True Communities

True Communities mission is to help people think differently about how we get around and develop urban and rural areas that foster true communities

[True Communities @TrueCommunities]

My latest video is live! It showcases the cycling infrastructure on Northfield Drive and its seamless connection to Forwell Trail, an integral part of the City of Waterloo's #WaterLoop.
https://t.co/J4U3nvQkk9

#CyclingInfrastructure #BikePaths #BikePaths #Stroad

[True Communities @TrueCommunities]

@ttcdoors I don't fully grasp what I am looking at and how it's relevant to your post.

[True Communities @TrueCommunities]

@ttcdoors A smart and basic safety feature.

[CN Tower / Tour CN @TourCNTower]

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit red and white for @CANMNT_Official first-ever @FIFAWorldCup win 🇨🇦❤️

#CANMNT #OurGameNow @FWC26Toronto

⚽️⚽️⚽️

[Euro transit & urbanism @euro_projects]

@RM_Transit Compared to other transit spending in Toronto, this may not seem like much, but it’s extremely expensive for what it is. Marseille 🇫🇷 is spending €60M for its entire system (€1.9M/station). Yes Marseille has smaller trains, but Toronto is still paying 8× more per door.

[TTC Platform Doors @ttcdoors]

We will be advocating for building out Torontos full platform door plan, but in the meantime we believe 1) riders should be compensated for track level delays that could have been prevented 2) families should hold the city accountable with legal action

[Transport Action Canada @TransportAction]

We would like everyone to consider how much the public has benefitted since the privatization of CN in 1995:

Reduced passenger services? ✔️

Reduced freight capacity? ✔️

Greater private profit? ✔️

https://t.co/TlpdOV4eLk

[True Communities @TrueCommunities]

@Zorpheous Specifically, intercity public transit is woefully underdeveloped, with the exception of many GO Transit train lines and the SkyTrain.

[Transport Action Canada @TransportAction]

🎉 🚲️ Bikes are back on @VIA_Rail!! 🚲️ 🎉

We love to see such a popular option brought back for travellers, though we're a bit disappointed that it took so long.

📸 Jeangagnon Wikimedia

https://t.co/CEN9pkI5zc

[VIA Rail Canada @VIA_Rail]

Join us on July 16 at 4 p.m. (EDT) for our 2026 Annual Public Meeting (APM).

We’ll share our financial results and achievements for 2025.

[Daniel Gordon @danielgordon94]

TO's mayoral election looks like it'll be a dispiriting contest between a status quo mayor unwilling to spend political capital on bold action in housing, transit, or public realm - and a reactionary councillor willing to say whatever it takes to win. Toronto deserves better.

[Transport Action Canada @TransportAction]

The recent opening of the REM Anse-à-l’orme branch is a game changer for Montreal. However, how riders are to actually get to those stations leaves a lot to be desired.

https://t.co/37YJoxoGAI

[Ryan @ryanphanna]

ABC Toronto claims "bike lanes do not belong on University Avenue" and the City "must put emergency access first."

Those bike lanes were designed in consultation with the hospitals—and the hospitals have vocally supported their very existence.

Let's clear up the facts 👇

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Nothing says “low aspirations” more than this tiny, temporary pedestrian project.

Pedestrianized streets and public realm investments have become defining features elsewhere.

Rapidly over the past five years:

Paris has removed more than 70,000 on-street parking spaces and created lush pedestrian streets with community gardens, everywhere.

Barcelona is aggressively scaling its superblocks with pedestrian spaces and no-drive zones. Where cars once idled, children now play.

London has accelerated low-traffic neighbourhoods and is even pedestrianizing Oxford St.

Montreal is now defined by pedestrian streets, that have become a tourism magnet.

Every one of these cities has thrived as it has tamed cars and focused on a pedestrian realm for urban life.

Toronto remains provincial. We must do better.

[UrbanToronto @Urban_Toronto]

Toronto City Council has approved updated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments alongside a revised Precinct Plan for Ookwemin Minising in the Port Lands. The revised framework would introduce 12,370 homes, heights up to 46 storeys, expanded affordable housing, and a waterfront community tied to the planned Waterfront East LRT. Learn more here: https://t.co/BwWVjqB1op

#Toronto #planning #development

[WB62 @WBMetro62]

59 years ago today, on May 23, 1967, the first GO Transit trains departed from Oakville and Pickering bound for Toronto Union Station.

GO Transit began as a single commuter line, with trains every 20 minutes during rush hour, and every hour off-peak and on weekends.

[True Communities @TrueCommunities]

@JapaninCanada @altotrain Yes! You have the right people to talk with @altotrain! 😊

[Embassy of Japan in Canada @JapaninCanada]

We enjoyed our roundtable discussion with executives from @altotrain, Cadence, and JR Central🚄 at ALTO's headquarter in Montreal. We hope that Japan's high-speed rail experience and technology can contribute to a better Canada 🇨🇦.

[Bicycles and Beyond™ @bicyclesbeyond]

To all fellow cyclists 😀

I AM A #CYCLIST
I'm not the fastest or the fittest
But I get to where I'm going
With a #SMILE on my face 😊

Good morning dear #BikeFriends 💚🚴🏼💛🚴🏼‍♀️🧡🚴🏼‍♂️ 🫶🏽

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

This is a perfect example of one of the reasons we have absurd transit costs. We can only compare ourselves to other Canadian and American agencies such as the MTA, who consistently have some of the worlds highest construction cost. Platform doors in Europe are 10x cheaper.

[Prabmeet Sarkaria @PrabSarkaria]

Today we announced our government is investing $3.86 million to improve public transit in Durham Region.

As Durham continues to grow, we’re supporting better service, newer buses and modern technology to help more people get where they need to go.