide open.

@jm_mcgrath This is a really good article because it looks at simple, low-cost (compared to huge projects) solutions that would make everyday things (e.g. transit) run better. Please do a part two where you would propose more low-hanging fruit that can be fixed.

New from me at TVO, on how an economic recovery package could do a lot just by improving some truly bleak stuff right now all the way to merely mediocre. amp.tvo.org/article/analys…

Changing mindsets, embracing French, and realizing our agri-food potential. These are Canada's opportunities amidst a tariff war with the U.S. Read my blog post: urbanhulk.ca/2025/03/23/opp… @TheUrbanHulk #cdnpoli #onpoli #diversity #agrifood #trade

This is good news to further unlock this park's potential. Let's take inspiration from Madrid's Parque del Buen Retiro. Read my post on how Museum station's second entrance elevates the experience of Queen's Park. urbanhulk.ca/2024/11/05/que… #planning #TOpoli

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's @TorontoStar

Everybody agrees on this, and nobody of either party does anything about it.