kate austin

Surface pattern designer, artist, knitter

[NAACP @NAACP]

For the record: You cannot have an abortion in the 9th month. You cannot have an abortion after birth. If we didn’t keep banning books, maybe we wouldn’t have to clear that up. #Debate2024

[Bicycle Mayor of Toronto @BicycleMayorTO]

WHAT ARE WE DOING?
@MayorOliviaChow
@TPSMyronDemkiw
What's the number that we need to hit?

How many vulnerable road users need to be hurt or killed to honestly say enough is enough?

@311Toronto who at @cityoftoronto takes care of watering trees?

Cc: @TO_Cycling_Ped

[kate austin @whatkatesaw]

@theaaronbinder I’ve had to move my business twice in the city because of similar scenarios- buildings sold, rent skyrocketing- It’s bonkers and getting so hard to find good space in this town

[Jessica Bell @JessicaBellTO]

Here we are at the intersection of Bloor St and Avenue Rd. I have never seen this many people at a memorial ride for a killed cyclist. We are mourning. We are angry. We demand safe streets.

[ℳatt (matttomic.bsky.social) @matttomic]

Toronto sits in a basin surrounded by the Greenbelt, a system of woods and wetlands that perform a crucial role of absorbing water. The Ontario government recently voted to open them up to development, paving them over, giving rainfall nowhere to go.

It's only gonna get worse.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

Seems like a nice spot for the Province to spend $600M on @ThermeCanada’s underground parking garage.

[Cheryl Thompson @DrCherylT]

Why was Brown not on every single debate stage and Bradford was? We even got to hear his concession speech with this outcome. @chloebrown4TO you have a serious voice, I hope city hall is paying attention.

Chloe Brown185312.60%
Brad Bradford9020 1.26%

[shinan govani @shinangovani]

Whatever one’s political fancies, it is incredible that we have just gone from a mayor who represented the ultimate 80s-era dynastic WASPdom of Toronto to our first person of colour as mayor - a woman with imperfect English whose mother was a hotel maid. #topoli #oliviachow

[Trinity Bellwoods & Park @TrinityBellwood]

Lets maintain our great tree canopy!

[Alheli Picazo @a_picazo]

A well-earned loss for both Saunders and Furey in Toronto.

[Jeremy Appel @JeremyAppel1025]

If Olivia Chow is half as cool as the right-wing media makes her out to be, that's going to be great

[Evy Kwong @EVYSTADIUM]

cars immediately cancelled we all biking now

[scott miller berry @cineparlour]

#testify.
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Every poll was off.
Again.
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Fury coming in 4th (ish)
Total F*ith Goldy rerun
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Bailão campaign run by racist
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Chloe Brown (placed 3rd in 2022) shut out of televised debates
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Toronto continues to have a big racism problem

[Asif Hossain @asifintoronto]

.@JoshMatlow on stage now, congratulates Olivia Chow and says the “Rob Ford/Doug Ford/John Tory” era is over, and yes, “if we want to fix the city we’re going to have to pay for it.”

On brand to the end. Love this guy.

#TorontoMayor

[kate austin @whatkatesaw]

@spaikin @oliviachow @fordnation @anabailaoTO Etobicoke needs to break up with JT

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

So, to recap: Doug Ford waits until John Tory is re-elected as mayor before announcing strong mayor powers, only to have Tory resign and be replaced by Olivia Chow. Sweet, sweet justice. #TorontoMayor

[Asif Hossain @asifintoronto]

FWIW — there was applause from Josh Matlow supporters when Olivia Chow overtook Ana Bailao in the vote count.

#TorontoMayor

[David Moscrop @David_Moscrop]

Okay, friends: we can now reveal our secret socialist plan to replace the 401 with bike lanes.