Phil

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[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

4of4 - NOT TOO LATE FOR ONTARIO PLACE.
It should have been done 3 yrs ago... now we must do it: move the private SPA to parking on Exhibition Place, build a gorgeous PUBLIC park on Ontario Place. It can still be win-win for Ford, TO, & PEOPLE all ages & backgrounds.

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@cathmckenna Alternate thoughts on Offshore Wind Power.

[B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡ @Mining_Atoms]

Windmill Power = The Age of Sail 2, complete with whaling! "Thar she blows!" https://t.co/57W1PLJ9Nu

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@communiess Theres the "oh sweet baby jesus" line from the original Dungeons and Dragons episode... close, but not a point...

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

I used a 12" telescope to capture the aftermath of a star meeting its violent end. Supernovae are one of the most incredible spectacles occurring in nature. This image shows the incomprehensible forces blasting away the surrounding nebulae and creating this beautiful structure.

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@pswurtz It was easy to enjoy season six back then... I mean it was, literally, cheaper.

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@lschin12 We're too big for this aren't we...

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@communiess

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@Rainmaker1973

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

Biden investing $1 billion federal funding for freeway removal projects. Opp. for @JohnTory to adapt concept, tear down Gardiner, do Blvd (sideWALKS, bikelanes, trees...), gain $1 Billion, build 8,000 homes, connect magnificent @WaterfrontTO. Not too late. Do what is right.

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

@markevans Good question: who wants a gigantic bldg for private SPA/water park on the waterfront instead of a free public park? Who wants it in any PUBLIC space, anywhere? Who wants to spend over $300 million tax funds to build a parking bldg for the private SPA? @FordNation for the people?

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@premiumhoser @alexbozikovic @TorontosMayor oh god... don't give them the idea...

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

In case they need reminding, I’ve compiled a list of all the times Doug Ford and his housing minister Steve Clark said they wouldn’t touch the #Greenbelt (caution: long 🧵 ahead):

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@fourfingerpod "Oh I see! Then everything is wrapped up in a neat little pAckage"
https://t.co/2OU8wnLUUy

[David Miller T.O. @iamdavidmiller]

It’s wrong. And not just because it is so corrupt. It’s a bad idea to pave over farmland and wild space for badly designed sprawl: doesn’t work environmentally or economically. Unlike densification, which, done right, is sustainable environmental, economically - and socially

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

This is so big, so bad, so critical for next 100s of years, that everyone who cares about GTHA Toronto, people, environment, ethics, law... must say/act. 3 levels of gov., civic leaders, media, People. Protection of Greenbelt linked w potentially huge corruption, must be stopped.

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

Final. @FordNation is correct that Ontario needs 1.5 million homes, and that the previous Liberals failed, as did mayors & councils in GTHA. Solution is to build all units, but in the right place, where we already have services. Focus on affordability, equity, and sustainability.

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

With 5 - 8 floors on arterials, City can double population, and NOT one meter of sprawl needed. Additional density offers critical mass needed to have better public transit, walk to shops, restaurants... to all people on arterials and in between. Watch https://t.co/gulOkOGk2K

[Phil @itscallingyou]

I never knew Conan's search for a friend had such a dark origin… @TeamCoco @ConanOBrien

https://t.co/qtE1niV07P

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

Not just a housing crisis, a community crisis. Ontario needs to build 1.5 million homes, but NOT anywhere. Must be radically different than mostly mediocre / horror past 60 years. Let's build ALL in existing footprint, neighbourhood-cities, good for environment, health, econ-dev.

[Phil @itscallingyou]

@ActionMovieKid @MaxonVFX I sure hope a raptor head is ending up on this...