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Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦

Jason Thorne

It has never been a better time to bike in Toronto, the best way to discover all the great public spaces designed for people. Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca @safestreetsto.bsky.social for sharing your expertise and for your great work. 👏🏼 @pattybikes.com

Before & after. A parking lot & former liquor store becomes multi-unit affordable housing. (Before from Google streetview; after are photos I took today).

Yesterday’s Bike Month bike ride co-hosted with the Bike Mayor of Toronto!

Wonderful "Urban Discovery" #BikeTour today with Chief Planner @jasonthorne.bsky.social, Bike Mayor Alison Stewart, and many other special guests including Winnipeg's Bike Mayor @pattybikes.com, @kengreenberg.bsky.social & @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca staff.

At the launch of the new East West Water Shuttle on the Toronto waterfront. A pilot project to test demand for a fixed route water transit service … and a potential pre-cursor to a permanent seabus system on the waterfront.

Making good use of what are usually overlooked spaces … the Farmers Market at Underpass Park (Toronto).

Happy Bike to Work Day, Toronto! The 2026 Toronto Cycling Maps are now available for free at the 311 info desk at City Hall, and will be in community centres and libraries this month. Learn more about cycling events taking place during Bike Month at bikemonth.ca.

If you get scared of big STARTER PACKS, here’s just 25 accounts on CITIES & URBANISM that i hope you’ll follow, and share. And if you want more, check out my OTHER starter packs too. My packs are the actual examples profiled in the official “BLUESKY FOR DUMMIES” book! go.bsky.app/6fWyVZf

Graphs and maps incoming! The Development Activity Bulletin 2025 is now available: it tracks urban growth and development trends to monitor Official Plan policies. 🤓 Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting key insights from the Bulletin. To see the full report: https://ow.ly/SXZj50ZabuA